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

Apr 24, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

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…

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

Mar 18, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

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…

Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series

Jan 24, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

For over 70 years, Young Audiences Arts for Learning has dedicated itself to engaging young people in innovative arts learning experiences. We intend to foster creativity, self-expression, cultural understanding, and other skills for success in school, work, and beyond. We do this in part by co-creating professional development opportunities for Teaching Artists and program staff who are on the…

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

Oct 30, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  NEW YORK, NY—October 30, 2024—Khaliah Ali, Jason Flom, and Trevor Noah were among the acclaimed entertainment industry leaders headlining the Young Audiences Arts for Learning 2024 Annual Benefit Gala on October 22. Held at the Bowery Hotel in Manhattan, the event raised critical funds for arts-integrated education nationwide.…

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

Aug 1, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

  Last week (July 22-24), the National Office of Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) had the honor of welcoming 16 network colleagues from five YA affiliates to our New York City headquarters for our first Transforming Education through the Arts (TEA) Retreat. Participating affiliates included Arts for Learning Connecticut…

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

Jul 16, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

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. AFL MD is one of only 13 organizations across the country honored by…

Celebrate Freedom: Juneteenth 2024

Jun 18, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of formerly enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas. 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. Read on for some of this year's highlights. We'll continue to update this page with events and activities. Arts & Learning…

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

May 20, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

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…

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

May 15, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

MAY 15, 2024 – New York, NY – In its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2024, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to name the organizations with projects approved for federal funding through the agency. Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is included in the funding announcement, along with four affiliates from the National…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Will Celebrate National YA Week March 24 - April 6, 2024, To Raise Awareness & Support for Arts in Education

Mar 7, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

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…