Michigan Youth Arts Festival

The Michigan Youth Arts Festival (MYAF) was an annual festival in Michigan where over 900 students from grades 9-12 participate in showcases, concerts and workshops in any of the represented disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Film, Vocal music, Instrumental Music, visual art and theatre.

History
The Michigan Youth Arts Festival was founded in 1963 as a talent screening of young musicians organized by Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, founder of the Interlochen Center for the Arts.

MYAF Today
MYAF was discontinued in 2022. Before its end, the festival was a culmination of several separate adjudication processes that selects approximately 900 students from over 60,000 students that apply. It was held at Western Michigan University since 1985.