Press Releases

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01/21/2021 60 Accomplished Young Artists Nominated for 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
01/13/2021 Top Emerging Artists Kick Off Year with 2021 National YoungArts Week +
01/06/2021 Announcing "Together, a short film"
12/10/2020 National YoungArts Foundation Announces 2021 Programming Supporting Artists at Every Stage of Development
12/03/2020 Announcing the 2021 YoungArts Award Winners for Excellence in Visual, Literary and Performing Arts
11/24/2020 National YoungArts Foundation Announces New Hires in Advancement
10/08/2020 "do it (home)" Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist Presented by National YoungArts Foundation in collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI)
09/03/2020 YoungArts Announces Extension and Expansion of Microgrant Programs
08/27/2020 YoungArts Announces Network of Partnerships With Arts Organizations Nationwide To Provide Opportunities for YoungArts Artists
07/16/2020 2021 YoungArts Award Competition Open Now Through October 16, 2020
05/21/2020 Announcing the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
04/08/2020 Coalition of Arts Funders Launches Emergency Artist Relief Fund
03/05/2020 Isabella Cho Receives 2020 YoungArts Lin Arison Excellence in Writing Award
01/22/2020 60 Young Artists Nominated for 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
01/16/2020 80 Emerging Artists From 12 States to Participate in National YoungArts Foundation’s Weeklong Intensive Program in Miami
01/13/2020 Annual Backyard Ball Performance and Gala Raised more than $1.7M to Support Emerging Artists Nationwide
01/12/2020 Ilana Harris-Babou and Mateo Nava Receive National YoungArts Foundation’s Jorge M. Pérez Award
12/20/2019 Top Emerging Young Artists to Participate in 2020 National YoungArts Week
11/26/2019 Nation’s Top Teenage Artists Receive YoungArts Award for Excellence in Visual, Literary and Performing Arts
11/05/2019 Terence Blanchard and Teresita Fernández to Be Honored at National YoungArts Foundation Backyard Ball
10/31/2019 Up-And-Coming Artists Highlighted During 2019 Miami Art Week Exhibitions & Events
09/10/2019 Within Interdependence to Open at the YoungArts Gallery on October 2, 2019
08/15/2019 Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom Kicks off National YoungArts Foundation’s New Performance Series “YoungArts at Ted’s”
08/01/2019 National YoungArts Foundation Announces New Creative and Professional Development Opportunities for 20,000-Strong Network of YoungArts Award Winners
06/04/2019 Application Now Open for National Competition Recognizing Accomplished 15- to 18-Year-Old Artists
05/07/2019 20 YoungArts Winners Named 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
04/17/2019 National YoungArts Foundation’s Fourth Annual New York Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Raised $800,000 to Support Emerging Artists Nationwide
04/10/2019 “Can we be as brave?” photo exhibit explores identity, self-love and intersectionality—opens May 9
03/28/2019 75 Emerging Artists to Participate in National YoungArts Foundation’s Immersive Arts Program in New York City
03/21/2019 National YoungArts Foundation’s Fourth Annual New York Gala Celebrates Aspiring Young Artists Nationwide
03/12/2019 Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York announces a new residency program in partnership with the National YoungArts Foundation
02/26/2019 Sahara Sidi Receives 2019 YoungArts Lin Arison Excellence in Writing Award
02/26/2019 77 Emerging Artists to Participate in National YoungArts Foundation’s Immersive Arts Program in Los Angeles
02/05/2019 77 Emerging Artists to Participate in National YoungArts Foundation’s Weeklong Intensive Program in Miami
01/15/2019 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Regional Programs for 710 Artists in Miami, Los Angeles and New York
01/14/2019 $1.5m Raised to Support Emerging Artists Across the Country
12/13/2018 National YoungArts Foundation’s Miami Art Week Events Welcome Shepard Fairey, Fab Five Freddy, Mickalene Thomas, Racquel Chevremont and Master Artists to Alumni Exhibitions
11/29/2018 National YoungArts Foundation Recognizes 710 Artists for Excellence in the Visual, Literary, Design and Performing Arts
11/08/2018 Generations of Artists Return to YoungArts to Exhibit During Miami Art Week
11/01/2018 Camille A. Brown and The Haas Brothers to Be Honored at National YoungArts Foundation Backyard Ball
