Young Audiences Of Northern California
Young Audiences Arts for Learning is the Bay Areas leading source of arts-in-education services. Our mission and goal is to help make the arts an essential part of young people’s education. We advance the artistic and educational development of children and youth by bringing them together with professional artists of all disciplines to learn, create and participate in the arts.
Description:
Young Audiences of Northern California (YANC) connects children to art as a way to enrich their lives. We organize free public performances, arts workshops, and provide professional development opportunities to educators and artist. We encourage schools and community sites to fully integrate the arts into ongoing curricula and programs by developing a program combining artist residencies, development workshops and assembly performances in one comprehensive, multidisciplinary package.
Our mission is to make the arts - classical, contemporary and multicultural - an essential part of every child's education and life.
Our vision is that comprehensive, systemic and sequential arts programs are an essential element in every child’s education and are offered to all children, from pre-school through high school, during the school day, after school and in their communities.
These essential arts programs are enthusiastically supported by national, state and local leaders, school district personnel, teachers, parents, artists, funders, businesses and all who care about children and our future.
Our programs and artists introduce children to the arts. Therefore we insist that they be the best in their fields and the best artist-teachers. Our children deserve nothing less.
We are committed to paying our artists a fee that reflects our value of the arts and our artists’ professionalism.
Our artists reflect the cultural diversity of the children who live in California, one of the most diverse states in the nation.
We work collaboratively with teachers, principals, school districts, parents, artists and arts organizations to achieve the best results for our children.
We never stop learning and believe in the value of continuing professional development for our staff, artists, board members, teachers and parents.
We insist on integrity and giving our best effort in everything we do.
We believe that to grow a dynamic and affirming society, we must develop the capacity of our children to achieve in a vastly complex world.
We firmly believe the arts are the key to navigating a culturally diverse landscape, achieving academic success, solving problems and building cohesive, respectful communities.
We strive to develop in children a life-long love of the arts.
History:
Young Audiences of Northern California is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the Bay Area serving children, families and educators. YANC is one of 32 chapters of Young Audiences, Inc. the largest provider of arts education services in the country. In 1994, Young Audiences Inc. was awarded the National Medal of Arts, presented by President Clinton in recognition of this achievement.
Contact person: Kris Murray, Executive Director, (phone), (email)
Main office number:
(415) 974-5554Office fax number: 415-974-5104
Address:
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125A Stillman Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(See a map) |
Web Site: http://www.ya-nc.org
Directions:
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On Stillman between 3rd and 4th Streets, Young Audiences is upstairs at 125A.
Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Montgomery,
Walk distance (in minutes): 12
Nearest Bus Stop: Several at Harrison and 3rd or 4th, 3 minute walk |
Miscellaneous Information
| Besides English, which languages are spoken at your agency? |
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No others
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| What is the minimum age for volunteers at your agency? |
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18
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| Is your agency wheelchair accessible? |
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Yes
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| Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 10? |
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Yes
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| Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 20? |
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No
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| Last updated on March 12, 2010 |
