National YoungArts Week
National YoungArts Week is an intensive program for competition finalists to collaborate with peers across 10 disciplines, develop their craft with internationally recognized leaders in their fields and create lifelong connections.
Artists participate in classes and interdisciplinary workshops with acclaimed artists and are eligible for financial awards of up to $10,000, as well as nomination as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
During the week-long intensive, audiences are invited to meet the most accomplished young artists in five nights of performances, writers’ readings and an exhibition, and through the publication of the Finalist Anthology + Catalogue.
2023 National YoungArts Week
From January 8-15, 2023, YoungArts competition finalists convened in Miami to collaborate with peers across 10 disciplines and develop their craft with internationally recognized leaders in their field during National YoungArts Week.
138 YoungArts finalists presented their work to the public over the course of five nights of performances, writers’ readings and an exhibition, and learned from notable artists such as author Richard Blanco, actor and playwright Taylor Mac, jazz alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, costume designer Machine Dazzle and actor BD Wong, who led the annual AON masterclass.
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YoungArts’ mantra is that this experience will change your life. When I first saw this, I doubted that one week would have such an impact. Boy, was I wrong!“
Support for YoungArts programs is provided by the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.