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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…

RAISE in Action!

Jan 31, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

Responsive Arts in School Education (RAISE), Young Audiences Arts for Learning's (YA) multi-state initiative that centers trauma-informed, healing-centered, and culturally responsive-sustaining arts in education, continues to expand its programming breadth and depth across the national YA Network. Melissa Gawlowski Pratt, YA's Director of Strategic Partnerships &…

Young Audiences Joins NAMM's National Day of Advocacy in Support of Funding Music Education for All Students

Nov 15, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

On Wednesday, November 15, Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) National Executive Director David. A. Dik joined a delegation of 85 music and arts advocates, music industry leaders, music teachers and faculty, and business leaders to speak directly to Members of Congress and their staff in support of full funding for quality, comprehensive school music education…

Now Accepting Workshop Proposals: YA 2024 National Conference

Oct 23, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

Image       We look forward to welcoming guests to Chicago, IL for Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s 2024 National Conference! Held in partnership with local affiliate Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), this conference will explore the essential collaborative relationship between…

YA Newsletter: Back-to-School 2023

Sep 19, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

As we say goodbye to summer and start off the current school year, Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is delighted to be bringing you the latest YA Newsletter. In this Back-to-School 2023 edition, we reflect on an arts-filled summer, share exciting event news, and advocate for arts in education nationwide. Responsive Arts in School Education (RAISE) Updates…

YA National Benefit to Feature Musical Performance by ARKAI

Sep 14, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is thrilled to announce that our 2023 National Benefit Gala will include a special musical performance by ARKAI, an award-winning electroacoustic duo that has inspired audiences around the world through its genre-defying string music. Graduates of The Julliard School, ARKAI's past engagements have included performances at The MET, Carnegie…

Arts for Learning Maryland's Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA): A Unique Space for Learning

Sep 11, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

Arts for Learning Maryland (A4L MD), the Baltimore-based affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning, was featured in an op-ed piece in the Baltimore Banner. The piece was authored by certified classroom educator Elaina Gomez-Alcala, who took part in A4L MD's 2023 Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA). "The Summer Arts for Learning…

Arts for Learning Virginia Student Work Showcased at Chrysler Museum of Art

Jun 8, 2023 | emily@ya.org

Arts for Learning Virginia just completed the first year of its Intentional Designs of Expression in Artistic Languages (IDEAL) after-school residency program, culminating with a community event at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. IDEAL took place in Title 1 schools across three Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Norfolk school districts. During the first of this three-year…

YA Newsletter: Summer 2023

Jun 7, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

Welcome to the Summer 2023 Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) Newsletter. In this edition, coming to you from the National YA Office in New York, we are excited to share the latest news and updates from across our network. We also have some important national events on the horizon, which we hope you will mark in your calendars.   Celebrating Young Audiences Charter School's Inaugural…

Young Audiences Charter School in Louisiana Celebrates First Graduating Class at Arts-Filled Commencement Ceremony

Jun 1, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

On May 19, 2023, Young Audiences Charter School (YACS) graduated its first class of high-school seniors. Beaming students gathered inside Metairie’s Jefferson Performing Arts Center to receive their diplomas and celebrate the landmark achievement with over one-thousand friends and loved ones.   Founded by Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA), with support from National Young…