Young Audiences’ Arts Lab Applications are Now Open

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis through November 13.

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is pleased to announce that New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania public or private preK-12 schools can receive grant-funded, free programming through YA’s Arts Lab.

A Young Audiences Arts Lab grant can be used to schedule any of our teaching artist-led programs. Opportunities include assemblies, workshops, residencies, professional learning, and community evening events.

Programs are designed to enhance curriculum, expand the arts experiences of students and teachers, and create a long-term impact on schools and the community through the arts.

Applications are accepted now on a rolling basis through November 13. Priority will be given to schools with free/reduced lunch rate above 40% and schools that can show significant cuts to their arts education and/or school budgets. Residencies will occur during the 2026-2027 school year.

The application can be found through this link or copy and paste this into your browser; https://forms.gle/kyh2nXf6utC7xWy57

Specifications for who can apply:

• New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania Public or Private PreK-12 Schools
• YA Teaching Artist and a school partner of their choice
• NJ arts education organizations with a school partner

Apply now – https://forms.gle/kyh2nXf6utC7xWy57. For more information, visit https://yanjep.org/grant-funded-opportunities/#arts-lab

Made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Arts Council on the Arts, a partner organization of the National Endowment for the Arts.