The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and its cultural partners - the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services - are proud to recognize 50 outstanding programs all over the country for their work in providing excellent arts and
humanities learning opportunities to young people. From big cities to small towns, the 2015 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalists reflect the diversity of disciplines and settings of these exceptional programs that are taking place from coast to coast.
Arts for All, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
Rosie's House, A Music Academy for Children, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
LA Commons
Community Partners
Los Angeles, CA
Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company
Destiny Arts Center
Oakland, CA
artworxLA Advanced Programs and Summer Residencies
The H.E.Art Project dba artworxLA
Los Angeles, CA
Art High
Armory Center for the Arts
Pasadena, CA
MPACT (Moving Parents and Children Together)
Luna Kids Dance, Inc.
Berkeley, CA
Phoenix Rising Youth Empowerment program
Art from Ashes Inc
Denver, CO
The KID Show
Creede Repertory Theatre, Inc
Creede, CO
Music Haven, Inc.
New Haven, CT
CityDance DREAM Program
CityDance Ensemble, Inc.
Washington, DC
Soul of the City
Humanities Council of Washington DC
Washington, DC
Changing Young Lives Through the Arts!
Cathedral Arts Project
Jacksonville, FL
Brick x Brick
Jorge M. Perez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County, Inc.
Miami, FL
The Front Porch Library
Seminole Manor Neighborhood Association, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL
Young Author Project
Deep Center, Incorporated
Savannah, GA
ArtLABS
Better Boys Foundation
Chicago, IL
ArtsPlace
Rockford Area Arts Council
Rockford, IL
Urban Artisans
VSA Indiana, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Children's Fine Art Classes
Louisville Visual Art Association, Inc.
Louisville, KY
Summer Teen Docent Program
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Boston City Singers, Inc.
Dorchester, MA
Intensive Community Program
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
Boston, MA
Viva La Cultura!
Sociedad Latina, Inc.
Roxbury, MA
True Colors: Out Youth Theater
The Theater Offensive
Boston, MA
Young Writers & Leaders
The Telling Room
Portland, ME
Matrix School of Theatre Ladders to Success
Matrix Theatre Company
Detroit, MI
Teen Arts + Tech Program
West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology
Grand Rapids, MI
Sphinx Overture Program
Sphinx Organization, Inc.
Detroit, MI
St. Louis ArtWorks Youth Program
St. Louis ArtWorks
St. Louis, MO
After School Center for the Performing Arts
New City Kids, Inc.
Jersey City, NJ
Confident Voices
SAY: Stuttering Association for the Young
New York, NY
The Academy
Urban Arts Partnership
New York, NY
ACTE II (A Commitment to Excellence)
Rosie's Theater Kids, Inc.
New York, NY
Urban Investigations
The Center for Urban Pedagogy, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Youth Mentoring Program
Caldera
Portland, OR
Music Across Oregon
Ethos Inc.
Portland, OR
Teen Reading Lounge
Pennsylvania Humanities Council
Philadelphia, PA
Everett School
Providence, RI
Action Arts and Science Program
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
Sioux Falls, SD
Side-By-Side Visual Arts Apprentice Program
Community School of the Arts
Knoxville, TN
La Rondalla
Big Thought
Dallas, TX
Zula B. Wylie Public Library Youthtellers
Zula B. Wylie Public Library
Cedar Hill, TX
Screen It!
Mexic-Arte Museum
Austin, TX
Digital Media Arts Programs
Spy Hop Productions
Salt Lake City, UT
Space of Her Own
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
Richmond, VA
ART 180 - Community programs
ART 180
Richmond, VA
Design Your (Neighbor)hood
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, WA
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Community Partnership Programs
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Arts At Large, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
