Don't just watch, play. YALA's online Baby Artsplay! workshop returns with arts education activities for families with toddlers and preschoolers
Young Audiences of Louisiana is kicking off 2022 family workshops with a series of online YALA Baby Artsplay! at Home workshops featuring a selection of work from the New Orleans Museum of Art. “Getting to Know You” is a six-part workshop series designed to instruct caregivers on how to use the arts at home to promote early learning. The 30-minute workshop will run from February 12 – March 26, on Saturdays* at 10:30 a.m.
Each week, certified Louisiana Wolf Trap Teaching Artists will walk caregivers through various stages of childhood development while engaging families in arts-based activities for early learners and exploring visual art from NOMA’s collection.
After each workshop, children and their caregivers can download our digital Connection Cards for tips on how workshop activities can be continued at home. Reactivate your arts experience by following along with one of our online workshops on Facebook (@youngaudiences).
While our Baby Artsplay! at Home workshops are geared towards families with children from infant up to two years of age, children up to four years old will have fun. Attend one workshop or all six! Families can join our event at no cost thanks to the generous support of The Helis Foundation. Register at www.ya4la.org/events.
February 12 - Workshop 1 - My Five Senses (Sensory Play)
February 19 – Workshop 2 – Baby Says… (Language)
March 5 - Workshop 3 - My Body (Self Awareness)
March 12 - Workshop 4 - Let's Move! (Movement)
March 19 - Workshop 5 - Up, Down, & All Around (Spatial Awareness)
March 26 - Workshop 6 - Get Your Motor Running (Motor Skills)
* The workshop will not meet on Saturday, February 19th due to the Endymion Parade.
About Young Audiences of Louisiana
Young Audiences of Louisiana was founded in 1962 to bring chamber musicians into local classrooms. For nearly 60 years, Young Audiences has adapted and evolved to meet the ever-changing needs of youth throughout the state through our mission of “inspiring, empowering, and uniting children and communities through education, arts, and culture.” Follow us on social media: Facebook (@youngaudiences), Instagram and YouTube (@youngaudiencesla).
Young Audiences of Louisiana is part of a national network of 30 affiliates throughout the country under Young Audiences Arts for Learning. As the nation's first and largest arts-in-education network, Young Audiences Arts for Learning ensures the highest standards in arts education programs for over five million school children annually.
About Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts is a recognized leader in early childhood arts-integrated learning and instruction. Wolf Trap Institute is scaled nationally, with 17 affiliated organizations and numerous partners in 30 states that deliver arts-integrated education experiences to 60,000 teachers, parents/caregivers, and students annually. Young Audiences of Louisiana is the Louisiana Affiliate of Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts.
About The Helis Foundation
The Helis Foundation is a Louisiana private foundation, established and funded by the William Helis Family. The Art Funds of The Helis Foundation advance access to the arts for the community through contributions that sustain operations for, provide free admission to, acquire works of art, and underwrite major exhibitions and projects of institutions within the Greater New Orleans area.