Engaged Communities

A4L/Miami Provides Wrap-Around Arts Education via the Lewis Arts Studio

Aug 1, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

This summer, Arts for Learning's Lewis Arts Studio (LAS) students will present a special exhibition, The Process, culminating from the program's four-week intensive summer art training.  The free community event will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Lewis Arts Studio in Coconut Grove (101 Grand Avenue, Miami, FL 33133). Established with…

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - YA Charter School at Kate Middleton

Jul 31, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

The Young Audiences Charter School is opening its doors on Friday, August 9. Young Audiences of Louisiana is celebrating this milestone event with a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception. Founded by Young Audiences of Louisiana, the state's leading provider of arts education programs for over 50 years, this new arts-integrated public school is opening in Gretna and will be the only open-…

YANY Event: The Future of Education, Arts and Culture in New York City

Jul 31, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

  Bill Thompson and WNYC's Leonard Lopate On Tuesday, July 30 Young Audiences New York in partnership with Teachers College and One Percent for Culture hosted a forum where mayoral candidates discussed their commitment to arts education and culture in New York City. This event was moderated by WNYC’s Leonard Lopate and NPR’s Kurt Andersen and each candidate was given twelve minutes to…

Young Audiences Opens its First Charter School

Jul 29, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

As the nation celebrates National Arts in Education Week, Young Audiences is also celebrating the recently opened Charter School in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Young Audiences Charter School is the first YA run school and it brings a newly developed arts integrated curriculum to the Jefferson Parish district of New Orleans. I had the opportunity to discuss some of the details of opening the…

Stemming the Tide of Summer Learning Loss

Jul 10, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

  Artworks Program in Northeast Ohio Summer is in full swing at the Young Audiences Arts for Learning network. We have a whole list of fun, imaginative, and educational programming throughout the summer and across the country. We also have developed professional development activities for teachers and teaching artists who want to sharpen their skills during their summer vacation. Here…

Arts for Learning Miami Kicks off the Summer with their Artworks Program

Jun 20, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

  Arts for Learning Miami (A4L) is kicking off their summer with its second year of Artworks. Young Audiences' ArtWorks program is an arts-based job training program for high school students designed to develop 21st Century skills for the workplace through apprenticeships in the arts. Students are hired to work in small groups called co-ops, under the guidance of a professional master teaching…

Public Radio for New Orleans Article: YA Charter School

Jun 5, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

In August, the first Young Audiences Charter School will open in Jefferson Parish, New Orleans. The Kate Middleton Elementary School, named after a longtime teacher in the district, will integrate the arts into its classes. Our Louisiana affiliate created this amazing initiative and the school was recently featured in an article on the Public Radio of New Orleans (part of the NPR network).   Read…

A Three Year Perspective: Michelle Green on CAPE

May 24, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) recently joined the National Young Audiences Arts for Learning network. Below are impressions of CAPE from their current Development and Marketing Associate, Michelle Green.    I first learned about Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) while I was researching my Art Education Masters thesis at…

Bullying Prevention through the Arts in Northeast Ohio

Apr 15, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

  Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio is partnering with Cleveland teaching artists to prevent bullying through a range of diverse arts-in-education programs. Their programming engages students in elementary school to teach them about bullying before they get too old. YA of Northeast Ohio also has anti-bullying programs for high school students too. They were recently featured in Fresh Water news…

Good Morning New Orleans - YA Louisiana's Charter School featured on WGNO

Mar 27, 2013 | marcus@ya.org

The morning show on the Louisiana station WGNO, Good Morning New Orleans, recently interviewed the principal about his new Young Audiences Charter School opening in August 2013. In the YA Charter School, teachers and administrators will work to create and support a culture of high expectations that allows each student to reach their greatest potential; providing a creative, nurturing,…