YoungArts

YoungArts Master Teachers are some of the most distinguished and accomplished artists in the world. They understand the importance of YoungArts’ mission to cultivate and inspire the next generation of artists, and lend their time and expertise to teaching YoungArts students. Their unique perspectives on their art forms provide students with an insight to some of the most brilliant artistic minds of our time. Students come away from master classes and one-on-one time with these visionaries with an experience that will change their lives forever. Many of them have grown up idolizing these artists, and YoungArts is able to provide the unique and rewarding experience of learning from them in an intimate setting.

The opportunity to work closely with someone who represents what it means to be a successful artist has helped many students understand what it takes to make a career in the arts, and gives them the inspiration and motivation to continue to pursue their dreams.

“This experience put the cement on my dirt path. It just set it in stone that this is where you go. This is where you should be. And so go out there and do it.”
– Shalita Grant, 2006 winner in Theater and Presidential Scholar in the Arts

Master Teachers include:

• Edward Albee
  Playwright
• Mikhail Baryshnikov
  Dancer
• Jacques D'Amboise
  Dancer/Choreographer
• Plácido Domingo
  Tenor
• Raúl Esparza
  Actor
• Frank Gehry
  Architect
• Bill T. Jones
  Dancer
• Melissa Manchester
  Singer/Songwriter
• Gregory Mosher
  Director/Producer/Writer
• Desmond Richardson
  Dancer
• Julian Schnabel
  Filmmaker
• Liv Ullmann
  Actress/Director
• Vanessa Williams
  Actress
• Michael Tilson Thomas
  Musician/Conductor/Art Director