YoungArts Lab

YoungArts Lab invites award winners from all 10 disciplines to participate in interactive workshops.

Led by a diverse team of professional artists, YoungArts Lab encourages experimentation through collaborative artmaking, immersive exercises and interdisciplinary discussions, and explores principles of strengthening artistic practice and connecting to the larger arts ecosystem.

Chat Travieso works with a 2020 winner in Design Arts

Information for prospective participants

2026 award winners at all levels are invited to participate in YoungArts Lab in Los Angeles, CA and New York City, NY. Participants are chosen by lottery. Please note that while award winners at all levels are welcome to enter the lottery, preference is given to winners who did not attend National YoungArts Week. 

2026 Program Details

YoungArts Lab: Los Angeles (dates to be determined)  

YoungArts Lab: New York (dates to be determined)