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Young Audiences Arts for Learning's National blog spotlights programs, people, and perspectives from across the YA network and the arts in education field-at-large.

YA Newsletter: Back-to-School 2022 Edition

Aug 4, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

Welcome to the 2022 Back-to-School Edition of the Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) Newsletter! As summer winds down, we’re continuing our 70th anniversary celebrations and sharing the latest news and stories from around the YA Network.

Arts Ed Collaborative's Teaching Artists as Substitutes Initiative (TASI)

Aug 2, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

YA Pittsburgh-based affiliate Arts Ed Collaborative (AEC) is wrapping up its Teaching Artists as Substitutes Initiative (TASI), which set up teaching artists to work as substitute teachers and bring their artistry and talent into schools.

ArtWorks teen intern and teaching artist mentor

Arts for Learning/Miami Celebrates Ten Years of its ArtWorks Summer Internship Program from New Space in Little Havana

Jul 25, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

Now in its 10th year, the ArtWorks Internship program at Arts for Learning/Miami provides paid summer learning opportunities to students in grades 9 through 12. Moving to Miami's Little Havana neighborhood expanded the program's reach and grew Arts for Learning/Miami’s capacity for reaching teens throughout South Florida.

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

Jul 19, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

To celebrate Juneteenth, Arts & Learning Conservatory (ALC) presented Gospel Voices of OC, a staged performance spotlighting African American accomplishments and excellence through the lens and the influence of gospel music as a source of historical impact and resiliency.

Arts for Learning Maryland's New, Historic Home at Odell’s in Baltimore

Jun 23, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

Explore Arts for Learning Maryland's newly renovated, historic home in downtown Baltimore’s Station North neighborhood.

Celebrate Freedom this Juneteenth Weekend with Arts-filled Programming across the YA Network

Jun 17, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

The Young Audiences Arts for Learning network is proud to celebrate Juneteenth, and shine light on our nation's history, with arts-filled weekend programming for young people and their families.

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Young Audiences Responds to Recent Tragic Events

May 25, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning grieves the heartbreaking loss of life this month. We grieve for the ten Black elders and community members lost in the racist attack in Buffalo, and we grieve for the children and teachers massacred in Uvalde. We grieve that another town has been burned into our collective memory of mass shooting tragedies.

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

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 were selected in the NEA’s second round of Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) for fiscal year 2022.

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.

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

May 9, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

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 — planning for our 70th Anniversary Gala.