New Professional Development Workshops Announced
Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is excited to announce new professional development workshops for the 2026-2027 school year. Rhythm Play with Alex Shaw Participants engage with both Western and global rhythmic frameworks through playful exploration, investigating polyrhythm, odd meters, syncopation, and metric modulation while developing strategies for embodied rhythm games, improvisation, and collaborative composition. Musical...
Read More Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ and Eastern PA Publishes 2026-2027 Program Guide
Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ and Eastern PA (YA) is excited to announce the release of its latest Program Guide for the 2026-2027 school year. The Program Guide is a comprehensive resource featuring assembly and workshop programming. The publication is a tool designed to support educators, arts organizations, community leaders, PTA/PTOs, and libraries in planning engaging...
Read More Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey and Eastern PA Announces New Workshops
Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is excited to welcome a new group of talented teaching artists to its roster and to announce new programs from existing roster artists. 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...
Read More YA and Eastern PA Announces New Assembly Performances
Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is excited to welcome a new group of talented teaching artists to its roster and to announce new assembly performances from existing roster artists. As part of YA’s mission to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts, these accomplished teaching artists will lead interactive performances in...
Read More Assemblywoman Andrea Katz and YA President & CEO Michele Russo write an op-ed about the power of arts education to improve student social and emotional well-being
Princeton, NJ. March 30—Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (NJ District 8) and YA President & CEO Michele Russo co-wrote the op-ed “In uncertain times, arts education matters more than ever for N.J.’s children.” In District 8, arts education is playing an important role in school culture, student well-being, and teacher professional development. Recognizing the essential role arts...
Read More YA Education Operations Director Liz Winter Presents at Young Audiences Arts for Learning National Arts in Education Conference in D.C.
Washington, D.C., March 26—On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s Education Operations Director Liz Winter, and Art Educator at Washington Avenue School in Pleasantville, NJ Tara Bach, joined Young Audiences Arts for Learning National in Washington, D.C., for a national arts in education conference, Telling Our Story. Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s...
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