Each month, the YoungArts Community Spotlight highlights upcoming events, projects and press from YoungArts past winners, guest artists and panelists.
In the News
- Daveed Baptiste (2016 Photography and Visual Arts) wins the 2026 Empowered Vision Award presented by the Andréa W. and Kenneth C. Frazier Family Foundation and the Council of Fashion Designers of America
- Timothée Chalamet (2013 Theater)’s performance as Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme reviewed in The New Yorker
- Vince Gilligan (1985 Visual Arts)’s series Pluribus selected as one of the Best TV Shows of 2025 by The New York Times
- Mason Alexander Park (2013 Theater & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts) spotlighted in British Vogue and The New York Times for their performance in Oh, Mary!
- Neha Venkatesh (2022 Dance) named an Indian American 2026 Lotus Fellow
- Evan Wang (2024, 2025 Writing) selected by Teen Vogue for the 2025 GLAAD 20 Under 20 list honoring outstanding LGBTQ youth
Kudos
- Antonio Pulgarin (2008 Photography)’s works “Gun Oil Stud” and “Our Last Night”, have been acquired for the permanent art collection at Soho Beach House, Soho House’s first photography only art collection
- Alaman Diadhiou (2016 Dance & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts), Michael McElroy (1985 Theater) and Billy Porter (1987 Theater) starring in La Cage aux Folles at New York City Center in New York, NY in June 2026
- Leo Castañeda (2006 Visual Arts) and Nile Harris (2013 Theater) featured as exhibiting artists in the 2026 Whitney Biennial
- Hodges Usury’s (2007 Film) feature film, Murder in Monaco, now available on Netflix
On the Calendar
- 2026 YoungArts winners with distinction gather in Miami, FL for National YoungArts Week, January 5-10
- Ryan Casey (2009 Dance) presenting a solo show, “Return to Joy,” at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York, NY on January 24
- Gerald Clayton (2002 Jazz & PSA) headlines at Village Vanguard in New York, NY, February 24-March 4
- Alphonso Horne (2005 Classical Music) performing at Dizzy’s Club in New York, NY on February 17
- Shay Lari-Hosain (2016 Photography) selected as an exhibiting artist in Threshold at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver, CO, on view through January 3
- Shay Lari-Hosain (2016 Photography) participating in –scapes exhibition at PH21 Gallery Barcelona in Spain, on view through January 6
- Niia (2005 Jazz) performing at Blue Note Jazz Club, in New York, NY, on February 23
- Ashley Pezzotti (2013, 2014 Voice) performing at Dizzy’s Club in New York, NY on February 12
- Joel Ross (2013 Jazz) headlines at Village Vanguard in New York, NY, February 10-15
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