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The Spring 2022 Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) Newsletter!

May 9, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

Image   Welcome to the Spring 2022 Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) Newsletter! As we continue strong into our 70th year, we’re sharing highlights from YA Week, looking back on our National Conference in New Orleans, delivering network-wide professional learning, and — as we are thrilled to formally announce — …

President Biden Commemorates National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week 2022 

May 5, 2022 | emily@ya.org

Last month, we joined with our network to celebrate National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week, an annual advocacy initiative to spotlight the importance of arts in education for all students. In a letter dated April 19, 2022, President Biden expressed that he and the first lady were "honored to join those celebrating National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week." "The past two years have…

Arts & Action Keynote Address: "A Season for the Audacious and for the Courageous”

Apr 14, 2022 | emily@ya.org

In celebration of YA Week, we're sharing the virtual Keynote Address from Young Audiences Arts for Learning's 2022 National Conference, Arts & Action. In A Season for the Audacious and for the Courageous, Deirdre Johnson Burel of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation explores building partnerships, seizing the moment, re-imagining what is possible, and being the transformative change you want…

US House Resolution Designates April 10-23 as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week

Apr 7, 2022 | emily@ya.org

WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 7, 2022) -- Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has introduced a Resolution to the House of Representatives designating the weeks of April 10 through 23, 2022, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week). The designation of YA Week will honor the contributions Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) has made to students…

Q&A with Taya Jackson: Meet YA’s New Program Coordinator

Feb 14, 2022 | emily@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) recently welcomed a new member to the national team! Taya Jackson has joined us as Program Coordinator, Network Initiatives. In this new role, she will provide essential support for the execution and ongoing management of national initiatives at YA, including the Teaching Artist Credential, the Responsive Arts in School Education initiative, and…

Looking Back at YA Week 1971

Jan 6, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Young Audiences Arts for Learning, we'll be spotlighting YA history all year long! Below is a look back at the very first Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week). Image Image First championed by conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1971, YA Week has grown into a two-…

YA Awarded $9.2 Million US DOE Grant To Support Responsive Arts in School Education

Oct 13, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Image OCTOBER 14, 2021 – New York, NY – Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences), the nation’s largest arts in education learning network, has been awarded a $9.2 million federal grant through the US Department of Education’s (DOE) Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program. The project, Responsive Arts in School Education…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Supports Network Initiatives Through FY22 Affiliate Development Fund

Oct 5, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Image Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) has awarded three Affiliate Development Fund (ADF) grants for FY22 to support initiatives across the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network (YA Network). Each year, the ADF supports innovative projects and initiatives that advance the organizational development of…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning National Teaching Artist Credential: 2022 Application Now Open

Sep 15, 2021 | emily@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is pleased to announce that the 2022 National Teaching Artist Credential application is now available on Learn.YA.org.  The National Teaching Artist Credential (TAC) articulates what effective, high-quality teaching artistry looks like in K-12 school-based residencies, and formally endorses exceptional teaching…

Seven New Executive Leaders Appointed Across the National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Network  

Aug 19, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning, the nation’s largest arts in education network, is proud to introduce seven new executive leaders who have recently been appointed to head YA affiliates across the country: Anya Aslanova, Arts for Learning Indiana; Sheffia Dooley, Center for Arts-Inspired Learning; Cathy Hung, Young Audiences New York; Lauren Jost, Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington…