Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA is the leading arts-in-education resource in the region, offering teaching artist-led performances, workshops, residencies, and professional learning programs to schools across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. With an extensive roster of professional artists spanning various art forms, Young Audiences has impacted more than 15 million children in its 50-year history. Committed to inspiring young minds and fostering inclusive learning environments, Young Audiences strives to ensure that every child receives rich and meaningful arts experiences. Through diverse and accessible programs, the organization aims to strengthen arts education, meet curriculum standards, and enrich cultural life in communities throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

How to Guide

Young Audiences Professional Staff are Here to Help. We:

  • Recommend the best programs to meet your needs and your budget.
  • Handle all communication to secure, schedule, and finalize your programming.
  • Audition and preview all program offerings, ensuring the highest quality.
  • Explain any technical requirements
  • We are on-call with our 24-hour number.
  • We provide certificates of insurance upon request.

1 – Choose

After reviewing our program offerings, select which assemblies, residencies or workshops you would like to incorporate into your school schedule.

View our Program Guide.

2 – Schedule

Our staff will provide step-by-step help to figure out every detail, including artists, dates, and times, and we’ll work with you to stay within your budget.

3 – Confirm

Once you schedule your program, our staff will confirm your selection and send contracts and study guides to make sure your students have the best experience possible.

4 – Details

  • Please Note
    • All prices and programs are subject to change. Audience size may not exceed the published limits without the artist’s permission. Artists may refuse to perform if limits are exceeded
  • Billing and Payment
    • Invoices will be sent one month prior to your program. Payment is due on or before the performance day or on the first day of a residency program. Make checks payable to Young Audiences and mail them to Young Audiences, PO Box 3175, Princeton, NJ 08540. Please do not give payment to the artist.
  • Rescheduling and Cancellation
    • Confirmed programs cancelled by the school less than three weeks before the scheduled date are subject to a cancellation fee of one-third of the program cost, excluding travel. Should illness, inclement weather, or other unforeseen circumstances prevent the artist from performing, Young Audiences offers schools the option to reschedule, substitute an artist/ensemble, or receive a full refund.
  • Travel and Other Charges
    • A travel fee of $95 will be applied for each day. Other costs (such as supplies and materials when noted) will be invoiced prior to the workshop or residency.

Videotaping and Photography, without advance permission of the artist and Young Audiences, is not permitted.

About the Creative Classroom Toolkit

Some programs come with a Creative Classroom Toolkit for grades K-4. The Toolkit is a collection of innovative educational tools that extend your one-time in-school performance into a series of engaging, curriculum-based lessons. Assemblies from the following artists come with a Creative Classroom Toolkit:

  • Bobby Beetcut
  • Box of Light
  • Hip Hop Fundamentals
  • Jeannine Osayande and Dunya PAC
  • Queen Nur
  • Samba to Salsa

To learn more about the Toolkit Package and Pricing, contact our Programming Director, Donna Reckelhoff at donnajr@yanjep.org or 866-500-9265.