William Schwartzman of Santa Monica, California from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), has received a 2023 YoungArts award. William Schwartzman has been recognized for the caliber of his artistic achievement and joins 702 of the most accomplished young visual, literary, and performing artists from throughout the county.
Selected through the organization’s prestigious competition, YoungArts award winners, all 15–18 years old or in grades 10–12, are chosen for the caliber of their artistic achievement by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process.
YoungArts award winners join a distinguished community of artists and are offered creative and professional development support throughout their careers. A complete list of the 2023 winners is available online at youngarts.org/winners.
“Every year, we are inspired anew by the talent, dedication, and creativity of extraordinary early career artists,” said YoungArts Artistic Director Lauren Snelling. “YoungArts is proud to support artists at critical junctures throughout their lives, and we look forward to providing community and professional and creative development opportunities that will empower the 2023 award winners as they embark on exciting careers in the arts. Now more than ever, it is essential to support artists so that their voices can be heard long into the future.”
For the duration of his career, William Schwartzman is eligible for exclusive creative and professional development support, including a wide range of fellowships, residencies, and awards; microgrants and financial awards; virtual and in-person presentation opportunities in collaboration with major venues and cultural partners nationwide; and access to YoungArts Post, a free, private online platform for YoungArts artists to connect, collaborate and discover new opportunities.
As a YoungArts award winner, William Schwartzman joins a distinguished group of accomplished artists, including Timothée Chalamet, Viola Davis, and Desmond Richardson, among others.
About William Schwartzman
William Schwartzman is an American pianist, composer, arranger, and bachelor of music candidate at The Juilliard School. He tours with the NYO Jazz this summer as pianist and the direction of trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Sean Jones featuring three-time Grammy award-winning singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. A winner of the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Award, William Schwartzman has also performed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, The Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, the Vail Jazz Festival, and the Monterey Jazz Festival under the direction of Gerald Clayton.
About YoungArts
YoungArts was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to identify exceptional young artists, amplify their potential, and invest in their lifelong creative freedom. YoungArts provides space, funding, mentorship, professional development and community throughout artists’ careers. Entrance into this prestigious organization starts with a highly competitive application 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.
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