The Young Masters were selected by a citizen panel of experts from across the state based on artistic excellence, level of commitment, and quality of their proposed plan of action.
The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) and the Texas Cultural Trust (TCT) announced the 2020 class of Young Masters. Young Masters is a grant program that provides exemplary art students in grades 8-11 with the financial help they need to pursue advanced study in the areas of visual arts, literary arts, music, theater, dance, musical theater, and media arts. This year's students come from eleven cities and together display a variety of artistic talents.
The state's most talented young artists receive the title of "Young Master" and are awarded grants of $5,000 per year to further their studies in their chosen arts disciplines, all before they start college. Students are eligible to receive the grant for two years. This group of fifteen students represents the tenth class of Young Masters. Since the program's inception in 2002, the TCT and TCA have named 169 Young Masters, awarding over $1 million to aspiring artists from across Texas.
Your 2020 Young Masters are:
Jordan Apodaca, Dallas – Dance
Ava Arbuckle, Frisco – Dance
Hannah Bambach, Dallas – Literary Arts
Haley Beck, Allen – Dance
Christian Burse, Dallas – Dance
Claire Druffner, Dallas – Music
Vincent Garcia-Hettinger, San Antonio – Music
Colby Golightly, North Richland Hills – Visual Arts
Kali Kleiman, Frisco – Dance
Cayden McCoy, League City – Theater
Ellie Palacios, Harlingen – Musical Theater
Isobel Perez, Houston – Literary Arts
Keshav Srinivasan, Sunset Valley – Music
Michelle Wang, Sugar Land – Visual Arts
Somesh Yatham, Round Rock – Music
In order to be considered for the Young Masters grant, students must be legal U.S. residents living in Texas and participating in a school-based program, a summer institute, a specialized course of study, or receiving private lessons from a qualified professional instructor. They must also maintain passing grades in all academic areas. The Young Masters were selected by a citizen panel of experts from across the state based on artistic excellence, level of commitment, and quality of their proposed plan of action.
November 15, 2021 is the next deadline for this program.
Follow this link to sign up for notifications about this program. For more questions, please contact Kenneth Williams at kenneth@arts.texas.gov or (512) 936-6581.
