Events & Convenings

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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.…

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…

Looking Back on a Fantastic YA National Conference!

Apr 26, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

Thank you for joining us earlier this month in Chicago at Young Audiences Arts for Learning's (YA) 2024 National Conference (April 3-5)! It was an exhilarating, inspiring, and action-packed experience, and we are so incredibly grateful to everyone involved. We are especially grateful to our conference co-hosts Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) for welcoming us all to their city and…

YA at The NAMM Show

Jan 31, 2024 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) was at The NAMM Show, Jan. 25-28, 2024, in Anaheim, California. This marks the sixth year of YA's leading The NAMM Foundation's Nonprofit Management Institute, held annually at The NAMM Show. The Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) provides organizations the resources they need to grow and succeed…

Registration Now Open for YA 2024 National Conference

Dec 5, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) invites you to register for our 2024 National Arts in Education Conference, April 3-5, in Chicago, IL. YA's 2024 National Arts in Education Conference will explore the essential collaborative relationships between teaching artists, community arts groups, teachers, and schools in service of…

Announcing 2024 National Conference Dates!

May 3, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

We look forward to welcoming you to our 2024 Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) National Conference, April 3 – 5 in Chicago, IL. The conference will be held in partnership with local affiliate Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE).  Please Save the Date! Additional details will be posted to our conference website, conference.youngaudiences.org, as…

Save the Date for 2023's YA Gala!

May 3, 2023 | lauren@ya.org

We are pleased to announce that a date has been set for this year's annual Young Audiences Arts for Learning Gala. Join us October 24, 2023, for what is sure to be a very special evening in celebration of arts in education and in support of our mission to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts.  2023 Young Audiences Arts for…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Will Celebrate National YA Week April 2-15, 2023, To Raise Awareness & Support for Arts in Education

Feb 28, 2023 | 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) 2023 will be held April 2-15. An annual advocacy and awareness initiative first championed by Conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1971, YA Week has grown…

Porter Carroll, Jr. To Perform at Young Audiences 70th Anniversary Gala on November 9

Oct 5, 2022 | emily@ya.org

We’re thrilled that Porter Carroll, Jr. will be performing at Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s 70th Anniversary Gala on November 9 at the Mandarin Oriental New York. The event will bring together dedicated supporters of arts in education for a memorable evening in celebration and support of Young Audiences’ seven-decade history and ongoing missing to inspire young people and expand their…

Arts & Learning Conservatory's Gospel Voices of OC: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

Jul 19, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences affiliate Arts & Learning Conservatory (ALC), based in Costa Mesa, CA, presented Gospel Voices of OC (Orange County) last month to celebrate Juneteenth. The staged performance spotlighted African American accomplishments and excellence through the lens and the influence of gospel music as a source of historical impact and resiliency.  …