Youth and the Future of Culture is produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Program Staff

Lead Curator: Michelle Banks

Curators: Amalia Córdova, Cristina Díaz-Carrera, Rebecca Fenton, Marjorie Hunt, Sojin Kim, Mary Linn

Program Coordinators: Alexia Fawcett, Pablo Molinero-Martinez, Arlene Reiniger

Program Assistants: Sophia Fedus, Connor Roop

Curatorial Assistants: Eloy Neira de la Cadena, Andrea Mayorga

Interns: Daniel Atuma, Jeffrey Gerald, Morgan Joiner

Festival Director: Sabrina Lynn Motley

Sponsors

The Festival received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The 2025 Festival is generously supported by Casey Family Programs.

Support for Next Generation Artisans in the Traditional Building Trades comes from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the 1772 Foundation, the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, and the Smithsonian Women’s Committee. In-kind support comes from the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center.

Support for lacrosse activities comes from DeMaurice Smith.