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New York Youth Ministry presents

Fine ArtsFestival 2027

Discover, develop, and deploy the gifts God has placed in you — on stage, on the page, and on canvas.

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March 25–27, 2027 SRC Arena · Onondaga Community College, Syracuse NY During NY Youth Convention 2027
Vocal✦Instrumental✦Dance✦Drama✦Worship Team & Band✦Visual Art✦Spoken Word✦Short Film✦Writing✦Songwriting✦Short Sermon✦Children's Literature✦Vocal✦Instrumental✦Dance✦Drama✦Worship Team & Band✦Visual Art✦Spoken Word✦Short Film✦Writing✦Songwriting✦Short Sermon✦Children's Literature✦

Part of NYYC27

Fine Arts happens at NY Youth Convention.

The festival runs alongside convention, March 25–27, 2027 in Syracuse. Every Fine Arts student must be registered for Youth Convention to take part.

Convention registration opens soon

Leader & student toolkit

Everything you need to prepare.

All resources

Rulebooks

NY district and national rules for every category — read these first.

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Presentation guides

Tips on what adjudicators look for in drama, vocal, songwriting and worship.

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Example videos

Watch the vision video and real short sermon entries from past students.

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Deployed devotional

A devotional to help students prepare their hearts, not just their pieces.

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Why Fine Arts

More than a competition. It's discipleship.

Fine Arts is a discipleship tool of AG Youth that helps students use their God-given abilities in ministry — whether that's leading worship Sunday morning or pursuing a creative career.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Find the gifts God has already placed in you.

  2. 02

    Develop

    Grow your craft with coaching, feedback, and practice.

  3. 03

    Deploy

    Use them in your church, community, and the world.

  4. 04

    Disciple

    Pour into others and help them find and grow their gifts too.

Last year · April 3–4, 2026

Relive NYYM26

Onondaga Community College · Syracuse, NY

Student artist standing beside her painting
Student performing a piano solo
Smiling student holding her sculpture
Sign language group lifting hands in worship
Student delivering a short sermon at the podium
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Student playing classical guitar on stage

The road to nationals

From Syracuse to Orlando.

Standout presentations at the NY festival can be invited to the National Fine Arts Festival at National Youth Conference — a week of presentations, workshops, masterclasses, and worship.

When

August 2–6, 2027

Where

Orlando, FL

National Youth Conference

Your stage is waiting.

Youth Convention and Fine Arts registration open soon — start getting your students ready. Adults, we'd love your help as volunteers.

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