The YoungArts Backyard Ball performance and gala is the organization’s largest annual fundraiser, and the culmination of National YoungArts Week in January — the signature national program celebrated the nation’s most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary and performing arts. Every year, more than 800 prominent artists, alumni, community leaders, philanthropists and celebrities gather at the Backyard Ball to honor the achievements of these talented next generation of artists for an evening of artistic immersion with powerful performances by YoungArts alumni.
Adrienne Bon Haes, Marvin Ross Friedman
Bruce & Ellie Taub, Krista Mullen, Christian Wardle
Carolina Scheele
Christian Wardle, Luis Olarte
Danielle Garno, Jim Shreve, Jewel Malone
David Herro, Jay Franke
Derrick Adams
Dr. Joan Morgan, Dejha Carrington
Dwight & Jennifer Semler
Ellie & Bruce Taub
Fernanda Uesler
Ilana Harris-Babou, Mateo Nava, Sarah Arison
Jake Golbas, Sarah Arison, John Heginbotham
Jake Goldbas, Lisa Leone, Terence Blanchard
Jim Shreve
Joan Morgan, Lisa Leone
Jon Krasner, Zoe Buckman, Charles Jigargian
Justin Gaskins, Liudmila Williams
Katherine & Bruce Orosz
Kevin Taylor, Teresita Fernandez
Luis Olarte, David Herro, Jay Franke, Christian Wardle
Luis Olarte, Erin Reilly, Justin Gaskins
Luis Olarte, Sarah Arison, Christian Wardle
Matt Nielson, Felicia Marquez, Paola Ortega
Mindy Pincus, Rich Wagman, Andrea & Brian Cullinan
Natalie Kopke, Mateo Nava, Ilana Harris-Babou
Olivia Wilhelm being playful
Olivia Wilhelm, Sarah Arison
Oren Michaels, Natalie Diggins
Oxana and Steven Marks
Rich & Amy Kohan
Robert Einhorn, Yolanda Berkowitz, Brett Graff, Jeff Berkowitz
Roberto & Glenda Pedroso
Sarah Arison, Olivia Wilhelm, Zoe Buckman
Sarah Arison, Terence Blanchard
Stacey Glassman Mizener, Dejha Carrington, Jewel Malone, Lisa Leone 1