10 ARTS Foundation’s Guy Preston Bailey “Rising Star” Memorial Scholarship
In conjunction with the New York Film Academy (NYFA), 10 ARTS, and the Guy Preston Bailey Foundation, we honor and pay tribute to the NYFA alum, Guy Preston Bailey by creating the Preston Bailey “Rising Star” Memorial Scholarship. Sadly, Preston’s life was cut short in a horrific car accident shortly after he graduated from NYFA. With this memorial scholarship, we hope to honor Preston by helping young artists achieve their dream by studying at the New York Film Academy.
Guy Preston Bailey (fondly known to most as ‘Preston’) was raised in North Carolina and attended Grace Academy and Central Piedmont Community College prior to moving to Los Angeles. In 2014, Preston attended the Acting for Film program at the New York Film Academy’s campus in the heart of Hollywood. Preston’s journey began when he met David Vando, a NYFA instructor, in Chicago at a talent convention for up-and-coming actors. Professor Vando quickly recognized Preston’s inherent acting abilities and worked on securing a talent-based award for his study at NYFA so that Preston could follow his dreams to become an actor.
In his application letter to the college Preston wrote, “In life everyone has choices and it`s up to you to choose to either use what life gives you or not. A good friend of mine, Dr. David Vando, has given me something special, a chance. A chance to better my life, a chance to further my education by studying at NYFA and a chance to broaden my acting career. If you never take a chance, you live your life asking, “what if”? That`s not how I want to live my life by always asking “what if”. That`s why I have chosen to take a chance. Don`t live your life asking, ‘what if this kid had gone here?’”
Preston’s path to a career in the industry was beginning to become real and his talent was exhibited by roles in such productions as “Young Sheldon”.
After a tragic car accident ended Preston’s life in 2018, Preston’s loving mother, father, and brother set up The Guy Preston Bailey Foundation, which “has a goal of ‘paying forward’ the opportunities Preston received by creating them for others. It will assist aspiring young artists in their journey to reach their full potential in whatever field of the arts that speaks to them. Our goal is to extend scholarships on a biannual basis through innovators and leaders who search and develop young talent across the United States.”
10 ARTS Foundation’s Preston Bailey “Rising Star” Memorial Scholarship
In conjunction with the New York Film Academy (NYFA), 10 ARTS, and the Guy Preston Bailey Foundation, we honor and pay tribute to the NYFA alum, Guy Preston Bailey by creating the Preston Bailey “Rising Star” Memorial Scholarship. Sadly, Preston’s life was cut short in a horrific car accident shortly after he graduated from NYFA. With this memorial scholarship, we hope to honor Preston by helping young artists achieve their dream by studying at the New York Film Academy.
Guy Preston Bailey (fondly known to most as ‘Preston’) was raised in North Carolina and attended Grace Academy and Central Piedmont Community College prior to moving to Los Angeles. In 2014, Preston attended the Acting for Film program at the New York Film Academy’s campus in the heart of Hollywood. Preston’s journey began when he met David Vando, a NYFA instructor, in Chicago at a talent convention for up-and-coming actors. Professor Vando quickly recognized Preston’s inherent acting abilities and worked on securing a talent-based award for his study at NYFA so that Preston could follow his dreams to become an actor.
In his application letter to the college Preston wrote, “In life everyone has choices and it`s up to you to choose to either use what life gives you or not. A good friend of mine, Dr. David Vando, has given me something special, a chance. A chance to better my life, a chance to further my education by studying at NYFA and a chance to broaden my acting career. If you never take a chance, you live your life asking, “what if”? That`s not how I want to live my life by always asking “what if”. That`s why I have chosen to take a chance. Don`t live your life asking, ‘what if this kid had gone here?’”
Preston’s path to a career in the industry was beginning to become real and his talent was exhibited by roles in such productions as “Young Sheldon”.
After a tragic car accident ended Preston’s life in 2018, Preston’s loving mother, father, and brother set up The Guy Preston Bailey Foundation, which “has a goal of ‘paying forward’ the opportunities Preston received by creating them for others. It will assist aspiring young artists in their journey to reach their full potential in whatever field of the arts that speaks to them. Our goal is to extend scholarships on a biannual basis through innovators and leaders who search and develop young talent across the United States.”