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FOYA 2027
Illumination
Jan 28, 2027
Feb 15, 2027
Mar 12, 2027
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Apr 30, 2027
Jun 06, 2027
Submissions Deadline
Selected Student Composer Announced
Selected Visual, Literary, and Performing
Arts Submissions & Awards Announced
New Online Gallery Launches
Festival Event at SPAC
Calling All Artists!
SPAC is now accepting submissions in the forms of visual art, literary art, and the performing arts for the next FOYA Online Gallery exhibition and Live Event.
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In addition, SPAC and Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) are teaming up to once again offer a Student Composer Contest! One student composer will be selected to have their work premiered by the ESYO Symphony Orchestra during the festival.
Submit for 2027
We encourage submissions from middle and high school students as well as performing ensembles. Teachers and directors may submit on behalf of their students or ensembles.
All submissions are considered and selected based on the following criteria:
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Originality and emergence of a personal vision or point of view
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Demonstrated skill and/or technique
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Interpretation and clarity of the festival theme
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Overall impression and/or impact of the piece
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Students and youth ensembles who reside in or are part of a school or organization based in the following NY counties are invited to submit: Albany, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington
Questions?
Contact the SPAC Education Department:
2027 Festival Theme
Illumination
Illumination invites us to reveal, discover, and see in new ways. It can be found in the natural world, in the interplay of light and shadow, or in moments of discovery, understanding, imagination, and hope. To illuminate can mean bringing something hidden into view, shifting perspective, creating connection, or sparking something entirely new. This theme celebrates the many literal and symbolic ways illumination can transform how we see ourselves, one another, and the world around us.
Outstanding Artist Awards
In addition to selecting numerous works to be showcased in the online exhibit and potential live event, Saratoga Performing Arts Center is awarding one student in each of the four categories - Visual Art, Literary Art, the Performing Arts, and the Student Composer Contest - with the distinction "Outstanding Artist".
Each of the artists selected will receive a commemorative plaque and a $500 check to support the further development of their craft. Awards are presented at the live event.