2021 Rising Star Performing Arts Competition
NEW – Application fee waived for 2021!
Application Deadline: May 13
Auditions (via Zoom): June 7
If you’re an up-and-coming performing artist, it’s your time to shine! We’re currently accepting applications for our 2021 Rising Star Performing Arts Competition, open to individual performers and small ensembles in all disciplines, ages 18–35, who have lived, trained, or worked in Howard County. Finalists will receive a honorarium and the chance to compete for a $5,000 professional development award at the 2021 Celebration of the Arts in Howard County gala. The 2021 Celebration of the Arts will be a live, limited-capacity event on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at the Jim Rouse Theatre in Columbia, MD.
Applications for the 2021 Rising Star competition are available here.