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) 2024 will be held March 24 - April 6.
An annual advocacy and awareness initiative first championed by Conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1971, YA Week has grown into a two-week celebration of arts in education observed each spring by the YA Network, leaders in the field, and individual supporters. Young Audiences Arts for Learning's affiliates mark YA Week with a variety of special events, virtual and community programs, and other outreach, with the goal of spotlighting for congressional stakeholders the powerful impact of the arts on the education and development of our next generation of learners.
Each YA affiliate (listed below) will release information about their local YA week celebrations in the upcoming weeks.
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YOUNG AUDIENCES OF ABILENE YOUNG AUDIENCES OF HOUSTON YOUNG AUDIENCES OF LOUISIANA YOUNG AUDIENCES OF LUBBOCK ARTS FOR LEARNING MASSACHUSETTS YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW JERSEY & EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NORTHEAST TEXAS YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUNG AUDIENCES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS YOUNG AUDIENCES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA KANSAS CITY YOUNG AUDIENCES ARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUT ARTS FOR LEARNING INDIANA ARTS FOR LEARNING MARYLAND |
ARTS FOR LEARNING MIAMI ARTS FOR LEARNING NORTHWEST ARTS FOR LEARNING SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ARTS FOR LEARNING VIRGINIA ARTS FOR LEARNING WESTERN NY ARTS PARTNERS ARKANSAS LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS ARTS & LEARNING CONSERVATORY ARTS EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE ARTS NOW LEARNING CHICAGO ARTS PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION CENTER FOR ARTS-INSPIRED LEARNING SPRINGBOARD TO LEARNING THINK360 ARTS FOR LEARNING
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Organizations and arts in education advocates can join the YA Week celebration by showing support on social media, using the hashtag #YAweek. For details and more ways to get involved, visit www.ya.org/YAweek.
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