YoungArts Miami
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The Peacock Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts was energized with the creative spirit
of several hundred Miami-Dade high school students, parents, teachers and arts supporters on Saturday, May
15th, 2010 as the national YoungArts program launched its new regional laboratory initiative, YoungArts Miami.
Open to Miami-Dade high school juniors and seniors in nine disciplines in the visual, literary and performing arts,
YoungArts Miami offers participants informative monthly workshops; the opportunity to meet their artistic peers;
access to resources and scholarships in the arts; career guidance; portfolio development; and other
unique experiences including master classes, showcase performances and exhibitions.
During the Saturday kick-off celebration, students were encouraged to register for the prestigious national
YoungArts program, which includes opportunities for recognition as one of 150 YoungArts finalists, and a
chance to be nominated to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars as one of 20 Presidential
Scholars in the Arts. The highlight of the day was an hour-long original performance by YoungArts
alumni, who traveled from many parts of the country (and even from abroad).
For more information about YoungArts Miami and the national YoungArts program,
please visit (link below) at www.youngarts.org or call (305) 377-1140
Photos by MagicalPhotos.com / Mitchell Zachs