Your Texas Young Masters class of 2020<\/p>\n

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The <\/span><\/span><\/span>Texas Commission on the Arts<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> (TCA) and the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Texas Cultural Trust<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> <\/strong>(TCT) announced the 2020 class of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Young Masters<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>. 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.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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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.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Your 2020 Young Masters are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jordan Apodaca,<\/span> Dallas \u2013 Dance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ava Arbuckle,<\/span> Frisco \u2013 Dance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah Bambach, <\/span><\/strong>Dallas \u2013 Literary Arts<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Haley Beck,<\/span> Allen \u2013 Dance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Christian Burse,<\/span> Dallas \u2013 Dance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Claire Druffner,<\/span> Dallas \u2013 Music<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Vincent Garcia-Hettinger,<\/span> San Antonio \u2013 Music<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Colby Golightly,<\/span> North Richland Hills \u2013 Visual Arts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kali Kleiman,<\/span> Frisco \u2013 Dance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cayden McCoy,<\/span> League City \u2013 Theater<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ellie Palacios,<\/span> Harlingen \u2013 Musical Theater<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Isobel Perez, <\/span><\/strong>Houston \u2013 Literary Arts<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Keshav Srinivasan,<\/span> Sunset Valley \u2013 Music<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle Wang,<\/span> Sugar Land \u2013 Visual Arts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Somesh Yatham,<\/span> Round Rock \u2013 Music<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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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. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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November 15, 2021<\/span><\/strong> is the next deadline for this program.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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