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The Fine Arts Youth Academy is a summer arts program for children in metropolitan Tucson, Arizona. Sponsored by Arts Express Inc., the Academy provides the opportunity for exploration and immersion in the fine arts for youth entering grades 4-12.

The Fine Arts Youth Academy uses the arts as a vehicle to involve youth in self-awareness of their own creativity. Arts Express believes that when youth are taught self-expression, they can then experience personal success and positive response from an audience, which encourages the growth of self-esteem in youth and respect for youth by the public.

Through this experience with the arts, the Academy strives to improve the quality of life for all participants. The long-term goal of Arts Express is to provide arts education for children throughout the summer months and after school during the school year.

This year, Arts Express hopes to enroll approximately 500 students in The Fine Arts Youth Academy. The fees are purposefully kept low to make it accessible to all students. Recognizing that even this low tuition cost is prohibitive for some Tucson families, Arts Express is committed to scholarship a minimum of 20% of the students. Scholarships are given based on need with a recommendation from a school administrator, teacher or arts specialist from the student's school. The Fine Arts Youth Academy is under the direction of Dr. Joan Ashcraft, Artistic Director of Arts Express and Director of Tucson Unified School District Fine and Performing Arts.