YOUNG AUDIENCES OF INDIANA INC

Programs

1. Consolidated - arts for learning has approximately 150 workshops and performances designed by 60 teaching artists. These programs are pre-designed and accessible to k-12 educators. All arts for learning programs are curriculum based, meeting state and national standards in the arts discipline and other subjects presented. During the 2023-24 academic year, we served 13,708 youth and 2,317 adults and educators through 2,538 workshops and residencies, 88 performances and community events, and 295 teaching trainings. This past year, arts for learning was able to continue working with indianapolis public schools (ips) with schools that have no arts or music program, with the generous support of esser (elementary and secondary school emergency relief) funds. Through esser funds, arts for learning was able to work with several different schools including eleanor skillen school 34 and jennings school 109 who both received a year-round afterschool theater and dance program, and daniel webster school 46 who was able to continue programming they received last year. We were also able to provide ernie pyle school 90 with an in-school weekly music program for 36 weeks, as well as an…

   $202,509 spent$147,237 earned by the program
   19% of program spending

2. Third space - the "third space" program, as we envision it, uses the arts to open up or transform the school environment, setting the stage for students to engage in authentic and meaningful learning. The artwork not only activates the physical space but, principally, acts as a provocation, stoking students' curiosity and prompting lively class discussions. Cultural historian lisa panayotidis referred to this third space of inquiry as "the provocation of seeing." panayotidis equated seeing with "critically-thinking through the world," in which students are incited to question how art is made and exists in a larger context.

   $238,460 spent$163,762 earned by the program
   22% of program spending

3. Abc fellowship program - the abc fellowship is an inquiry-based, people centered approach that empowers teaching artists to build partnerships in their community. The fellowship pairs an afl teaching artist, a lead teacher (k-12 educator) and an afl staff member in an 18-month deep dive into the culture of a school community. Each trio explores the assets of the school, the socio-cultural history of the surrounding community, and the needs of the students they are serving. Each fellowship is tasked with developing a 3-year abc vision plan to serve school, communities, and students through arts integrated approaches, and will have funding to pilot some of these programs. This process is supported by bi-weekly one on one coaching & full cohort meetings for the artist.

   $180,139 spent$2,399 earned by the program
   17% of program spending

4. Summer enrichment through the arts (seta) seta is an initiative that brings arts enrichment to wherever young folks are at all summer long. Partnering with summer schools and summer camps, we provide fun + engaging co-creative experiences in a variety of creative art media. Seta's primary curricular focus is sel, giving some variety to the summer programming with which we are partnering. Seta often culminates with student exhibition and/or a performance by the teaching artist who led the enrichment experience. Artforce - artforce is a three-week summer apprenticeship program that introduces teens to the arts as possible collegiate and career paths. Artforce exposes teens to local colleges, where they participate in studio classes, connect with faculty and students, and engage in campus life prior to high school graduation. They increase their understanding of the arts and gain marketable skills by building portfolios under the guidance of professional, practicing artists. The teen apprentices will also participate in career-building and college-readiness activities. During the third week of the program the apprentices are able to connect the knowledge and skills they had been…

   $438,939 spent$159,522 earned by the program
   41% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,060,047.