Partnerships & Coalitions

Arts ARE Education: Resolving to Support Arts Education Funding and Programs in the Post-Pandemic Era

Feb 9, 2021 | [email protected]

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is proud to be part of a new national campaign in support of arts education for all students, Arts ARE Education. Led by the national leadership organizations of the National Coalition of Core Arts Standards, Arts ARE Education builds off the momentum of last year’s “Arts Education Is Essential” unified statement, which was signed by 113 national organizations …

Working Toward a Brighter Future: Our Commitment to Racial Equity

Jan 19, 2021 | [email protected]

At Young Audiences Arts for Learning, we are taking an opportunity for reflection as we begin the new year. 2020 was incomparably difficult and painful, yet it has also issued a call to action and brought forth the beginnings of necessary change. While systemic racism and inequity are a daily lived experience for many of us, they can no longer be denied by those of us who have benefited from an…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Supports Five Equity-Focused Initiatives Through FY21 Affiliate Development Fund

Jan 8, 2021 | [email protected]

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) has awarded five Affiliate Development Fund (ADF) grants for FY21 to support initiatives across the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network (YA Network) that address issues of racial justice impacting historically marginalized communities.   Each year, the ADF supports innovative projects and initiatives that advance the…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Joins 1000+ Cultural Organizations and Creative Workers to Propose Plan for Putting Creative Workers to Work After Pandemic

Sep 14, 2020 | [email protected]

Endorsers include major cultural organizations in all genres, national service organizations, and influential individuals including former National Endowment for the Arts Chair Jane Alexander and Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening Young Audiences Arts for Learning, in partnership with Americans for the Arts and over 1000 cultural organizations…

Announcing New Partnership between Young Audiences and Lasting Smiles®

Aug 11, 2020 | Emily

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is excited to share our new partnership with Lasting Smiles® Organic and Sustainable “Lip Care that Cares”. Our partnership will increase accessible and sustainable funding for Young Audiences and support our mission to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Young Audiences is a cause close to the heart of …

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Welcomes New Director of Strategic Partnerships & Network Relations, Melissa Gawlowski Pratt

Aug 6, 2020 | Emily

NEW YORK, NY – August 6, 2020 – Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences), the nation’s largest arts in education network, is pleased to announce that Melissa Gawlowski Pratt will join its national staff as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Network Relations.  In this role, Melissa will lead the development and implementation of strategic…

SEADAE White Paper Published: 'STEAM and the Role of the Arts in STEM'

Aug 1, 2020 | Emily

Congratulations to our partners at SEADAE (State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education) on the publication of their much-anticipated White Paper, STEAM and the Role of the Arts in STEM.  The paper advocates for the inclusion of the arts with other STEM subjects as part of a well-rounded education, championing equitable access to arts…

Stories of Resilience Through the Arts from YA National Arts Partner Organizations - Part 2

May 29, 2020 | [email protected]

Spotlighting our national thought partners at The NAMM Foundation, GRAMMY™ Music Ed Coalition, and NAfME As part of our ongoing Resilience Through the Arts series, we are pleased to spotlight the efforts of these peers and partners in the field to uplift and sustain student learning in and through the arts amid challenging times…

Stories of Resilience Through the Arts from YA National Arts Partner Organizations - Part 1

May 22, 2020 | [email protected]

Spotlighting our national thought partners at EdTA, NDEO, NAEA, and SEADAE  As part of our ongoing Resilience Through the Arts series, we are pleased to spotlight the efforts of these peers and partners in the field to uplift and sustain student learning in and through the arts amid challenging times.…

Professional Learning Travel Award Recipient Harlan Brownlee Reflects on Recent Visit to Young Audiences of Louisiana

Oct 4, 2019 | Emily

(Credit: Eddie Lanieri Photography) Back in June, we announced the recipients of Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s Professional Learning Travel Award. Attendees of the 2019 YA National Conference, held in Houston, were invited to apply for the opportunity to travel to a Young Audiences affiliate location of their choosing in support of their…