“You Are All Now 6th Graders!”

On an early Saturday morning this past fall, Drew Anderson, a hip hop artist, slam poet, screenwriter, producer and veteran school…

Volunteering to Support YA Artists and Arts Integration in the Classroom

Getting Involved: Volunteering to Support Artists and Arts Integration in the Classroom

By Barbara Kesler, an active Young Audiences board member and volunteer and a retired Baltimore

Moving out of Our Comfort Zone

A reflection from Valerie Branch, professional dancer, master teaching artist, and YA roster artist

Young Audiences Summer Arts Academy group photo

Summer Arts and Learning Academy: Parents Reflect on their Child’s Transformation

We spoke with several parents to get their take on the Summer…

Alden Phelps’ New Assembly Offers Hands-on Writing Experience for Entire School Grade

Singing, Reading & Writing Songs: an Interactive Assembly.

AoSL Releases Report Linking Arts-Based Learning to STEM Innovation

Research demonstrates that arts…

Ssuuna residency with HotSpots

Innovative Partnership with Young Audiences at Hot Spots

This past spring, Young Audiences partnered with Hot Spots to bring Ugandan culture into the hands and hearts of the entire student body…

Summer Arts Programming Improves Academic Performance

One Crew Baltimore: Building Relationships and Community in Our Classrooms

A post from Young Audiences Executive Director, Stacie Sanders Evans | Today, we visited one of our Summer Arts…

YA’s Expanded Summer Arts and Learning Academy Kicks Off Today!

This morning, we kicked off our expanded Summer Arts and Learning Academy – a free, five week program immersing 900 City students in a variety of art forms…

Model the Way

If you were a school teacher and had just spent the last ten months in the classroom, where would you be on the 7th morning of your vacation? In bed? In your PJs…

Arts: Everywhere and Every Day

“Arts Every Day; Not Just Tuesday.” What a novel idea, right? That statement was made on May 25th, when we convened 8-12-year-old students from Belle Grove Elementary and Brooklyn Park Middle School, at the Chesapeake Arts Center for a conversation around…

Growing Up Green: The Life Cycle of Plants

Growing Up Green: Teaching Our Youngest Learners Environmental Citizenship Through the Arts. Part One: The Life Cycle of Plants