Join the YA Team as a School Relationship Coordinator!
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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Your Generosity At Work – 2016-2017 School Year Highlights
Need some good news? Read on to learn about a few of the great programs we delivered in 2016-2017. Trenton Adopt-a-School Turns 10 and Hits $1,000,000 Raised Mark The program reaches every kindergarten through 8th grade student in Trenton, every year. This school year alone, we provided programming in songwriting, theatre, classical music, storytelling, silkscreening, hip hop, poetry...
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Join Us for YA’s 45th Anniversary Kick Off Event – ChipandGus A Ping Pong Comedy!
We hope you’ll join us for this unique event to kick off Young Audiences’ 45th anniversary. YA trustee Liz Fillo discovered a theatrical gem and is bringing the show to Princeton to benefit Young Audiences. ChipandGus is a critically acclaimed play about two oddball acquaintances who meet once a month to play ping pong in the back...
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Young Audiences pARTners with Sustainable New Jersey
Young Audiences can help you earn up to 70 points towards your school’s Sustainable Jersey Certification! Sustainable New Jersey offers a certification program and grant opportunities for New Jersey public schools that want to go green, conserve resources, and take steps to create a brighter future Registered and certified schools gain priority access to grant...
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2017 Fall Artist Showcase – Registration Now Open!
Register to attend by clicking on the flyer below! ...
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NJ Business Magazine – Learning Workplace Skills Through the Arts
Dance as a “Stepping Stone” – Young Audiences wins over business leaders via dance experience. By Anthony Birritteri, Editor-in-Chief of New Jersey Business Magazine Training for a ballroom dance competition isn’t a usual exercise for enhancing one’s business skills. However, the experience of moving out of one’s comfort zone via dance is what five business...
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Celebrating 45 Years – A Note from President & CEO, Michele Russo
45 years ago, a small, dedicated team created Young Audiences New Jersey. In the early years, our primary goal was to ensure that children experienced classical music in school. We have grown so much since then. During our early years you might have experienced one of our programs in your elementary school. I remember sitting in my...
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Arts for All – See What’s New in our 45th Anniversary Resource Guide!
Don’t Go It Alone – Let us be your pARTner in arts education! Young Audiences serves students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, their teachers, and their families to provide the best in arts education for your children. We offer the highest quality Assembly performances Workshops Artist-in-residence programs After-school programs Professional learning for educators We are...
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