Young Audiences of Houston

ARTS and CULTURAL PERFORMANCES: Young Audiences of Houston offers, diverse arts in education performance programming for students in an assembly setting. These innovative programs introduce students to the arts through a balance of demonstrations and student interaction. All programs are aligned with the Texas State curricula (TEKS) and offers curriculum ties, classroom activities and discussion ideas, extension activities, program goals and objectives, vocabulary words, and teacher/parent resources. ARTS-INTEGRATION RESIDENCIES: Young Audiences of Houston residencies are tailored to each site and offer experiences implemented by specially trained artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts/digital media. Young Audiences of Houston arts-integration experts create and deliver programming options that align core-curriculum concepts and the arts. With campus educations, teaching artist co-deliver arts based strategies that support the educational goals of the campus and students. ARTS IN EDUCATION WORKSHOPS: One time, hands-on workshops bring individual artist into a classroom setting where they encourage students to actively discover their creative potential. During the 2022-2023 year, Young Audiences served 254,670 children through 3,918 Programs at 218 sites, in partnership with 186 artists.

HEALING ARTS PROGRAMS: For more than 30 years our organization has partnered with local children's hospitals and specialized treatment centers serving children to provide free Young Audiences of Houston programming for children undergoing treatment. The goal of Young Audiences of Houston's Healing arts programming is to use the tremendous power of the arts to spread joy, give hope, manage pain, support treatment, and leave positive memories for hospitalized children and their caregivers. In addition, many hospitalized children are required to be out of school for extended periods of time. Young Audiences' Healing Arts programs also serve homeless youth facing challenges and tackling issues; the arts become a valuable tool for creation, discovery, expression, hope, and healing.

ARTS-PROMISE PROGRAMS: Young Audiences of Houston's Art-Promise initiative specifically supports students who struggle in a traditional education setting. Often they are creative and inventive learners who need a vehicle for their own inspiration through the arts. Approximately 93% of the children served are designated at-risk for academic failure; this research-based intervention provides a positive outlet for youth. COME AND EXPLORE, SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM: This program is an innovative approach to systemic issues around access and equity for underserved communities, schools, and children in Houston. Through mentor leadership teams comprised of area high school students and local teaching artists and community arts partner organizations, students are supported through grade level and academically assigned content that allows for a personalized learning approach to education. The Come and Explore network of collaborative experiences provide children and their families with both in the program and at-home activities to reduce barriers to summer learning loss and engages a whole-child approach to learning and creativity. Young Audiences of Houston's programs serve 87% economically disadvantaged children, 89% at Title 1 Schools, and 38% English Language Learners.