Since November 2018, the YoungArts Microgrants program distributes thousands of dollars monthly to support YoungArts winners with expenses related to professional or artistic development, including travel expenses to a residency, registration fees for a conference or class, the purchase of equipment, studio rental fees,…
In the News Ethan Buck (2021, 2022 Jazz) and Daiki Nakajima’s (2021 Jazz) collective LOBE released debut album, was that on purpose? supported by a YoungArts Microgrant Misty Copeland (Guest Artist and 2025 Arison Awardee) highlighted in The New York Times for…
YoungArts is truly for life. From the moment someone is named a YoungArts award winner, they become part of an intergenerational, interdisciplinary community that supports their creative journey at every stage. For many artists, YoungArts is where lifelong collaborations begin. Connections sparked during National YoungArts Week and other programs often…
In the News 20 YoungArts award winners named 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts Lorna Courtney (2016 Voice) featured on the Today Show and USA Today as Veronica in Heathers the Musical Kingston Ho (2017, 2018, 2019…
Each month, the YoungArts Community Spotlight highlights upcoming events, projects and press from YoungArts past winners, guest artists and panelists. In the News Daniel Colaner (2021, 2023 Classical Music) named a winner of the Regional Competition for Young Organists sponsored by the American Guild of Organists (AGO)…
Each month, the YoungArts Community Spotlight highlights upcoming events, projects and press from YoungArts past winners, guest artists and panelists. In the News Micaela Diamond (2017 Theater) to star in the world premiere of The Seat of Our Pants at The Public Theater, featured in Broadway World…
Each month, the YoungArts Community Spotlight highlights upcoming events, projects and press from YoungArts past winners, guest artists and panelists. In the News Lorna Courtney (2016 Voice) to star in Heathers the Musical Off-Broadway in New York City, featured in People Magazine Mara Jill Herman (2003 Theater)…
The first time I heard about YoungArts, I thought—Is this real? Could a program truly be this life-changing? It was. And it still is. My name is Katerina McCrimmon, and I am a 2016 YoungArts winner in Theater. Growing up as a performing arts student in Miami, being named a…
Each month, the YoungArts Community Spotlight highlights upcoming events, projects and press from YoungArts past winners, guest artists and panelists. In the News Desmond Diehl (2024, 2025 Jazz) featured in TAPinto Basking Ridge Jennifer Kim (2025 Design) named 2025 Orange County Artist of…
Each year, the Gordon Parks Foundation grants a $7,500 unrestricted cash award to one recent YoungArts award winner who represents the depth, breadth and integrity of Gordon Parks’s work. This year’s scholarship recipient is Naliyah Salahuddin (2025 Visual Arts). Salahuddin was awarded at the…
This year, we’re excited to present two new awards to YoungArts artists in Dance and Film. Both awards offer artists unrestricted grants to grow their practice and can be used towards a combination of experiences that advance the artist’s goals, such as residencies, mentorship, studio rental, continuation of projects, experimentation…
Each month, the YoungArts Community Spotlight highlights upcoming events, projects and press from YoungArts past winners, guest artists and panelists. In the News Brandon Goldberg (2022, 2023, 2024 Jazz) profiled in The Miami Herald ahead of South-Florida concert Nadege Green (2005 Writing) featured on the cover page…
