Returning for its 8th annual event, The Adirondack Trust Company Festival of Young Artists will celebrate the collaborative creativity of more than 700 of the Capital Region’s brightest young dancers, musicians, singers, poets and visual artists. Dennis Moench, vice president of education at SPAC and Etienne Abelin, music director of the Empire State Youth Orchestra spoke with us about the festival and about a new initiative this year, the Student Composition Contest.
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!
New this year, SPAC and Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) are teaming up to offer the first Student Composition Contest! One student composer will be selected to have their work premiered by the ESYO Symphony Orchestra during the festival! Click on the link above for more details.
Gallery Launch: May 2025
FOYA Live Event: June 1, 2025