YoungArts
| Established | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Lin Arison Ted Arison |
| Type | Charity |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
YoungArts (previously National YoungArts Foundation and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, or NFAA) is an American charity established by Lin and Ted Arison to support high-school artists.[1] The foundation is based in Miami, Florida and began in 1981.[2]
From 1982 to 2025, YoungArts nominated candidates for consideration as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.[3]
Leadership
YoungArts’ board of trustees is chaired by Sarah Arison, granddaughter of founders Lin and Ted Arison.[4][5].
Clive Chang has served as President and CEO of YoungArts since 2023.[6]
Other programs and activities
Several documentaries have been produced highlighting this program and its award recipients. In 2007, Rehearsing a Dream, produced by the Simon and Goodman Picture Company, was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.[7][8] An Emmy-winning documentary television series entitled YoungArts MasterClass, in which program alumni were teamed with famous mentors aired for three seasons on HBO.[9] YoungArts developed a study guide, based on the HBO series, for high school teachers with Teachers College, Columbia University.[10]
Notable alumni
- Abigail Barlow[11]
- Amanda Gorman[12]
- Talia Suskauer[13]
- Jason Vieaux[14]
- Hynden Walch[14]
- Kerry Washington[15]
- Michael Benjamin Washington[14]
- Grace Weber[16]
- Kehinde Wiley[17]
- Vanessa Williams[14]
- Anthony Wilson[18]
- Finn Wittrock[14]
- Tony Yazbeck[19]
- Chris Young[20][21][22]
References
- ↑ "Sarah Arison Will Never Sell a Living Artist". www.frieze.com. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ Sheets, Hilarie M. (December 26, 2018). "A Collector Who Grew Up With Art Now Fosters Its Makers" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Presidential Scholars Program Fact Sheet" (PDF).
- ↑ "The Most Influential People in Art". November 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Sarah Arison reimagines what cultural leadership can be". Art Basel.
- ↑ "From Disney to New York's Lincoln Center, meet YoungArts' new president".
- ↑ Zoller Seitz, Matt. "The 79th Annual Academy Award Nominations". Slant Magazine.
- ↑ "'Girls' offers a different bounty". Spokesman.com. August 9, 2007.
- ↑ "Alan Alda And The Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass | Emmy Awards and Nominations". Television Academy.
- ↑ Robin Pogrebin (October 2, 2012), Gehry to Turn Bacardi Complex Into Arts Campus New York Times
- ↑ YoungArts (2016-01-21). Abigail Barlow | Popular Voice | 2016 National YoungArts Week. Retrieved 2024-09-04 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Youngarts Winners 2016" (PDF).
- ↑ "Behind the green | Segerstrom Center for the Arts". www.scfta.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2026-02-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "Our History | 40 years for artists". YoungArts. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ Vazquez, Ashley (2015-09-26). "YoungArts' Second Annual Awareness Day Is a Drag (in a Good Way)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ "Chance the Rapper Collaborator Grace Weber Began Her Career in Miami's YoungArts' Program". Miami New Times. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ "YoungArts Information Session | Oct. 15 and 19 | TU Dance". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Fall 2020 Performance Season - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ "Tony Yazbeck, from YoungArts Alum to Broadway Powerhouse". www.dance-enthusiast.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ Heyman, Marshall (April 8, 2016). "YoungArts Steps Into the Spotlight". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Kleinman, Rebecca (January 14, 2019). "L.A. Artist Duo Haas Brothers Honored by Miami's YoungArts Foundation". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Anderson, Samuel (April 21, 2017). "Salman Rushdie, Debbie Allen, and Christian Slater Spend a Night at the Museum". Vogue. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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