YoungArts has presented High Tech with a plaque bearing the engraved names of Carr and Hernandez, whom YoungArts had selected from vnearly 7,000 submissions from across the country.
Each year, YoungArts awards over $500,000 to hundreds of emerging artists. YoungArts also serves as the exclusive nominating agency for U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, the nation’s highest honor for high school seniors.
As YoungArts winners, Carr and Hernandez will gain access to financial, professional, and artistic development opportunities over the course of their careers through one of the most comprehensive programs for emerging artists in the United States.