The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts Newsflash

This season's talent search will take place during the month of October, and interested students of all ages may submit their entry on-line or attend a live casting call at the Hill Country Galleria Amphitheater on Sunday, October 18. Contestants will also be invited to compete by talent scouts who will visit school performances, poetry slams, and other performance events in the greater Austin community. Requests for our talent scouts to attend additional performance events will also be considered.

If selected, contestants will compete at The Long Center for the Performing Arts on November 15, and will meet personally with a panel of industry professionals who will provide immediate feedback. ASPVA's YouthCast Choice Awards will be presented to winners in each genre, and the overall winner with the highest score will be presented with the ASPVA Cup (same idea as the NHL's Stanley Cup)! The overall winner will also receive a special prize package to help celebrate and promote their career. Historically, YouthCast winners have been invited to participate in many exciting performance opportunities including the kick off for this year's "Get Your Art On" sponsored by Austin Circle of Theaters, Art City Austin, First Night Austin, a benefit concert with Teens4Autism at the Austin Music Hall, and the Downtown Austin Alliance and KUT Annual Holiday Stroll and Tree Lighting Ceremony. Students have also been invited to dance for NICKELODEON, to compete in FAME contest, and to be a part of the feature film BANDSLAM. We expect similar opportunities for this season's winners.