Young Audiences of Massachusetts, Neighbor

Young Audiences of Massachusetts (YAMA) is a non-profit established in 1962 with the mission to “initiate life-long involvement in the arts by making them integral to every child’s education.” The organization works with artists, schools and community partners to find, develop and implement programming which leverages the many powers of the arts to strengthen learning skills, bring curriculum vibrantly to life and to introduce students to unfamiliar cultures and new modes of self expression.

After 50 years of service to Massachusetts, schools, libraries, museums and other learning centers throughout the Commonwealth have come to think of YAMA as the go-to resource for arts education programs—performances, hands-on workshops, and in-depth residencies—which are sure to be of the highest artistic quality and are also guaranteed to tie-in to state curriculum frameworks.

YAMA is one of 32 affiliates of Young Audiences, Arts-For-Learning, the largest arts education network in the country. This network provides access to leading researchers, arts education conferences and training guides for assessment and learning. Young Audiences, Inc. requires an accreditation review every five years, certifying that our chapter meets national standards of excellence in program and professional development.