SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) announces that its student artist submission portal for The 2022 Adirondack Trust Company Festival of Young Artists (FOYA) online gallery is now open for submissions in visual, literary and performing arts at www.spacfoya.org.
New for the 2022 festival and online gallery will be the participation of Presidential Inaugural Poet and SPAC Visiting Artist Richard Blanco, who will select the literary arts finalists and lead a mentorship program with those students.
Back by popular demand are the "FOYA 2022 Outstanding Artist" awards featuring $500 scholarships for students in each of the three categories – Visual Art, Literary Art, and the Performing Arts. Submissions are strongly encouraged to incorporate the festival theme of Interdependence, inspired by Richard Blanco’s poem. The deadline for all submissions is Jan. 7, 2022.
The online gallery www.spacfoya.org will re-launch in May 2022 to showcase Interdependence, featuring the accepted student submissions for the upcoming 2022 Festival. All students with accepted submissions will be notified in March 2022 to make arrangements to showcase their work at SPAC’s live festival event scheduled for June 5, 2022.
Three students who submit literary submissions will be selected to work with Presidential Inaugural Poet and Visiting Artist Richard Blanco in two two-hour virtual workshops during the months of March-May.
In addition to selecting numerous works to be showcased in the online gallery and live event, Saratoga Performing Arts Center is awarding one student in each of the three categories – Visual Art, Literary Art, and the Performing Arts – with the distinction "FOYA 2022 Outstanding Artist.” Works of the selected visual, literary, and performing artists will be featured on SPAC's website and social media channels. Collaborations with multiple students, especially those that showcase multiple art forms are encouraged.
Each of the three artists selected will receive $500 to support the further development of their craft.
Students considered for a FOYA 2022 Outstanding Artist Award must meet the following criteria:
• Student must be enrolled in grades 9-12
• Students must live in or be part of an organization or school located in one the following NY counties: Albany, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington
• Students’ submitted work should adhere to the Festival theme of “Interdependence,” inspired by the poem, Declaration of Interdependence by presidential inaugural poet, Richard Blanco. Definition: The state of being dependent upon one another.
Works inspired by the Festival theme are strongly encouraged. However, it is not mandatory to adhere to the festival’s theme in order to be considered for inclusion in the exhibit. All submissions are welcome.
*PLEASE NOTE* In accordance with the Dignity for All Students Act, any works of art that are deemed discriminatory, derogatory, intimidating, violent, harassing, taunting and/or bullying will not be accepted into this festival.
The Adirondack Trust Company Festival of Young Artists is a curated online gallery space and live event. Therefore, only a select number of submissions will be chosen and showcased on spacfoya.org and in the potential live event in the spring. All Artists will be notified by email whether their submission was or was not accepted by March 1, 2022.
For more information visit www.spacfoya.org or contact the SPAC Education team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
