Young Audience Arts for Learning

April 9–April 22, 2017

Washington DC; USA: The Capitol Building, legislative branch of the US government
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Young Audiences Arts for Learning will Host more than 150 Events and Programs across the US in Celebration of National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week, April 9–April 22, 2017

New York, NY – February 14, 2017 – Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is proud to announce the National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week), an annual advocacy and awareness campaign. The Young Audiences Arts for Learning network celebrates National YA Week to raise national and local awareness about arts-in-education initiatives in school and community venues through public programming, special events, and long-term residencies. It will be observed around the country by the entire network of 30 Young Audiences affiliates in 22 states. More information about upcoming affiliate YA Week events will be available at http://www.youngaudiences.org.

The YA network is the largest and oldest arts-in-education network in the country reaching more than 5 million students each year. A core value of Young Audiences is to provide access to high quality arts-in-education programming to young people regardless of their zip code.

“The YA network is in a strategic position to advocate for all students by publicly advancing the value of using the arts to enhance academic achievement. YA Week focuses on showcasing and highlighting this deep and demonstrable impact of the arts on education,” states David A. Dik, YA’s National Executive Director.

Established in 1952, Young Audiences’ mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. The YA national organization also addresses policy makers directly to emphasize the importance of arts integrated residency programs. In Washington D.C., Young Audiences’ STEM-to-STEAM advocacy campaign continues to gain momentum along with the bipartisan efforts such as the Congressional STEAM Caucus. Each YA affiliate will be releasing information about their events and festivities in the upcoming months. Please see the list below of the participating affiliates.

The Young Audiences Arts for Learning Network:

Alliance for the Arts, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Arkansas Learning through the Arts
Arts Council of Kern/Arts for Learning, Bakersfield, California
Arts for Learning Connecticut
Arts for Learning Indiana
Arts for Learning Miami, Florida
Arts for Learning San Diego, California
Arts Partners, Wichita, Kansas
Big Thought, Dallas, Texas
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education, Chicago, Illinois
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Cleveland, Ohio
Kansas City Young Audiences, Missouri
Springboard, St. Louis, Missouri
Think 360 Arts for Learning, Denver, Colorado
Young Audiences Arts for Learning Maryland
Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania
Young Audiences New York
Young Audiences of Abilene, Texas
Young Audiences of Houston
Young Audiences of Louisiana
Young Audiences of Massachusetts
Young Audiences of Northeast Texas
Young Audiences of Northern California
Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington
Young Audiences of Rochester, New York
Young Audiences of Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Young Audiences of Southeast Texas
Young Audiences of Southwest Florida
Young Audiences of Virginia
Young Audiences of Western New York

CONTACT:
Young Audiences Arts for Learning
Jarred Hoyt
T: 212-860-1563 X107, E: jarred@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning

Digital Transformation Conference – April 20-22

Join hundreds of arts-in-education advocates in Cleveland, Ohio this coming April for Digital Transformation! This national conference is presented by the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning and Young Audiences Arts for Learning. Conference participants include program, education, marketing, and fundraising staff; teaching artists, teachers, and administrators; and non-profit board members and executive staff—a diverse group of individuals from the field-at-large engaged in improving student access to the arts and arts learning. The 2017 conference will be held at the iconic Metropolitan at The 9 hotel in Cleveland, Ohio on April 20-22, 2017. We will continue to update the conference website with confirmed speakers and a conference agenda in December.

Do you have a great idea for a breakout session that addresses the conference theme Digital Transformation — creating and sustaining digital arts programs that transform learning in and through the arts? CLICK HERE for more details on the RFP process.