This week, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the 50 finalists for the 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. The award, formerly known as the Coming Up Taller award, is the signature program of the PCAH and is the highest honor awarded to such programs in the United States. Seven Guild member are among the 50 organizations to be honored as finalists.

• Arts Corps (Seattle, WA)
• Boston Children's Chorus, Inc. (Boston, MA)
• DreamYard Project (Bronx, NY)
• Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy (Brooklyn, NY)
• Rosie's House Music Academy for Children (Phoenix, AZ)
• Sphinx Organization, Inc (Detroit, MI)
• Theatre Action Project (Austin, TX)

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To learn about last year's Guild member National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Winners, Fleisher Art Memorial and the Young People's Chorus of New York City, read our November 2011 post.