Although only the best projects are awarded according to the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program, it is also possible to determine the strongest and weakest projects among the awardees of 2011. Thus, the ArtWorks program can be discussed as the most successful and important project because it provides young people with the opportunities to develop their creativity and personal traits as well as to receive real-life experience because of participating in real-world projects. As a result, young people not only improve their artistic skills and focus on real-world communication with clients but also contribute to their further career progress (NAHYPA, 2013).
Despite the concentration on the important issues and pursuing effective goals, the project known as Sojourn to the Past does not respond completely to the program’s requirements related to the development of young people’s creativity, artistic skills, self-expression, and ambitions. The main goal of the project which is to organize the young people to struggle with inequality, injustice, and intolerance in all forms is more correlated with the direct social projects than with the Arts and Humanities programs (NAHYPA, 2013). Thus, it is appropriate to award this project with references to the other standards.
Reference
The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. (2013). Web.