Horace Greeley Junior Wins 2023 YoungArts Award In Writing

CHAPPAQUA, NY — A Horace Greeley junior has been recognized by the national organization dedicated to following and supporting promising artists from a young age and continuing throughout their careers.

Claire Nam has just received a 2023 YoungArts award in Writing. She has been recognized at the Honorable Mention level – the organization’s second highest honor – for a creative nonfiction piece written under the guidance of her English teacher, Ms. Serrano, for her Sophomore English class. Nam joins 702 students from across the country named among the most accomplished young visual, literary, and performing artists by the Miami-based resource from the National Foundation for the Advancement of Artists.

Each year, YoungArts award winners are selected through an intense competition. All winners are between 15 and 18 years old (or in grades 10 through 12). The arts scholars are chosen for their achievement by discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process.

"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."

YoungArts award winners gain access to the group's well-established and comprehensive programs for artists. Winners become 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, Nam is in good company. Accomplished artists, including Daniel Arsham, Terence Blanchard, Camille A. Brown, Timothée Chalamet, Viola Davis, Amanda Gorman, Judith Hill, Jennifer Koh, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andrew Rannells, Desmond Richardson, and Hunter Schafer rank among the prestigious list's past honorees.

A complete list of the 2023 winners and YoungArts programs and resources can be found on National Foundation for the Advancement of Artists website.