National Young Audiences Week

For Immediate Release
March 3, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arts for Learning will participate in the Celebration of National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week, March 27-April 2, 2016

Indianapolis – February 4, 2016…Arts for Learning is proud to announce The National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (National YA Week). National YA Week will celebrate the many contributions Arts for Learning has made to schools in Indiana through its arts in education programs.

The Young Audiences Arts for Learning network will celebrate National YA Week in 22 states, working to raise awareness for arts and education initiatives in schools and community venues through public programming, special events, and long-term residencies. It will be observed around the country by 30 Young Audiences affiliates.

Arts for Learning is the oldest and largest provider of professional arts education programs in the state, Arts for Learning  works with more than 60 teaching artists and arts organizations to provide performances, workshops and residencies to schools, libraries, parks and community centers. Arts for Learning is part of a national network of 30 affiliates reaching five million children in over 6,000 schools and community centers with 85,000 performance demonstrations, workshops, and teacher services.

National Information: Founded in 1952, YA works to support affiliated organizations that are each dedicated to playing a decisive role in young people’s development. Last year, the YA network of 30 affiliates reached 5,000,000 children in over 6,000 schools and community centers with 85,000 performance demonstrations, workshops, and teacher services.

The participating Young Audiences affiliates are:

Alliance Arts for Learning Institute, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia

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

COMPAS, St. Paul, Minnesota

Gateway to the Arts/Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

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 Virginia

Young Audiences of Western New York

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