YAMA's 2011-2012 Program Guide is here!
To download a PDF version, or for information on how to have one mailed to you, click here.
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YAMA's office has moved.
We are now located in The Non-Profit Building in downtown Boston, right near South Station.
Our phone number has not changed, but our mailing address, fax number, and individual extensions have.
New contact information:
89 South Street, Suite 601
Boston, MA 02111
p: 617-629-9262 | f: 617-249-1862
For a list of staff members and new extensions, click here.
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YAMA's 50th Anniversary is coming up in 2012. Stay in touch with us throughout the year to make sure that you get to be part of the celebration!
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Young Audiences of Massachusetts has committed to saving money and the planet by switching from print to online communications whenever possible.
Please send your current email address to yamass@yamass.org so that we can keep you informed while staying ecologically friendly.
(Make sure to add our address into your email contacts so that information we send you doesn't accidentally end up in your spam.) |
Your contribution makes it possible for us to provide artistically excellent programs and residencies in music, dance, visual art, and drama to over 250,000 students, educators, and families each year.
Donating to Young Audiences has never been easier thanks to Wainwright Bank. Please visit the Community Room to make your online contribution today.
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$5,000 for Your Kid's School!
Americans for the Arts and KRIS wines have teamed up for the second annual "Art of Education" program. 16 schools will be awarded a total of $25,000 to improve academic achievement through quality arts education.
No application necessary! Click here to go to KRIS Wine's Facebook page and cast your vote for your favorite K-12 public school to win.
Participants 21 years and older can vote one time per day through November 30. The school with the winning number of votes will be awarded $5,000. The next five schools receiving the top number of votes will receive $2,000. Schools that rank sixth through 16th in total number of votes will receive $1,000.
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Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant Program
Through the Toolbox for Education grant program, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation will donate funds to U.S. public schools and public school parent teacher groups at more than one thousand public schools. Grants range from $2,000 - $5,000.
Click here for more information and to download an application.
Deadline: February 17, 2012.
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ING Unsung Heroes Awards
100 educators will be selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative classroom projects. Three of the chosen educators will also be selected to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000.
Click here for more information and to download an application.
Deadline: April 30, 2012.
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Plan ahead for the New Year -
Schedule your January programs now!
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - January 16th
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 Bamidele Dancers & Drummers
Experience the celebratory dances, rhythms, folklore, and songs from West Africa.
Grades PreK-12 |
 "Characters" Educational TheaterEllen Craft: Running 1,000 Miles to FreedomEllen Craft tells the astonishing, true story of her and her husband's escape from slavery in 1848, their year in Boston, their subsequent escape to England, and their eventual return to Georgia. Grades 7-12For further information about this program, click here. |
 George W. Russell, Jr. & Co.Clap Your HandsAfrican-American music has influenced both the musical and political movements in America. This lively program demonstrates the rise and changing roles of music in the African-American community and describes its many functions throughout the centuries. Grades PreK-12For further information about this program, click here. |
 Inter*Act Performances with Jan TurnquistHarriet Beecher Stowe: Catalyst for Civil WarStudents will meet the famous abolitionist and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, the woman whom Abraham Lincoln called "the little lady who started this great war." Grades 6-12For further information about this program, click here. |
 Valerie TutsonThe Right To...LibertyHear the stories of Black freedom fighters during the American Revolution, including Ona Marie Judge, a slave who ran away from George Washington, and Elizabeth Freeman, known as Mumbet, whose court case paved the way to abolishing slavery in Massachusetts. Grades 3-12For further information about this program, click here. |
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National Storytelling Week
January 29th - February 4th
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Celebrate National Storytelling Week by bringing one of the following artists to your child's school or an other community location: (Click on the artist's name for more information about their programs)
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Odaiko New England's Juni Kobayashi
The Board of Directors of Odaiko New England, one of Young Audiences of Massachusetts' Roster Artists and the area's oldest and most prominent taiko company, has officially named Juni Kobayashi as its Artistic Director.
To see a video of Juni Kobayashi performing "Ganesha," a solo piece for taiko that Juni composed and performed at the North American Taiko Conference in California this past August, click here.
To find our more information on Odaiko New England's school programs through Young Audiences of Massachusetts, click here.
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