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Young Audiences Announces Four New Recipients of National Residency Teaching Artist Credential for 2019

Mar 25, 2019 | lauren@ya.org

Credential recognizes skills and experience of
exemplary school-based residency teaching artists
L to R: Quynn Johnson, Carrie Sue Ayvar, Harlan Brownlee, Brittany Roger Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of its National Residency…

USDOE Awards Over US$6.85M to Young Audiences Affiliates Through AAEDD Grants Competition

Oct 12, 2018 | emily@ya.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – October 12, 2018 – Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences, Inc.) is pleased to announce that three affiliates from the Young Audiences Network (YA Network) have been selected to receive funding through the United States Department of Education’s (DOE) Assistance for Arts Education Development and…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Launches National Residency Teaching Artist Credential Program

Sep 17, 2018 | emily@ya.org

-Credential recognizes skills and experience of exemplary school-based residency teaching artists -Inaugural cohort of eight teaching artists awarded credential during pilot program -2018-19 application cycle now open   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – Young Audiences Arts for…

YA of Oregon & SW Washington Awarded NEA Grant for Teaching Artist Studio Program

Feb 7, 2018 | emily@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is pleased to congratulate YA Affiliate Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington on its selection to receive an Art Works grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the organization’s Teaching Artist Studio (TA Studio) program. Founded in 2013, the TA Studio is a professional development initiative serving teaching artists in Oregon and…

Teaching Artist Certificate Program Offered at Teachers College!

Jun 14, 2017 | lisa@ya.org

Teachers College at Columbia University's Teaching Artist Certificate Program is like no other. Because of this, Young Audiences of New York has been able to work with amazing teaching artists that bring positive influence in the classroom through art. Posted on the Teachers College Website, the article talks about what makes this program so succesful and how YANY has benefited from it. Read the…

Arts for Learning: Amazing Experience for fifth graders - and their teacher

Sep 9, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

  Jen Lawson  Teacher at Hillside Elementary School in Fulton County, Georgia. Jen was one of a handful of fifth grade teachers who were the first to be trained in implementing Unit 6: Authors and Actors, in the Arts for Learning program, at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. Unit 6 gives students the tools to explore experiences in their own lives and to communicate their…

“Engaged Students Start with Engaged Teachers” YANJ/EP’s Professional Development Program

Jul 25, 2016 | sophie@ya.org

For some teachers, the summer may provide time to relax, take their minds off of the hectic months of school and possibly travel to inspiring locations across the world. However, this is not the case for the teachers involved in the programs of Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania (YANJ/EP). Teachers and teaching artists who are members of YANJ/EP’s Creativity Consultant Project…

Learning Together and from One Another: An Interview with Teaching Artist Jimmie Woody

Jul 25, 2016 | sophie@ya.org

  Jimmie Woody Resident teaching artist in theater arts, digital media, and film at the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning in Cleveland, Ohio. A professional actor and director, Jimmie also teaches acting for the camera and stage at Cuyahoga Community…

YA Spotlight: Fashion Photographer and #YAAfterparty Co-chair Sophie Elgort Talks YA, Photography & Artistic Inspiration

Nov 18, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

Photos courtesy of Sophie Elgort Sophie Elgort is a fashion photographer born and raised in New York City. She began snapping photos from a young age, inspired by her father, photographer Arthur Elgort. She studied at Brown University and spent summers experiencing all angles of the fashion industry, learning from the best including Azzedine Alaïa and Vogue. Sophie's photography has been…

An Interview with Elizabeth Núñez: Conductor of the Young People's Chorus of New York City

Nov 12, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

The Young People's Chorus of New York City is a multicultural youth chorus internationally renowned for its superb virtuosity and brilliant showmanship. Founded by Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez in 1988, this groundbreaking program harnesses the power of music to fulfill the potential of every child.  Almost 1,400 young people ages 7 to 18 participate annually through YPC's core after-…