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.
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, dedicated to ensuring that the arts remain an integral element of a well-rounded education for all students.
"As schools face renewed pressures around public education funding and priorities, it's more important than ever to celebrate the role of the arts in helping students connect, express, and thrive," said David A. Dik, National Executive Director of Young Audiences Arts for Learning. "YA Week is a time to reaffirm our steadfast commitment to arts education and leverage our collective voice to advocate at both the local and national levels."
Young Audiences affiliates across the network participate by organizing programs, events, and advocacy efforts highlighting the benefits of arts-integrated learning and 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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