Arts for Learning Connecticut

Our organization was founded over 40 years ago with the belief that every child deserves the right to an education that fosters their creativity and allows them to experience and explore the arts. We are an affiliate of Young Audiences, a national leader in arts integration, and have become the largest provider of arts-in-education programming in the state of Connecticut. As an inclusive organization, our goal is to provide high-quality, arts-integrated instruction that is accessible, supportive, and welcoming to children of all backgrounds and abilities. Each year our roster of 100+ teaching and performance artists serve in over 60% of towns across the state; last year we reached more than 175,000 students in schools, libraries, and community centers, and through other community-based engagements. While much of our work is fee-for-service, we work hard to secure grant funding to bring essential arts integration programming to schools and communities that might not otherwise have such resources; we are proud to enable tens of thousands of under-served children to experience the joy of performance, connect with professional artists, and see brilliant sparks of possibility.