US House Resolution Designates April 13-26 as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) has introduced a Resolution to the House of Representatives expressing support for the designation of April 13–26, 2025, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week). The designation of YA Week honors the contributions Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) has made to stud…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Will Celebrate National YA Week April 13–26, 2025, To Raise Awareness & Support for Arts in Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA), the nation’s largest arts in education network, is proud to announce that National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week) 2025 will be held April 13–26.

Announcing Review of the National Arts Standards

Eleven years after the release of the National Arts Standards in 2014, the National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) will launch a thorough survey to collect data on the National Standards for dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.

Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series

YA is proud to introduce Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series. In this podcast, we reconnect with our teaching artists to delve deeper into their artistry, exploring the philosophies and insights they’ve developed throughout RAISE.

Young Audiences Arts for Learning's 2024 National Benefit Gala: Arts & Industry Leaders Champion Arts in Education

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Welcoming Affiliate Colleagues to NYC for YA's Transforming Education through the Arts (TEA) Retreat

Arts for Learning Maryland's Out-of-School Time Programs Recognized by US DOE

July 16, 2024 – New York, NY – The Baltimore affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning, Arts for Learning Maryland (AFL MD), in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, has been named a 2024 U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Engage Every Student Recognition Program Champion.

Celebrate Freedom: Juneteenth 2024

The Young Audiences Arts for Learning network is proud to celebrate this national holiday with arts-integrated programs and events for young people and their families.

Welcoming New Executive Leadership Across the National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Network

Young Audiences Arts for Learning, the nation’s largest arts in education network, is proud to introduce three new executive leaders who have recently been appointed to head YA affiliates across the country: Emma Parker (Center for Arts-Inspired Learning), Jennifer Montgomery (Kansas City Young Audiences), and Karen Bryan (Arkansas Learning Thr

Young Audiences Arts for Learning and Four YA Affiliates Approved for National Endowment for the Arts Grants Totaling $210,000

Today's NEA funding announcement includes Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) along with four YA affiliates.