WhYArts?

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.

Announcing Affiliate Development Fund (ADF) Grant Awards for 2025

Sep 19, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences | Arts for Learning (YA) has awarded three Affiliate Development Fund (ADF) grants for 2025 to support innovative projects across the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network (YA Network).

The Music IS Education Coalition Launches to Support State and Local Level Advocacy for Music & Arts Education

Sep 18, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is proud to be part of the Music IS Education Coalition, a new state and local-focused advocacy hub designed to help coalitions, education leaders, and community partners protect and expand music and arts education.

CAPE Bringing New Afterschool Arts Classes to Chicago Elementary School

Sep 16, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

Students at a Chicago elementary school are beginning after-school art programs this week with the help of YA affiliate Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE).

2025 National Benefit Gala

Jul 22, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

Thank you for joining us at the Young Audiences Arts for Learning's 2025 National Benefit Gala, an evening in celebration of arts in education and in support of our mission to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Young Audiences Arts for Learning
2025 National Benefit Gala

Arts for Learning Maryland to Operate Charter School in Baltimore

Jun 11, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

Arts for Learning Maryland (A4L MD) is preparing to open a public, arts-integrated charter school in Baltimore City.

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Launches $6M Educational Advancement through STEM Engagement (EASE) Project to Address Achievement Gaps in Three Southeastern U.S. School Districts

Jun 10, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

NEW YORK, NY – Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is proud to announce the launch of its Educational Advancement through STEM Engagement (EASE) project, a transformative initiative designed to improve K-5 math and science achievement through arts-integrated STEM learning.

US House Resolution Designates April 13-26 as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week 2025

Apr 24, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) has introduced a Resolution to the House of Representatives expressing support for the designation of April 13–26, 2025, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week). The designation of YA Week honors the contributions Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) has made to stud…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Will Celebrate National YA Week April 13–26, 2025, To Raise Awareness & Support for Arts in Education

Mar 18, 2025 | 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) 2025 will be held April 13–26.

Announcing Review of the National Arts Standards

Feb 19, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

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.

Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series

Jan 24, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

YA is proud to introduce Artists Teaching Artists: A Conversation Series. In this podcast, we reconnect with our teaching artists to delve deeper into their artistry, exploring the philosophies and insights they’ve developed throughout RAISE.