Partnerships & Coalitions

Posts about partnerships and coalitions

Announcing Review of the National Arts Standards

Feb 19, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) Announces Review of National Arts Standards New York, NY—February 19, 2025—Eleven years after the release of the National Arts Standards in 2014, the National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) will launch a thorough survey to collect data on the National Standards for dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. The National Arts Standards…

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…

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…

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…

Announcing Seven New Recipients of the Young Audiences National Teaching Artist Credential

Sep 23, 2022 | emily@ya.org

  Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) is thrilled to announce seven new recipients of the Young Audiences National teaching Artist Credential (TAC): Joseph Dixon, Janet Erlick, Ali Hoefnagel, Sarah Grace Jackson, Barry Stewart Mann, Melissa Kate Miller, and Karim Nagi. The TAC initiative was conceived by a working…

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Network Awarded a Combined $175,000 in NEA’s Latest Major Funding Announcement

May 19, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

NEW YORK, NY — Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) has been approved for a $40,000 grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in support of the Trauma-informed and Responsive Practices (TARP) TA Program. Additionally, five Young Audiences affiliates — Arts for Learning Connecticut, Arts Partners Wichita, Chicago Arts…

Arts & Action in New Orleans!

May 11, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

We are so grateful to everyone who helped make this spring’s YA National Conference such an enriching, spirited, arts-filled, and action-packed gathering. Organized in partnership with our co-hosts at Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA), Arts & Action: Building Pathways for Partnership and Engagement in Classrooms and Communities was the YA network’s first in-person…