10/04/2018 Making Space for Experimentation with “In Process”: National YoungArts Foundation’s Interdisciplinary Artist Residency Program Returns
09/11/2018 Jasmine Wahi of Project for Empty Space Curates Alumni Exhibition at YoungArts – Opening Oct 9
08/21/2018 Jay Jackson Dance Residency at National YoungArts Foundation
08/20/2018 National YoungArts Foundation Names Lauren Snelling Senior Director of Alumni Programming
08/07/2018 Artist to be in Residence at Bay Parc Apartments through Partnership with National YoungArts Foundation
08/02/2018 National YoungArts Foundation Season Kicks off with Dance Residency, Community Events and Performances by Jay Jackson of RuPaul’s Drag Race and So You Think You Can Dance
06/05/2018 Applications Now Open for National Competition for Visual, Literary, Design and Performing Arts
05/08/2018 20 YoungArts Winners Named 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
04/27/2018 Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York and National YoungArts Foundation present a screening of Oldtown, a video work by YoungArts alumnus Henry Spritz
04/23/2018 National YoungArts Foundation’s Third Annual New York Gala Raises More Than $700,000 in Support of the Nation’s Most Promising Emerging Artists
04/23/2018 YoungArts Opens Total Tolerance Exhibition Featuring Works on Social Justice at U.S. Department Of Education
04/06/2018 77 Emerging Artists Across the Visual, Literary, Design, and Performing Arts to Participate in National YoungArts Foundation's Week-long Intensive Program in New York City
04/05/2018 National YoungArts Foundation's Third Annual New York Gala Celebrates Aspiring Young Artists Nationwide
04/04/2018 YoungArts Alumna Yara Travieso Premiers "El Ciclón" at Outside the Box
03/15/2018 National YoungArts Foundation's Residency Program Continues to Expand into Miami Communities
03/07/2018 Emily Damasco Receives the 2018 Max Mara Young Visionary Award
02/13/2018 National YoungArts Foundation Partners with UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance for YoungArts Los Angeles
01/31/2018 60 Aspiring Artists Nominated for 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
01/25/2018 National YoungArts Foundation Crosses Country with Regional Programs in Miami, Los Angeles and New York
01/16/2018 Sarah Arison Appointed Board Chair at National YoungArts Foundation Backyard Ball Raising More Than $1.5m to Support Aspiring and Emerging Artists Across the Country
12/28/2017 National YoungArts Foundation to Host Annual Backyard Ball Performance and Gala in Celebration of 2018 Winners and in Honor of Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney
12/12/2017 National YoungArts Foundation Champions Emerging Artists During Miami Art Week
12/06/2017 Daniel Arsham, Duane McLaughlin, Amber Ridinger-McLaughlin and National YoungArts Foundation Launch Fellowship For Aspiring Visual Artists
11/29/2017 757 Young Artists Are Recognized by National YoungArts Foundation for Excellence in the Visual, Literary, Design and Performing Arts
11/22/2017 Exhibitions and Events Highlight Emerging Artists During Miami Art Week 2017
11/21/2017 Tarell Alvin McCraney to be Honored at National YoungArts Foundation Backyard Ball
10/26/2017 Derrick Adams and Helen Toomer Curate Exhibitions Highlighting Emerging Artists for Miami Art Week
10/13/2017 YoungArts Alumna Yara Travieso Premiers “El Ciclón” at Outside the Box Free and Open to the Public – Nov. 4
09/26/2017 National YoungArts Foundation's Residency Program Expands Into Miami Communities With In Process: Homecoming
08/14/2017 National YoungArts Foundation Expands Professional Opportunities for Alumni
05/11/2017 YoungArts Presents “Little Boy Lost: One Child’s Story of Life behind Bars” as Part of Outside the Box Series
05/05/2017 20 YoungArts Winners Named 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
05/04/2017 Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky Discusses Building a Career in Dance with American Ballet Theatre's Cassandra Trenary as Part of National YoungArts Foundation Salon in New York City
04/24/2017 National YoungArts Foundation's Second Annual New York Gala Raises More Than Half A Million Dollars in Support of the Nationa's Most Talented Emerging Artists
04/17/2017 National YoungArts Foundation Presents First Photography Exhibition
04/10/2017 National YoungArts Foundation Second Annual New York Gala Celebrates Aspiring Young Artists Nationwide
03/30/2017 Torrance Hall Receives the 2017 Max Mara Young Visionary Award
