With support from the California Arts Council, Young Audiences of Northern California (YANC) will partner with two underperforming elementary schools to provide school-wide, culturally responsive arts programs that support student learning in the arts and the building of 21st century skills and Studio Habits of Mind while also providing California teaching artists with meaningful employment.
Young Audiences of Northern California (YANC) partners with our network of teaching artists to deliver arts education to schools and community centers through our Signature Core Programs: assembly performances, artist residencies, artist workshops, and professional development for classroom teachers. We work in four arts disciplines: visual art, music, theater, and dance. We provide maximum impact on student learning by ensuring that all of our programs are arts-focused, child-centered, outcomes-driven, and measurably effective. To achieve these qualities, all programs offer students the opportunity to: experience the art form demonstrated by a professional artist; understand the art form and its history and culture; create the art form; and connect their learning to other areas of study, and to their lives and world.