National YoungArts Week
National YoungArts Week is an intensive program for competition winners with distinction to collaborate with peers across 10 disciplines, develop their craft with internationally recognized leaders in their fields and create lifelong connections.
Participants engage 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 next generation of artists in a series of public showcases, and through the publication of the Anthology + Catalogue.
2026 National YoungArts Week
From January 5-10, 2026, meet the next generation of artists in special showcases in-person in Miami and livestreamed worldwide.
Performances at New World Center
500 17th St., Miami Beach
Monday, January 5
8 PM | Voice Performance
Tuesday, January 6
8 PM | Jazz & Theater Performance
Wednesday, January 7
8 PM | Dance Performance
Thursday, January 8
8:30 PM | Classical Music Concert
At Historic Lyric Theater
819 NW 2nd Ave., Miami
Friday, January 9
7:00 PM | Film Screenings & Writers’ Readings
On the YoungArts Campus
2100 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Saturday, January 10
1:30 PM | Design, Photography & Visual Arts Exhibition Opening
About National YoungArts Week
About National YoungArts Week
2023 National YoungArts Week
2023 National YoungArts Week
2022 National YoungArts Week+
2022 National YoungArts Week+
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 City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; 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 Miami Downtown Development Authority.