Artist Resources

All award winners receive critical, ongoing support to propel them forward at every stage of their artistic careers.

Composer Lance Horne (1996 Classical Music) Performs during his 2019 Spring Residency

Creative Opportunities

A variety of initiatives for emerging and mid-career artists to create, develop and present their work and apply to residencies, exhibitions and performance opportunities.
Up Next: New York Panel discussion

Professional Development

YoungArts’ professional development programs, skills-building workshops, artist residencies and  cultural partnerships are designed to help artists advance their careers.
Daniel Arsham and 2019 Fellow Adam Amram at Design Miami

Grants & Awards

YoungArts provides award winners with grants, awards, creative and emergency microgrants, and unrestricted funding during the many critical junctures throughout their artistic careers.
Priscilla Aleman works in the YoungArts Jewel Box

Space Grants

Provides award winners with complimentary use of space for rehearsals, performances or meetings at the YoungArts Campus, including the Jewel Box, Ted’s and outdoor areas.
2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts perform at the Kennedy Center

U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts

More than 800 YoungArts award winners have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students in the arts.
Artist Derrick Adams Headshot

I’m equally inspired by the selection of a young artist as an artist first and also very honored to be able to kind of usher in a new group of young artists.” 

— Derrick Adams, Guest Artist
Actor Santino Fontana Headshot

YoungArts gives confidence, connections and contacts.”

— Santino Fontana (2000 Theater & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts)
Filmmaker Kimberley Browning Headshot

YoungArts is…really unique in the United States…it is designed to facilitate building relationships and a family that are going to nurture your creative career for a lifetime.”

— Kimberly Browning, Guest Artist