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Merit Award Winners

This year’s 271 YoungArts Merit Award Winners were selected in a blind adjudication process from a pool of more than 5,000 applicants, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as all U.S. territories. YoungArts Merit Award Winners were selected in nine disciplines in the visual, literary, and performing arts. In addition to receiving monetary awards, all YoungArts Merit Award Winners will join the ranks of our 16,000 YoungArts alumni.