From the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program
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 exceptional programs across the country for their work in presenting rich arts and humanities learning opportunities to young people. From small towns to big cities, the 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalists reflect the diversity of disciplines and settings of these wonderful programs that are taking place from coast to coast.
Program finalists in Mid-Atlantic region (full list here):
BookUp National
Book Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
The Great Debaters!
Bronx School for Law, Government, Justice – NYC Department of Education
Bronx, NY
Ifetayo Youth Ensemble
Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy
Brooklyn, NY
Groundswell Community Mural Project
Brooklyn, NY
DreamYard Project, Inc .
Bronx, NY
Paso Nuevo/Next Step
Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos, Inc.
GALA Hispanic Theatre
Washington, DC
Photography and Leadership Fellowship Program
Critical Exposure, Inc.
Washington, DC
Project Youth Art Reach
Class Acts Arts, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Publicolor Inc.
New York, NY
Student Historians High School Internship Program
New-York Historical Society
New York, NY
Teen Reviewers & Critics (TRaC) program
The ArtsConnection, Inc.
New York, NY
WPAS Summer Performing Arts Academy
Washington Performing Arts Society
Washington, DC