Artistic luminaries such as Megan Hilty, Jessye Norman, and Shirley MacLaine are among the hundreds of artists who have been helped by The National Society of Arts and Letters in the early stages of their careers.

The National Society of Arts and Letters has awarded over $80,000 for Music, Art, Voice and Literature to outstanding young performers in the National Annual Music: Woodwinds Competition, the Winston Visual Art and Classical Voice Scholarships, the CalArts Award, the NSAL/ School of the Arts Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Visual Art Scholarships and the Iowa Young Writer’s Studio Scholarships. Awards were made at the Annual Meeting in Chautauqua, New York, May 21-27, 2018.

The National Society of Arts and Letters has awarded over $70,000 for Classical Ballet, Visual Art, Classical Voice, and Literature to outstanding young performers in the National Classical Ballet Competition, the Winston Visual Art and Classical Voice Scholarships, the CalArts Award, the NSAL/School of the Art Institute of Chicago Scholarships and the Iowa Young Writer’s Studio.

The National Society of Arts and Letters awarded over $50,000 for Musical Theater, Drama, Art, Voice, and Literature to outstanding young performers in the National Musical Theater Competition, the Winston Visual Art and Voice Competitions, the CalArts Award, and the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio. Awards were made at the Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, May 17-22, 2016.

The National Society of Arts and Letters awarded over $50,000 for Drama, Art, Voice, and Literature to outstanding young performers in the National Drama Competition, the Winston Visual Art and Voice Competitions, the CalArts Award, and the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio. Awards were made at the Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, May 26-30, 2015.