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During ‪National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week) we’re leading a social media campaign to ask community members “Why Do the Arts Matter?” Young Audiences Executive Director Stacie Sanders Evans shared her perspective in a #WhyArts video.

Join us in celebrating #YAWeek by creating a video, taking a photo, writing a few words, or sharing a piece of artwork that tells a story of how the arts have impacted your life. Then nominate your friends, family, and colleagues to participate as well! Learn how to share your story and other ways you can get involved this week at yamd.org.

Check in with the Young Audiences Blog and follow us on Facebook and Twitter as we post more videos, news, and updates throughout #YAWeek.