Photo courtesy of Alabama School of Fine Arts
Kevan McClaflin.
Kevan McClaflin, a 12th grader from Shoal Creek who attends Alabama School of Fine Arts, was chosen as a winner in the 2019 National YoungArts Foundation competition.
YoungArts identifies and nurtures the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts. McClaflin won for Visual Arts, which he studies at ASFA.
Selected from thousands of applications and representing artists from 44 states, YoungArts winners gain access to one of the most comprehensive programs for emerging artists in the United States, offering financial, professional and artistic development opportunities over the course of their careers.
Selected through a blind adjudication process by an independent panel of highly accomplished artists, the 2019 winners represent the top 10 percent of applications.
McClaflin went to Miami for an expense-paid trip to participate in the 38th annual National YoungArts Week Jan. 6-13. It is the organization’s signature program and aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and community, while offering finalists the guidance needed to prepare for the next stage of their artistic development.
During the free, weeklong intensive, artists across 10 disciplines participate in master classes and workshops with internationally recognized leaders in their fields. Throughout the week, finalists’ work will be further adjudicated to determine additional award levels.
Submitted by Alabama School of Fine Arts
