Young Audiences Arts for Learning Awarded a William Penn Foundation Grant for Arts Impact Initiative in Philadelphia
Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) has been awarded a $325,950 grant over three years from the William Penn Foundation to support the expansion of Arts Impact Initiative (Aii) in Philadelphia. Aii is an arts-based intervention model that supports student learning standards through the arts providing substantial and sustained arts programs for children in public...
Read More Young Audiences Arts for Learning Honors Seth Boyden Elementary with 2025 AIE Arts Champion Governor’s Award
On Friday, May 2, Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) proudly recognized outstanding arts supporters with the AIE Arts Champion Governor’s Award as part of the statewide Governor’s Awards in Arts Education. This prestigious accolade was presented to Seth Boyden Elementary School in Maplewood, NJ, in recognition of their exceptional dedication to arts education through...
Read More NJ Senator Andrew Zwicker Supports the Arts in Education at a Young Audiences Performance at Riverside School
On May 7, 2025, Senator Andrew Zwicker attended a Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) performance at Riverside Elementary School in Princeton, NJ. Princeton, NJ. May 7, 2025—On May 7, 2025, Senator Andrew Zwicker attended a Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) performance at Riverside Elementary School in Princeton, NJ. The teaching artist, Ssuuna, a...
Read More Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman Shows Her Support For the Arts at a Young Audiences Performance in District 12
On Apr 25, 2025, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman showed her support of arts education by attending a Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) performance at Bear Tavern Elementary School in Titusville. Over 200 students in grades 2 through 4 experienced cultural enrichment with YA performance ensemble Samba to Salsa. The school-wide performance, A Journey Through...
Read More Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey and Eastern PA To Celebrate National YA Week, April 13–26, 2025
Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey and Eastern PA will celebrate National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week), April 13–26, 2025, to raise awareness and support for arts in education. As an affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA), the nation’s largest arts in education network, Young Audiences Arts for Learning...
Read More Young Audiences Arts for Learning Announces New Programs
Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is excited to welcome a new group of talented teaching artists to its roster. As part of YA’s mission to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts, these accomplished teaching artists will lead interactive assemblies and workshops in schools. The artists represent a wide range of...
Read More YA President and CEO Michele Russo Attends Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., March 26—On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s President & CEO Michele Russo joined ArtPride New Jersey and other arts advocates from across the state in Washington, D.C., for New Jersey’s Arts Advocacy Day. They met with New Jersey’s elected officials and urged them to maintain critical funding for the...
Read More Young Audiences’ President & CEO, Michele Russo Testifies for Arts Funding at the New Jersey State House Assembly Budget Committee
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Young Audiences Arts for Learning President & CEO Michele Russo testified at the assembly budget hearing at the New Jersey State House in Trenton. She was supported by Trustee Ed Greene and Development Manager Kerri-Ann Munoz. Russo testified in support of arts education to Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee...
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