 youngARTS PROGRAM
youngARTS
is NFAA’s core program. It
provides recognition and awards
to young artists across the
country.
We
are the only organization that
encourages and recognizes
artistic excellence in nine art
forms: dance, cinematic arts,
jazz, music, photography,
theater, visual arts, voice, and
writing.
Each year, approximately
6,000-8,000 students register
for the youngARTS program and
approximately 10 percent receive
cash awards.
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youngARTS Winners
share over $500,000
in cash awards.
$10,000 Gold Awards
$5,000 Silver Awards
$3,000 Level I
$1,500 Level II
$1,000 Level III
$250 Honorable
Mention Awards*
$100 Merit Awards* |
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* Honorable Mention
and Merit award
winners receive cash
awards but do not participate
in youngARTS Week in
Miami, Florida. |
Hundreds of youngARTS
participants share over $500,000
in cash awards. youngARTS
Finalists share a total benefit
package valued at $1 million
including an all-expense-paid
trip to Miami, Florida, in
January for youngARTS Week and
individual cash awards ranging
from $250 to $10,000. Our
panelists select up to 150
students each year as youngARTS
Finalists and bring them to
Miami for youngARTS Week for
master classes, showcase
performances, exhibitions,
enrichment programs, and final
adjudications.
The
youngARTS Finalists are the only
students eligible to receive the
White House designation of
Presidential Scholars in the
Arts. At the conclusion of
youngARTS Week panelists
nominate 60 youngARTS Finalists
and 20 are ultimately selected
as Presidential Scholars in the
Arts.
Honorable Mention Award
recipients receive a $250 cash
award and Merit Award recipients
receive a $100 cash award but
are not invited to youngARTS
Week.
We
encourage all young artists to
register for the youngARTS
program. Simply by registering,
your name is shared with many
colleges and universities that
offer scholarships to students
involved in the arts. All
youngARTS participants are
eligible for approximately $3
million in college scholarships.
(More information about the
Scholarship List Service and the
institutions that provide
scholarships to youngARTS
participants is available
here).
Many students also find the
youngARTS process is very
similar to what is expected for
college auditions and is
therefore a sort of “dress
rehearsal.”
Deadlines
June 16, 2008, 5:00pm EST Deadline for early registration
October 6, 2008, 5:00pm EST
Deadline for final registration
November 3, 2008, 5:00pm EST
Deadline for all
audition/portfolio materials
received at our office
National Foundation for
Advancement in the Arts
444 Brickell Avenue P-14
Miami FL 33131
Attn: Programs Department
Ph: 305-377-1140
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