Events & Convenings

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An Interview with Jeffrey Grogan: Acclaimed Conductor and Educator

Oct 30, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

                                                                                                                                                              Grogan conducting. Photo by Adam Hume Young Audiences Arts for Learning is thrilled to have the ISO Symphony of the InterSchool…

2014 Young Audiences Gala After Party

Oct 24, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

                                          Purchase Tickets Now and Join the Party!                                And check out the images from last year's festivities: New Gallery 2014/11/14Gala Photoflash 9cameramake Canonheight 3744camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop Lighoriginaldate 11/22/2013 5:24:11 AMwidth 5616cameramodel Canon EOS 5D Mark IIGala…

Musician and Arts Advocate Ben Folds Helps Celebrate the Launch of the National Core Arts Standards

Oct 22, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

    The new National Core Arts Standards website has been officially launched! The launch event began at 9am on Monday, October 20th at the Microsoft New York Metro District Offices in Times Square with an introduction from Antuan Santana, the Business Operations and Citizenship Manager at Microsoft.   Santana began his welcome with a brief overview of Microsoft’s Youth Sparks program and…

NCCAS Launch Event hosted by Ben Folds

Oct 16, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

  NCCAS Launch Event - Watch it here!   The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) will be joined by singer-songwriter and arts education activist, Ben Folds to host a formal launch of the new National Core Arts Standards 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 20, at the Microsoft New York Metro District Offices in Times Square. The one-hour event will feature…

Celebrate National Arts in Education Week 2014

Sep 8, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

September 14-20, 2014 In July of 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution #275 designating the second week of September as National Arts in Education Week. Congress designated Arts in Education week  In celebration of this week, Young Audiences Arts for Learning will be supporting arts in education along with other organizations, advocacy groups and…

Colorado Creative Industries Announces Arts Education Partnership with Think 360 Arts

Sep 4, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

    New York, NY (September 4, 2014) Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) announced today they will partner with Think 360 Arts to provide high quality programs that serve educators and teaching artists, as well as provide direct arts experiences to K-12 students in Colorado public schools. As part of the partnership, Colorado Creative Industries will award Think 360 Arts $230,000…

Young Audiences 2014 Gala

Sep 2, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

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Young Audiences of Western New York Poses the Question "What Do You Advocate For?"

Jul 8, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

  What Do You Advocate For? This is the question that Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA), and Young Audiences of Western New York (YA-WNY) in collaboration with Emerging Leaders in the Arts Buffalo (ELAB) will explore during this free, public event. What Do You Advocate For?  is part of the larger Buffalo Emerging Leaders Institute, an intensive 3 day experience focused on…

Save the Date! Young Audiences Arts for Learning 2014 Gala Celebration

Jun 4, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

  Honoring Robert E. Knowling Thursday, November 20, 2014
Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria
Cocktails 6:30 pm / Dinner 7:30 pm Featuring a performance by the ISO Symphony of the InterSchool Orchestras of New York Invitation to follow        

The Virtual Launch of The National Core Arts Standards

May 29, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

On Wednesday, June 4, 2014, from 1 to 3 pm EST, the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) invites you to participate in the virtual launch of the National Core Art Standards. Help us celebrate the unveiling of standards written for and by arts educators to support quality teaching and learning! Since their initial publication in 1994, our nation’s first standards for arts education…