SERENA JADE RECEIVES NATIONAL YOUNGARTS AWARD

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

SERENA JADE OF RYE, NY RECEIVES NATIONAL YOUNGARTS AWARD

FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN VOICE AND SONGWRITING

Serena Jade Joins 686 Talented Emerging Artists from 40 States Provided with Unparalleled Creative and Professional Development Opportunities

 

ELMSFORD, NY – January 6, 2020 – 17 year-old Serena Jade Miller of Rye, NY, a student at Rye High School who uses the stage name Serena Jade, has been named a 2020 National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) Merit winner in voice and songwriting. Serena Jade has been recognized for her caliber of artistic achievement and joins 686 of the nation’s most accomplished artists in the visual, literary and performing arts and was selected based on caliber of artistic achievement by an esteemed discipline-specific panel of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process. For the past three years, Serena Jade has also been a participant in programs at Lagond Music School in Elmsford, NY. Lagond offers popular music education at all levels, and a competitive college preparatory program.

 

This year’s award winners represent the top 9.5% of applications across ten artistic disciplines. YoungArts award winners gain access to one of the most prestigious programs for emerging artists in the United States in which they will have opportunities for creative and professional development throughout their entire careers. A complete list of the 2020 winners, all 15–18 years old or in grades 10–12, is available online at youngarts.org/winners.

 

“Every year I am reminded that extraordinary artistry is ageless and the 2020 YoungArts award winners—all teenage artists—have done it again. This group of emerging talent represents the inspiring potential of the next generation of artists. We look forward to welcoming them to the YoungArts community of leading artists and are thrilled to support their work from this early stage and throughout their careers,” stated Board Chair Sarah Arison.

 

“Songwriting has been a lifelong passion of mine, so of course, I’m thrilled to be recognized in this way, and in the company of so many talented peers,” said Serena Jade.

 

As a 2020 YoungArts award winner, Serena Jade will be invited to participate in one of the organization’s regional programs YoungArts Miami (February 25–March 1, 2020), YoungArts Los Angeles (March 24–29, 2020) and YoungArts New York (April 21–26, 2020) which provide emerging artists with master classes, workshops and mentorship from leading artists in their fields.

 

On July 1, 2020, Serena Jade will join the 20,000-strong YoungArts alumni community and will receive ongoing support from the organization as they continue to pursue a life in the arts. YoungArts award winners are eligible for exclusive opportunities such as fellowships, symposia and residencies in Miami, Los Angeles, New York and abroad; presentation opportunities at major institutions such as Jacob’s Pillow (Massachusetts), the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.), New World Center (Miami), Sotheby’s (New York), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (Los Angeles) and the Watermill Center (New York); and the opportunity to work with directors and curators such as Derrick Adams, Deana Haggag, Bill T. Jones, Jasmine Wahi and Tony Yazbeck. They will also have access to YoungArts Post, a custom online platform for YoungArts alumni to connect, collaborate and learn about additional opportunities such as microgrants, cash awards that support expenses related to professional or artistic development.

 

Support
Support for National YoungArts Week is provided by National Premier Partner Carnival Foundation; National YoungArts Week Performance Partner SunTrust; Anthropologie; Aon; Arquitectonica; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; Jay Franke & David Herro; Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation, Inc.; National YoungArts Week Preferred Hotel Partner Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay; the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, and the Cultural Arts Council; Miami City Ballet; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; Dr. Sidney Stern in loving memory of Florence Stern; New World Symphony; Related Group; Sandra and Tony Tamer; Wells Fargo; and WLRN.

ABOUT NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION

National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison. YoungArts identifies the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary and performing arts, and provides them with creative and professional development opportunities throughout their careers.

 

Entrance into this prestigious organization starts with a highly competitive application process for talented artists ages 15–18, or grades 10-12, in the United States, that is judged by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process. In their first year, YoungArts award winners, who represent approximately the top 10% of applicants, receive valuable financial awards of up to $10,000; presentation opportunities at renowned institutions; and the chance to learn from notable artists and mentors such as Debbie Allen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Frank Gehry, Wynton Marsalis, Salman Rushdie and Mickalene Thomas in intimate settings.

 

YoungArts award winners are further eligible for exclusive opportunities including: nomination as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students; a wide range of fellowships, residencies and awards; presentation opportunities at major venues nationwide; additional financial support; and access to YoungArts Post, a free private digital network for YoungArts artists to connect, collaborate and learn about additional opportunities. YoungArts award winners include accomplished leaders in their fields such as Daniel Arsham, Terence Blanchard, Camille A. Brown, Viola Davis, Allegra Goodman, Josh Groban, Judith Hill, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andrew Rannells, Desmond Richardson and Hunter Schafer.

ABOUT LAGOND MUSIC SCHOOL

Lagond Music School, located in Elmsford, New York, is dedicated to contemporary music education and live music performance, serving a diverse community of students throughout Westchester County and the surrounding area. The school has created an innovative, dynamic approach to music education, teaching contemporary music with the same rigor traditionally applied to classical training. This regimen, along with a parallel focus on live performance, promotes excellence of discipline, expression, commitment and achievement in its students. These experiences not only help Lagond students achieve their full creative potential, but are equally influential in their academic success and social achievements.

 

For more information, visit youngarts.org, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

For more about Serena Jade, visit https://serenajademusic.com

For more about The Lagond School http://lagondmusic.org

 

YoungArts Media Contact:
Heike Dempster, National YoungArts Foundation
hdempster@youngarts.org / 305.377.1140

 

Lagond Media Contact:

Kevin JP Hulihan

khulihan@intunepartners.com/914-358-1200 x306