The 2026 National YoungArts Week exhibition welcomes us into the vibrant inner worlds of brave young designers, photographers, and visual artists. Curated by Commissioner’s Dejha Carrington, the works encourage us to pull up a chair and share our stories across generations and geographies—and that’s exactly what we plan to do.

On Thursday, January 29 at 6 PM, join us for a private tour of the YoungArts Gallery with Carrington, before heading to the top floor of the iconic building at Ted's—a celebrated space for art talks, after-parties, dinner clubs, and performances. There, at 7 PM, guests can savor inspired cocktails from Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and are warmly invited to channel their inner artists in a drawing session led by our dear friends at Raw Figs.

Cover image: Kennedy Longmore, Dear Diary, 36 x 48 inches (2025). Courtesy of YoungArts