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.

Director of YA’s NE Ohio Affiliate Honored as Community Leader in Cleveland

May 17, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Marsha Dobrzynski, Executive Director of Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s Northeast Ohio affiliate, the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning (CAL), was honored as the recipient of the 2021 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Neighborhood Leadership Award from University Circ

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. Additionally, Young Audiences affiliate Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) has been awarded $60,000 in support of its Collaboration Laboratory program.

US House Resolution Designates March 28 - April 10, 2021, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week

Mar 24, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has introduced a Resolution to the House of Representatives designating the weeks of March 28 through April 10, 2021, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week). The designation of YA Week will honor the contributions Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) has made to students and schools nationwide through arts in education programs.

Young Audiences Charter School (YACS) Shares Updates from its New State-of-the-Art Campus in New Orleans

Mar 11, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

When we spoke with our friends at Young Audiences Charter School (YACS) back in October 2019, they were busy breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art YACS campus.

Young Audiences Arts for Learning To Celebrate YA Week, March 28 – April 10, 2021

Mar 10, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

YA Week 2021 will be held March 28 – April 10. An annual advocacy and awareness initiative first championed by Conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1971, YA Week has grown into a two-week celebration of arts in education observed each spring by the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network, leaders in the field, and individual supporters.

Engaging NYC’s Youngest Learners - and Those Who Teach Them - Through The Arts

Feb 16, 2021 | Helen Barahal and Susan Barahal

Guest authors Helen Barahal and Susan Barahal detail how the "Create" Professional Learning Series draws on the power of partnerships to help early childhood educators find their inner artists, and by doing so, develop the capacity to create high-quality arts experiences for young learners across the city.

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

Feb 9, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

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.

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

Jan 8, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

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).

Meet Talan Cobb, YA of Abilene's Executive Director

Nov 16, 2020 | lauren@ya.org

This summer, Young Audiences of Abilene welcomed Talan Cobb as its new Executive Director. We spoke with Talan about her background and involvement in the Abilene arts community, why the arts are so important for children amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and her goals for the future of Young Audiences of Abilene.

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