Advocacy & Policy

Posts about arts in education advocacy and policy

Announcing Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week, March 15-21, 2015

Feb 19, 2015 | marcus@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning will Host more than 200 Events and Programs across the US in Celebration of National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week, March 15–March 21, 2015 NYC Flagship Event hosted by Young Audiences New York will take place on March 18 Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is proud to announce The National Young Audiences Arts…

Learning to Lead in New and Different Ways - Joseph's Story

Dec 17, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

What does the future of Young Audiences look like? The answer depends on those who lead the organization today - and those who will lead someday soon. The emphasis on identifying and nurturing the next generation of leaders is best illustrated by the Young Audiences Emerging Leadership Institute funded through a grant from the American Express Foundation. The impact ELI is making is best…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Featured in Popular Online Philanthropy Blog

Dec 12, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

Young Audiences has been featured in the online philanthropy blog Inside Philanthropy! Blog writer Mike Scutari puts forward YA as the organization to "revitalise arts education in America", and highlights programs from around the network such as Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania's Emerging Artist's Creativity Hub and Arts for Learning Connecticut's Arts…

Young Audiences Gala 2014

Nov 14, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

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Young Audiences Gala After Party 2014

Nov 14, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

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Musician and Arts Advocate Ben Folds Helps Celebrate the Launch of the National Core Arts Standards

Oct 22, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

The new National Core Arts Standards website has been officially launched! The launch event began at 9am on Monday, October 20th at the Microsoft New York Metro District Offices in Times Square with an introduction from Antuan Santana, the Business Operations and Citizenship Manager at Microsoft. Santana began his welcome with a brief overview of Microsoft’s Youth Sparks program and…

Music Education Powers Congressional STEAM Briefing

Jul 9, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

On Thursday, June 26, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) led a Congressional briefing titled Music Education Powers STEAM: The Broader Minded Role of Music in Preparing a 21st-Century Workforce in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Supported by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR) and Congressman Aaron Schock (IL), since its creation in…

Young Audiences of Western New York Poses the Question "What Do You Advocate For?"

Jul 8, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

What Do You Advocate For? This is the question that Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA), and Young Audiences of Western New York (YA-WNY) in collaboration with Emerging Leaders in the Arts Buffalo (ELAB) will explore during this free, public event. What Do You Advocate For? is part of the larger Buffalo Emerging Leaders Institute, an intensive 3 day experience focused on…

YA Week Congratulatory Letter from Senator Gillibrand!

Mar 28, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

Young Audiences of Western New York celebrated National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week with many programs and events. They organized a special culminating event on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the Buffalo Central Library at 5 p.m. that showcased a variety of art forms by young people that participate in after school programs. In recognition of this event, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wrote…

YA Week Event: YA of Oregon & SW Washington Executive Director Attends Meeting with Rep. Bonamici

Mar 27, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

Image: Representative Suzanne Bonamici and Cary Clarke, Executive Director of Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington joined 22 Young Audiences affiliates (from Georgia to Massachusetts) to celebrate National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week 2014: March 16–22. This year, they organized 12 events that included 10 teaching artists…