03/29/2017 75 Aspiring Young Artists Across the Visual, Design, Literary and Performing Arts to Participate in National YoungArts Foundation Week-Long Intensive Program in New York City
03/15/2017 Nationwide Open Call for Visual, Literary, Design and Performing Artists Ages 15-18 Begins Today
03/08/2017 National YoungArts Foundation Returns to Los Angeles as a New Partner of UCLA Center for the Art of Performance
02/22/2017 Visual Artist Glenn Ligon and YoungArts Alumnus Samora Pinderhughes Participate in National Art Foundation New York Salon
02/07/2017 National YoungArts Foundation 2017 Regional Programs Support the Nation's Most Talented Artists Across 10 Disciplines
01/31/2017 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts Nominees Announced by National YoungArts Foundation
01/25/2017 National YoungArts Foundation Presents Free Salon with YoungArts Alumnus, Visual Artist Daniel Arsham and Renowned Choreographer Jonah Bokaer in Partnership with Center for the Art of Performance, Uni
01/17/2017 Jazz Pianist Jason Moran and Choreographer Jessica Lang Honored by National YoungArts Foundation
12/22/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Honors Jazz Pianist Jason Moran and Choreographer Jessica Lang at Annual Backyard Ball Performance and Gala
11/30/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Kicks Off Miami Art Week Programming
11/18/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Miami Art Week Programming
11/17/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Recognizes 691 Teenage Artists for Excellence in the Literary, Visual, Design and Performing Arts
10/19/2016 ICA Performs: Michael Clark Company Miami Debut for Renowned British Choreographer
10/14/2016 Five Short Films Premiere At National YoungArts Foundation Campus
10/05/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Expanded Programming In Los Angeles For Upcoming Season
09/30/2016 Third Annual YoungArts Awareness Day Launches National YoungArts Foundation 2016 -2017 Season
09/19/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Kicks Off 2017 Season With Third Annual YoungArts Awareness Day
09/16/2016 Jewel D. Malone appointed Chief Operating Officer of the National YoungArts Foundation
09/12/2016 National YoungArts Foundation celebrates third annual YoungArts Awareness Day with free alumni performance directed by Caleb Teicher at Millennium Stage in Washington, D.C.
09/12/2016 National YoungArts Foundation celebrates third annual YoungArts Awareness Day with alumni exhibition curated by Robert Chambers
06/01/2016 Visual, Literary, Design and Performing Artists 15-18 Years Old Encouraged to Apply to National YoungArts Foundation
04/12/2016 Pairings at Ted’s serves as finale of National Poetry Month with O, Miami
03/25/2016 National YoungArts Foundation returns to New York to support local talent
03/02/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Arquitectonica as New Sponsor of Design Arts Discipline
03/01/2016 National YoungArts Foundation gears up for YoungArts Miami
02/10/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Returns to Los Angeles to Celebrate Regional Winners
02/08/2016 National YoungArts Foundation's Artistic Supper Club: Pairings @ Ted's
02/05/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Nominates 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars in The Arts Candidates
01/29/2016 National YoungArts Foundation Announces 2016 Regional Programs in Los Angeles, Miami and New York
01/21/2016 National YoungArts Foundation to Present Alumnus Jason Moran in Groundbreaking Jazz, Skateboard Performance and Salon
01/09/2016 Rosie Perez, Robert Wilson and Tony Yazbeck Honored by National YoungArts Foundation
11/19/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces 2016 YoungArts Winners
11/12/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Celebrates 35 Years Through the Lens of the Future
10/06/2015 Pairings at Ted's: All-New Monthly Series Reimagines Dinner and a Show with Renowned Artists Atop YoungArts Tower
09/24/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces 2015-2016 Season
09/01/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Los Angeles Events for Second Annual YoungArts Awareness Day on Thursday, September 24, 2015
09/01/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces New York Events for Second Annual YoungArts Awareness Day on Thursday, September 24, 2015
09/01/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Miami Events for Second Annual YoungArts Awareness Day on Thursday, September 24, 2015
