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YoungArts Miami
Celebrating South Florida's YoungArts national winners in the visual, literary and performing arts.
YoungArts was proud to host the nation's best and brightest young artists from the South Florida region for YoungArts Miami February 22-26, 2012. These young artists had their art exhibited at ARTSEEN Gallery in Wynwood, performed at The Colony Theatre and New World Center on Miami Beach and enjoyed the rare opportunity to take master classes and interdisciplinary workshops from wold-renowned artists including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Michael Tilson Thomas, Edward Villella, Maria Martinez-Canas, Daniel Arsham, Roberto Juarez, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Arthur Whitelaw, Helen Donath, Leah Cox and other South Florida masters in a variety of disciplines.
See photos here.
Youngarts Miami 2012 Regional Winners
BREVARD COUNTY
West Shore Junior-Senior High School (Melbourne)
Visual Arts
- Victoria Heuston, Finalist
BROWARD COUNTY
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Voice
- David Stewart/Popular, Finalist
Dillard High School
Jazz
- Russell Hall/Double Bass, Honorable Mention
Theater
- Darius Manuel/Spoken and Musical, Merit
Pine Crest School
Music
- Samuel Nemiroff/French Horn, Merit
DUVAL COUNTY
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (Jacksonville)
Dance
- Joshua Yarbrough/ Hip Hop, Finalist
Theater
- Nicholas Sacks/Spoken, Finalist
MIAMI- DADE COUNTY
Coral Reef Senior High School
Voice
- Manuel Rodriguez/Baritone, Merit
Design and Architecture Senior High
Photography
- Elizabeth Newberry, Honorable Mention
- Vaninna Garcia, Merit
- Amanda Musacchia, Merit
Visual Arts
- Randy De La Cruz, Finalist
- Ashley Ferro, Finalist
- Amanda Kuhn, Finalist
- Omar Villeta, Finalist
- Ketty Merino, Honorable Mention
- Malkia Saint-Albin, Merit
John A. Ferguson Senior High School
Voice
- Javier Castellanos/Tenor, Honorable Mention
Writing
- Linda Sylverain/Short Story, Merit
New World School of the Arts
Jazz
- Antonio Madruga/Keyboard, Finalist
- David Leon, Saxophone/Alto, Merit
- Jorge Roldan, Saxophone/Alto, Merit
Music
- Anna Litvinenko/Violoncello, Finalist
- Taylor Manning/ Tuba, Merit
Theater
- Brandon Flynn/Spoken, Finalist
- Daniel Chavarriaga/Spoken, Merit
Visual Arts
- Jessica Suhr, Finalist
- Sabrina Granados, Honorable Mention
- Caroline Haldeman-Emmerling, Honorable Mention
- Daniel Santa, Honorable Mention
- Erika Suhr, Merit
Voice
- Jaylon Ballard/ Popular, Finalist
- Kelley Kessell/ Popular, Finalist
- Damien Cayro/ Bass, Merit
- Ana Collado/Soprano, Merit
- Frances Collins/Soprano, Merit
- Jose Contreras/ Tenor, Merit
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy
Dance
- Sofia Arencibia/ Ballet, Merit
Ronald W. Reagan Doral Senior High School
Dance
- Nadine Barton/Ballet, Finalist
MONROE COUNTY
Key West High School
Music
- Dominic Giardino/Clarinet, Finalist
PALM BEACH COUNTY
The Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dance
- Gabrielle Ursine/Belly Dancing, Merit
Visual Arts
- Valentina Cabezas, Merit
- Connor Hersey, Merit
- Hannah Berger, Merit
Voice
- Samantha Piccirilli/Soprano, Merit
Photography
- Carolina Vogt, Finalist
- Emily Bonani, Honorable Mention
- Kaitlin Maxwell, Honorable Mention
- Erin Ordakowski, Honorable Mention
Visual Arts
- Andrew Bennett, Finalist
- Vanessa Leiva, Honorable Mention
- Megan Schmunk, Honorable Mention
Cardinal Newman High School
Dance
- Callie Gullickson/Jazz, Merit
Forest Hill High School
Cinematic Arts
- Jean Ramirez, Merit
Saint Andrew's School
Voice
- Esme Hurlburt/Soprano, Merit
Wellington High School
Photography
- Allison Parssi, Merit
POLK COUNTY
Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
Visual Arts
- Kaylynn Olmstead, Finalist
YoungArts Miami is made possible through a generous challenge grant by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge, as well as the Miami Council, Wells Fargo, and with the support of the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and by The Children’s Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. We salute our generous individual patrons and friends across the country who help make dreams come true for young, aspiring artists.
