Are you a 15-18 year old designer?
Apply to YoungArts' national arts competition.
Applications are open until October 13, 2017.
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Design accepts portfolios in architecture, interior, product, graphic, and fashion design. Portfolios should demonstrate original thinking, and an ability to effectively materialize ideas, from concept sketches to final design.
REQUIREMENTS
Why Apply
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Receive cash awards of up to $10,000
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Take master classes with accomplished designers such as Paola Antonelli, Michael Arad and Frank Gehry
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Become eligible for nomination as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
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Receive a lifetime of mentoring and professional support
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Connect to educational and artistic development opportunities
Am I Eligible
To apply to YoungArts, artists must be:
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A citizen of the United States or permanent resident/green card recipient (copy of documentation is required in the application)
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15-18 years of age or in grades 10-12 on December 1, 2017
Please also note that Finalists who have previously attended YoungArts Week are not eligible to apply in any discipline/category. We encourage these artists to participate in alumni programming. Please contact [email protected] to find out more.
How To Apply
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Review the requirements in the category you want to apply in
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Prepare the required submission materials
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Complete the application on Acceptd, an online application tool
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Pay the $35 application fee or get a fee waiver.
- Fee waivers are available to qualified applicants, which will cover the entire cost of your application fee. To receive a fee waiver, you must upload required documentation (please see below). In order to successfully SUBMIT an application for review, these documents must be uploaded in the Payment section of the application prior to the October 13, 2017, 11:59pm EST deadline. NO EXCEPTIONS. One of the following documents is required for your fee to be waived:
- An approved ACT or SAT testing fee waiver or NACAC College Application Fee waiver form.
- Document that states you participate in the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch program (FRPL).
- Document from a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
- Letter from a teacher, guidance counselor or other school official stating that you qualify for and receive financial aid.
- Verification letter from an official YoungArts Education Partner (Overture, Spotlight, Texas Young Masters, Aspen Music Festival, BUTI, Brevard Festival, From the Top, or Ryman Arts)
- Fee waivers are available to qualified applicants, which will cover the entire cost of your application fee. To receive a fee waiver, you must upload required documentation (please see below). In order to successfully SUBMIT an application for review, these documents must be uploaded in the Payment section of the application prior to the October 13, 2017, 11:59pm EST deadline. NO EXCEPTIONS. One of the following documents is required for your fee to be waived:
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Click SUBMIT by October 13, 2017 at 11:59 PM EST
hear FROM A PANELIST
Helen Maria Nugent | National Selection Panelist in Design Arts
SELECT PORTFOLIOS OF WINNERS
Aaron Smithson, 2015
Alexis Lehrman, 2016
Jessica Baldinger, 2015
Joel Collins, 2016
