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...
Read More Governor Murphy Proclaims March as Arts in Our Schools Month: Celebrating the Transformative Power of the Arts in Challenging Times
From our partners at Arts Ed NJ: BURLINGTON, NJ – In a powerful affirmation of the importance of arts education, Governor Murphy has officially proclaimed March as Arts in Our Schools Month in New Jersey. This month-long celebration, championed by Arts Ed NJ, highlights the profound impact that the arts have on students. In the proclamation from Governor Murphy, it...
Read More New Jersey Congressman Herbert Conaway Jr., M.D., shows support for arts education by attending a Young Audiences performance at Mercer Elementary School
On Mar 17, 2025, Congressman Herbert Conaway Jr., M.D., from District 3 showed his support for children and arts education by attending a Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) performance. Students, some performing their original songs, delighted in the culminating event with The Junk Jam Band at Mercer Elementary School in Hamilton, NJ. The school...
Read More Young Audiences’ Arts Lab 20-Day Artist Residencies Applications are Now Open
CONTACT: Michael Robeson Reid Arts Education Manager 609.243.9000 ext. 219 mreid@yanjep.org Applications are for New Jersey schools and the deadline is April 18, 2025. Young Audiences (YA) is pleased to announce that New Jersey schools can once again receive free 20-day residency programming through Arts Lab. Applications are now being accepted through April 18. Approved...
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