Join the YA Team as an Artists in Education Program Administrator
ABOUT YOUNG AUDIENCES Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania’s (YA) mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. We envision a future in which all students in the region have the opportunity to engage in quality arts learning that nurtures creativity, cultural awareness, and the development of critical thinking...
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YA Teaching Artist TAHIRA Shares What You Make Possible
YA teaching artist TAHIRA talks about transformative arts experiences that your donation makes possible. Transformative arts experiences for Keneth and other children…new programs like United We Create to help children connect with one another…there are so many reasons to support Young Audiences. Please donate today! DONATE NOW...
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Tuscan Students Create ‘I Am From/We Are From’ Video Performance Installation
Originally Posted by villagegreennj on Dec-17-2018 Photos by Chad Hunt From South Orange-Maplewood School District Supervisor of Fine Arts K-12 James Manno: Tuscan School received a grant from the Artists in Education Residency Grant Program (AIE) to engage with a professional Teaching Artist. Fourth grade students in Ms. Gina Garofalo’s homeroom and Mr. Andrew Dean’s Art Classes worked...
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Grunin Foundation Blog: Monday Morning Meet Your Leaders – Michele Russo
Monday Morning Meet Your Leaders – Michele Russo Originally Posted on The Grunin Foundation Blog, 12/17/18 Michele Russo President & CEO Young Audiences Arts for Learning What is one of the most important qualities of a great leader? Part of leadership is knowing when and how to share leadership with your team. At Young Audiences,...
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Arts Matter with Queen Nur: “You Learn That There is More Sameness Than Other”
“What you learn, especially through storytelling, is that there is more sameness than there is other.” Listen to YA teaching artist Queen Nur share her experience working in schools with children of all faiths but sharing the struggles Muslim children face as their own holiday celebrations go unrecognized. Queen’s reflections on how art can give students...
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Hopewell Theater Raises Funds for Youth Arts Education with “Give Hope” Fundraising Drive for Young Audiences Arts for Learning
Hopewell Theater Raises Funds for Youth Arts Education with “Give Hope” Fundraising Drive for Young Audiences Arts for Learning HOPEWELL, NJ (November 29, 2018) – Hopewell Theater is raising funds for youth arts education this holiday season at the box office with a “Give Hope” fundraising drive for Young Audiences Arts for Learning. Hopewell Theater patrons...
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Artist Residency Grants Available to All New Jersey Schools!
Apply for an Artists in Education Grant Today! The Artists in Education Residency Grant Program (AIE) places highly qualified professional artists in classrooms for 20 days or more during the school day through a program of residency grants. Any New Jersey public, private, charter, or parochial school serving grades PreK-12 is eligible to apply. AIE works directly...
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Montgomery High School students create mural with message of unity through diversity
Pamela MacKenzie, Bridgewater Courier News Published 7:00 a.m. ET Nov. 22, 2018 | Updated 9:34 a.m. ET Nov. 22, 2018 MONTGOMERY – The Montgomery High School community was shocked and dismayed in 2012 when it discovered an outside wall, where school buses dropped off and picked up students, had been spray-painted with a racial slur....
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