YALA’s Arts Education Workshops for Early Learners are in person at Ogden, Newcomb, and NOMA.
YALA’s Arts Education Workshops for Early Learners are in person at Ogden, Newcomb, and NOMA.

Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) will hold in-person YALA Baby Artsplay! and Artsplay workshops at at Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Newcomb Art Museum, and New Orleans Museum of Art, among other locations. The 30-minute arts education workshops use song and dance to promote cognitive development in preschoolers. Thanks to the generous support of The Helis Foundation, admission to the workshop and the partner museum is free for program participants. Attend one workshop or all six! Families can register at www.ya4la.org/events.

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EventsOmote EkwotafiaEarly Learners, YALA Baby Artsplay!, YALA Artsplay!, Community Events, Free admission
Young Audiences of Louisiana to pilot national five-year project for Responsive Arts in School Education
Young Audiences of Louisiana to pilot national five-year project for Responsive Arts in School Education

Last October Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences), the nation’s largest arts in education learning network, received a federal grant award of $9.2 million through the US Department of Education’s (DOE) Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program. This May, Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) and Young Audiences will pilot the five-year arts education program in Jefferson Parish Schools.

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InitiativesOmote EkwotafiaAssistance for Arts Education (AAE), RAISE
Young Audiences of Louisiana hosts a live painting fundraiser to inspire creativity and community connection
Young Audiences of Louisiana hosts a live painting fundraiser to inspire creativity and community connection

After a two-year hiatus, Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) is holding the second ever YALA Art Live fundraiser in partnership with the Krewe of Rolling Elvi. The event is scheduled to take place on April 1, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Urban South Brewery. Art lovers of all ages are welcome to join the festivities, where talented art students from Young Audiences Charter Schools will collaborate with professional New Orleans area artists in a type of visual performance art: live painting.

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YALA Baby Artsplay! Returns to In-Person Museum Workshops: Connect with your preschooler through the arts.
YALA Baby Artsplay! Returns to In-Person Museum Workshops: Connect with your preschooler through the arts.

Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) Baby Artsplay!™ and Artsplay!™ is returning to in-person workshops at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Newcomb Art Museum. These free 6-part workshop series provide engaging arts-based activities designed to instruct caregivers on how to use the arts education at home to promote early learning.

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ProgramsOmote EkwotafiaMuseum Workshops, Early Learners, YALA Baby Artsplay!, YALA Artsplay!
Do you have a “tiny explorer” in your home? Engage your kids in creative play and promote development
Do you have a “tiny explorer” in your home? Engage your kids in creative play and promote development

Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) knows how you can engage your preschooler in arts appreciation while encouraging their cognitive and emotional development. YALA will continue to provide live online workshops to families via Zoom. YALA’s latest Artsplay! at Home series, “Tiny Explorers”, is on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. from July 10 - August 14, 2021.

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ProgramsOmote EkwotafiaFamily, Virtual Workshop, YALA Artsplay!, News
Calling All Caregivers with “Little Helpers”
Calling All Caregivers with “Little Helpers”

Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) will continue to provide live arts education workshops to families via Zoom. YALA’s latest Baby Artsplay! at Home series, “Little Helpers”, begins on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Each workshop experience will be led by Young Audiences of Louisiana and Louisiana Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Dana Leon. "Little Helpers" allows for a playful introduction to key areas of childhood development, including motor skills, language and motor skills. While workshops are designed to promote childhood development and expand caregiver knowledge through the use of the performing arts, YALA’s Baby Artsplay! workshop will also give families the opportunity to explore visual art with their children.

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ProgramsOmote EkwotafiaYALA Baby Artsplay!, Family
Win wine and support arts education? Sounds like a win-win situation!
Win wine and support arts education? Sounds like a win-win situation!

As 2020 has been a year for changes and we won’t be Dancing for the Arts, we decided to do something a little different for our end-of-year giving campaign. This year donors can choose a $10 square(s) and upload a picture of their favorite piece of art. It can be your child's art, art you've created, or art you've seen that inspires you. The more squares you commit to donate, the more space you have on the board for your art to get noticed!

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SupportOmote EkwotafiaFundraising, Giving Campaign, Dancing for the Arts, News