In 1981, Ted Arison gave $5 million to launch the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.
The YoungArts application consists of the following ten disciplines across the visual, literary, design and performing arts: Several documentaries have been produced highlighting this unique program and its award recipients.
Most notably, Rehearsing a Dream, produced by the Simon and Goodman Picture Company, was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.
A documentary television series entitled YoungArts MasterClass, in which program alumni are teamed with famous mentors, is in its second season on HBO.
YoungArts makes open calls to alumni to provide opportunities and inclusion in its programming and events.