08/18/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Second Annual YoungArts Awareness Day on Thursday, September 24, 2015
07/28/2015 Complexions Contemporary Ballet named YoungArts Resident Dance Company from October 25 through November 8
06/17/2015 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts and Three-Time Emmy Award-Winning Actress Debbie Allen Present Free Public Performance: A Salute to the 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars
06/16/2015 Flomenhaft Gallery hosts National YoungArts Foundation's 2nd Invitational: Select Works by 2014 and 2015 Visual Arts Alumni
06/15/2015 National YoungArts Foundation and Starr Restaurants Catering Group Announce New Programming Series Featuring YoungArts Alumni at Ted's at YoungArts
05/19/2015 Art in the Park: National YoungArts Foundation and The Related Group to Open Public Waterfront Sculpture Garden on Thursday, June 18
05/19/2015 The National YoungArts Foundation Presents [email protected], Free Seven Night Performance Series on Millenium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
05/04/2015 Twenty National YoungArts Foundation Winners Named 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
04/24/2015 FENDI Celebrates the National YoungArts Foundation During a Cocktail Event at the FENDI Aventura Boutique
04/13/2015 The National YoungArts Foundation with the Generous Support of The Related Group Welcomes Three Artists to Its Spring 2015 YoungArts Residency in Visual Arts
04/08/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces YoungArts New York
04/01/2015 National YoungArts Foundation, in Partnership with Cristina Favretto and Amanda Keeley, Presents Love! Rage!! Passion!!! The World of Zines
03/26/2015 National YoungArts Foundation to Present Two Free Outside the Box Events on the YoungArts Campus
02/19/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces YoungArts Miami
01/26/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces YoungArts Los Angeles
01/19/2015 National YoungArts Foundation Announces YoungArts Salon with Lil Buck
01/12/2015 The National YoungArts Foundation Honored Jeff Koons and YoungArts Alumni Josh Groban and Chris Young
12/16/2014 YoungArts and Starr Restaurants Catering Group Announce the Opening of Ted's at YoungArts
12/09/2014 YoungArts to present second FREE event of Outside the Box series
12/08/2014 Seen at YoungArts during Art Basel Miami Beach 2014
12/03/2014 YoungArts Backyard Ball celebrates the 2015 YoungArts Winners from across the nation and Honors Jeff Koons, and YoungArts Alumni Josh Groban and Chris Young
11/20/2014 YoungArts announces the 2015 YoungArts Winners
11/13/2014 YoungArts announces 2014 Art Basel Miami Beach Programming
11/12/2014 YoungArts announces 2nd Artist in Residence, James Weingrod
10/16/2014 YoungArts and III Points announce concert series during Art Basel Miami Beach
10/14/2014 2015 Application Cycle closing Friday, October 17
10/10/2014 YoungArts announces Outside the Box performance series
10/06/2014 YoungArts announces salon and performance with Ben Folds
09/24/2014 YoungArts announces innagural exhibition of visual arts series Junctures
09/04/2014 YoungArts announces Fall Programming
08/25/2014 YoungArts announces 1st Annual YoungArts Awareness Day, Monday, September 8
08/14/2014 Application Deadline for YoungArts Residency in Visual Arts, Friday, August 15
07/17/2014 YoungArts announces opening of alumni visual arts exhibition in its gallery
06/16/2014 YoungArts in partnership with Related Group announces YoungArts Residency in Visual Arts
06/04/2014 YoungArts announces YoungArts Salon with Justin Peck and Sufjan Stevens
05/21/2014 YoungArts Presents YoungArts @ The Kennedy Center
05/05/2014 Twenty YoungArts Winners Named 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
03/21/2014 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Public Performances, Exhibition and Screening Schedule for YoungArts New York
03/04/2014 YoungArts announces Salon with Robert and Sibylle Szaggars Redford, Moderated by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Dennis Scholl
02/26/2014 National YoungArts Foundation Announces Public Performances, Exhibition and Screening Schedule for YoungArts Los Angeles
02/17/2014 National YoungArts Foundation to present the world premiere of The Way of the Rain Miami
01/22/2014 Jazz and the Philharmonic, CD/DVD Release on Feb. 25 / Concert Broadcast on PBS Feb. 28
01/13/2014 2014 YoungArts Performance and Gala Raised $1.5 Million to Support Young Artists