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Arts & Action Keynote Address: "A Season for the Audacious and for the Courageous”

Apr 14, 2022 | emily@ya.org

In celebration of YA Week, we're sharing the virtual Keynote Address from Young Audiences Arts for Learning's 2022 National Conference, Arts & Action. In A Season for the Audacious and for the Courageous, Deirdre Johnson Burel of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation explores building partnerships, seizing the moment, re-imagining what is possible, and being the transformative change you want…

YA Awarded $9.2 Million US DOE Grant To Support Responsive Arts in School Education

Oct 13, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Image OCTOBER 14, 2021 – New York, NY – Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences), the nation’s largest arts in education learning network, has been awarded a $9.2 million federal grant through the US Department of Education’s (DOE) Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program. The project, Responsive Arts in School Education…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Supports Three Equity-Focused Initiatives Through FY22 Affiliate Development Fund

Oct 5, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Image Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) has awarded three Affiliate Development Fund (ADF) grants for FY22 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…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning National Teaching Artist Credential: 2022 Application Now Open

Sep 15, 2021 | emily@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is pleased to announce that the 2022 National Teaching Artist Credential application is now available on Learn.YA.org.  The National Teaching Artist Credential (TAC) articulates what effective, high-quality teaching artistry looks like in K-12 school-based residencies, and formally endorses exceptional teaching…

Contribute to Hurricane Ida Relief Fund for YA of Louisiana Teaching Artists

Sep 8, 2021 | emily@ya.org

While Hurricane Ida has passed, the storm continues to impact many of the hardest-hit communities. Among them is Jefferson Parish, where our affiliate Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) does the bulk of its work, a community that has suffered major damage to more than one-third of its school system’s 81 campuses. Many of YALA's teaching artists work as independent…

Young Audiences Awarded $65,000 NEA Grant To Support Teaching Artist Training in Trauma-Informed Practice

May 13, 2021 | emily@ya.org

The national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network receives a combined $125,000 in the NEA’s latest major funding announcement   NEW YORK, NY — Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) has been approved for a $65,000 grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in support of the Strengthening Teaching Artist Capacity…

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 | lauren@ya.org

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…

Vicci Martinez & Emily Tarver To Perform at Young Audiences Gala on October 29

Oct 10, 2019 | emily@ya.org

(L to R, Emily Tarver and Vicci Martinez at YA Gala 2018. Credit: Shulamit Photography) We’re pleased to announce that Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s 2019 Gala on October 29th will feature a performance by Vicci Martinez and Emily Tarver! This annual event brings together dedicated supporters of arts in…

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

Oct 4, 2019 | emily@ya.org

(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…

Announcing 2020 TAC Application Cycle

Jul 15, 2019 | lauren@ya.org

July 15, 2019 -- We are pleased to kick off the 2020 Application Cycle of the Young Audiences Arts for Learning National Residency Teaching Artist Credential. This initiative recognizes seasoned teaching artists for their training, experience, and skill in implementing school-based residencies, while offering a practical pathway for less…