Founded in 1952, Young Audiences Arts for Learning is the nation's first and largest arts-in-education network:
- reaching seven million schoolchildren annually.
- presenting nearly 100, 000 arts-in-education programs in music, theater, visual and design arts, dance, and the literary arts. These programs include performance-demonstrations, workshops, residencies, and professional development services for teachers.
- working with 4,600 professional teaching artists.
- producing programs in 7,500 schools annually.
Arts for Learning was the first organization ever to receive the prestigious National Medal of Arts. Awarded in 1994, the White House recognized Young Audiences Arts for Learning's achievements in working with educational systems, the arts community, and the public and private sectiors to help ensure that the arts play a decisive role in the education of young people.
Young Audiences Arts for Learning is a non-profit charitable 501(c)(3) organization.
