Are you a 15-18 year old visual artist?
Apply to YoungArts' national arts competition.
Applications are open until October 13, 2017.
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Visual Arts includes a broad range of fine art including multi-media and performance art. The strongest portfolios convey the artist’s ability to develop and materialize ideas while demonstrating a distinct vision (if your work includes fashion, product, graphic design, or architecture please see the Design discipline).
REQUIREMENTS
Why Apply
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Receive cash awards of up to $10,000
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Take master classes with accomplished artists such as Daniel Arsham, Olafur Eliasson, Roselee Goldberg, Diana Al Hadid, Jeff Koons, James Rosenquist, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Julian Schnabel, Mickalene Thomas and Carrie Mae Weems
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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 alumni & master artists
Daniel Arsham | Master Artist in Visual Arts
Devin Caserta | 2006 Winner in Visual Arts
Lee Heinemann | 2011 Winner in Visual Arts
select portfolios of winners
Lathan Vargason, 2012 and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
Mark Fleuridor, 2015 and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
Paloma Izquierdo, 2014 and U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts
Tyler Brunner, 2016
