The 2nd Annual National Youth Arts Summit, entirely designed and led by young people, was held in Austin TX. It provided opportunities for youth leaders, ages 13-20, from a range of artistic disciplines, to connect, create, and celebrate together.
Themes for the 2019 Summit Included:
- Using arts and culture as a frame to approach social issues
- Having discussions about advocacy and politics in the arts
- Highlighting local perspectives that can also be applied to other communities
- Representing diverse perspectives and populations
- Growing collaborative practices with others
- Being accessible to all ways people cognitively and physically move through space
- Challenging conventional thinking, and offer different points of view
- Confronting barriers that do not allow young artists to be their full self
Read the event program (PDF)