92Y Has Announced the Winners of the Teen Arts Week Citizen-Artist Awards

Teen Arts Week, now in its second year and founded by 92Y Teen Producers, is NYC's only citywide celebration of the arts for teens with FREE cultural events for NYC youth in all five boroughs. From March 2-8, dozens of leading arts organizations will offer classes, performances, music jams, poetry slams, art-making, films, career workshops, and more. Programs show teens pathways to careers in the arts through talkbacks with event producers and featured artists, as well as behind-the-scenes tours. Details here.

This year, 92Y offers four programs including a kick-off Teen Arts Week Launch Event March 2 at 11 am. We will honor 5 teenagers, one from each borough, with the inaugural Teen Arts Week Citizen-Artist Award for making significant contributions to their local community through the arts. Each recipient will receive $500, and the ceremony will feature performances by the Highbridge Voices Youth choir and acclaimed dance company Urban Bush Women, dedicated to exploring the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for social change. All student attendees to the ceremony will receive a round-trip MetroCard to use to attend a Teen Arts Week event. Advance registration required; link here.
 

The Five Inaugural Teen Arts Week Citizen-Artist Award winners are:

BROOKLYN
Maryangel Hernandez, Musician, Composer and Mentor, All City Leadership Secondary School
A multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer who mentors younger musicians, Maryangel provides music for school and community events, and promotes local youth to perform at neighborhood venues.
Nominated by Andrew Brin-Spicer, Music Teacher at All City Leadership Secondary School

QUEENS
Naima Ryan, Visual Artist/Youth Advocate, Frank Sinatra High School
A visual artist and Teen Ambassador at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Naimia strives for accessibility and inclusivity for youth in marginalized communities. Nominated by Jeary Payne, Assistant Educator for Teen Programs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

THE BRONX
Emerald Lloyd, Prosocial Designer and Visual Artist, Arturo A Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx
Emerging fashion designer, visual artist and entrepreneur whose clothing line, Humble Me, has inspired her school with positivity and hope. Nominated by Kenia Asuncion, Teacher, Arturo A Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx

STATEN ISLAND
Marcel Bryant, Visual Artist, Dancer, Peer Leader, Concord High School
Marcel is a visual artist and dancer whose services to his high school include mural design promoting diversity, original choreography and music for a school-wide celebration, and leadership in a young men's group advocating for vulnerable peers. Nominated by William Cooper, Student Advocate and Social Worker

MANHATTAN:
Javy Polanco, Singer, Musician, Mentor, Advocate, Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS)
Javy is a flutist whose playing has earned spots in all-city bands run by Jazz at Lincoln Center, a singer, artist, mentor, and his school's Pride Club president, who has helped fund-raise to provide housing for homeless queer teens. Nominated by Graham Johnson, Music Teacher at WHEELS

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