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We envision a Maryland where the arts are valued for their capacity to transform lives, and where every student is immersed in opportunities to imagine, to create, and to realize their full potential through the arts.

Our mission is to transform the lives and education of our youth through the arts by connecting educators, professional artists, and communities.

Recognizing the fundamental value of the arts, Young Audiences/Arts for Learning strives to ensure the arts are integrated into the lives and education of all of Marylands youth. For nearly 60 years, we have worked to make sure that any school, regardless of their resources, has access to the life-enriching experiences of high quality arts-in-education programmingbecause every child deserves to benefit from learning and growing through the arts.

There are few organizations in the state that can match both the breadth and depth of our outreach. We partner with 400 schools and community based organizations across the state of Maryland, reaching more than 200,000 children, educators, and parents through thousands of performances, workshops, artist residencies, and professional development for both educators and artists.

Rigorous auditioning and annual reviews of Young Audiences artists guarantees that the programs we provide to schools are artistically excellent and inspire and motivate our youth. We strive to make our programs accessible to any child regardless of where they live or go to school. This shared commitment to equitable access to opportunities to learn and grow through the arts is what fuels and connects our staff, board, and community of supporters.

There is a growing body of research proving the social and academic benefits of student participation in the arts, and a growing belief that the arts are essential to creating innovative, creative thinkers for tomorrows workforce. With this momentum of support, and with your involvement, every student in Maryland one day will have the opportunity to imagine, to create, and to realize their full potential through the arts.

Here is my heartlet me share it with you. A unison response said by Roland Park Elementary/Middle School students during a poetry workshop led by award-winning slam poet, teacher, and YA roster artist Gayle Danley.

Performances: SsuunaThousands of students across Maryland learned about teamwork, tapped into their creativity and imagination, and increased their understanding of other cultures through upbeat and motivational in-school assembly performances led by professional artists and ensembles, like Ssuuna. Ssunnas programs are an excellent way to get students excited about social studies and language arts while building 21st Century skills.

My 6th graders really enjoyed how interactive it

was, and many who usually cannot focus and engage in

activities were absolutely mesmerized and enthralled.

Elizabeth, Teacher, Central Middle School

Words of Inspiration...

Residencies: Amanda PellerinHundreds of students every week receive unique,

sometimes once in a lifetime opportunities to take part in an Artist-in-Residence or Arts Integrated Residency.

These programs involve YA roster teaching artists working in partnership with classroom teachers to develop a customized series

of workshops for children to experience, create, and share through a particular art form, while also learning core curricular concepts such as mathematical equations, story structure, or the scientific method.

Ceramic artist, Amanda Pellerin is one of our many roster artists who offers these hands-on arts experiences.

Amanda is devoted to helping students realize their full potential through clay. Her recent residency with Edgewood Elementary, a Harford County Public School, involved kindergarten through second grade students. Students worked with Amanda to create and install a

ceramic mosaic mural, depicting the nature surrounding Edgewood. Through this experience, students gained skills

in the ceramic arts including hand building, firing, painting and glazing, grouting, and overall mural

design, while also gaining knowledge in science through the study of flora and fauna.

Report Card: Teachers Comments

The performance inspired my students to read much more expressively, and helped considerably with reading com-prehension. It was fantastic!First Grade Reading Specialist, Fox Chapel Elementary School

You have my sincere gratitude and admiration for the work you do for all our children. Katherine, PTA Treasurer and Cultural Arts Coordinator, Fox Chapel Elementary School

YA ArtistsAll of our artists are highly-skilled

professional teaching artists, many of whom have won national

awards. They are evaluated and selected annually based on their artistic excellence and ability to

connect with young people. Each artist takes part in a comprehensive

application and audition process. All of our programs address one or more

of the standards outlined in the Maryland State Curriculum. Each

program comes with a free teacher guide that connects the artistic experi-

ence to classroom curriculum and includes sample lesson plans, activities,

and resources.

Dishibem was prob-ably one of the best assemblies we have ever had! They were really a perfect fit for us.Lisa, Principal, Edgewood Elementary School

Ball in the House was the best perfor-mance I have seen in 32 years of teaching! Their performances were riveting; no one wanted to leave...Again thank you for your on going support and help.Rebecca, Teacher, Saints Peter and Paul School

We dont have a chance to have dance in the school. Its so refreshing to see not only dance, but that it is related to the curriculum. Michael, Parent of two students at Southwest Baltimore Charter School

Just wanted to let you know how wonderful Mark Lohr was last night. the audience roared with laughter for the entire show. It was one of the best kids performances Ive ever seen and the fact that it was educational too was just icing on the cake.Thanks so muchHilary, Matapeake Elementary

Thank you for your help in scheduling this event and for the effortless Maryland State Arts Council grant you provided for us.Katherine, PTA Treasurer and Cultural Arts Coordinator, Fox Chapel Elementary School

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YAAfter SchoolOne thing I like about art is if you mess up, you can change it Devin, 9th grader, Academy for College and Career Exploration High School

YA partners with schools and community organizations to provide critical arts in education programming in the afterschool hours for hundreds of Maryland youth. YA provides technical and logistical assistance from recruiting artists and handling on-site management of the programs to curriculum design and fundraising.

YA afterschool programs provide an array of per-forming and visual arts workshops led by local professional artists for the entire school year. At the end of each semester, students exhibit and perform their newly found talents to their family and community through per-formances and exhibits.

I learned sometimes art can be about you...

YA Inspiring and Empowering Educators (For every educator served, at least 25 students are impacted!)A growing number of students are benefiting from their teachers ability to effectively incorporate the arts throughout their curriculum and school day. YA provides profes-sional development to educators with the goal of empowering classroom teachers to address the diverse needs of all their students through the arts. These programs help to provide educators with the tools, resources, and knowledge to develop lessons that con-nect to the curriculum with creative and innovative activities, challenging students to think critically and expand their imagination, while enhancing 21st Century skills.

Professional development workshops range from addressing literacy through the arts to making mathematical concepts digestible and fun!

AMAndA, Third Grade Teacher, Edgewood Elementary

thank you for the fun and interactive faculty meeting with our school.I just happened to be doing verbs

and adjectives with my class the next day and they loved the songs!

All teachers should participate in the arts with proper training to make sure it is valid and supports the lessons in meaningful ways... Students would be more engaged if the lessons were connected, had context, and allowed them to express themselves.Marnee, Art Teacher, James Mosher Elementary

YA Building the Capacity of Teaching Artists

The Teaching Artist Institute (TAI) is a Statewide partner-ship between YA, Arts Education in Mary-land Schools (AEMS) Alliance, and the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC).

Twenty-first Cen-tury skills, such as cooperation, cultural awareness, and critical thinking, are intrinsic to the process of art-making. TAI works with teaching artists to help them identify, communicate, and assess their goals and the impact they hope to achieve through

their work in schools. TAI seminars facilitate a mutually beneficial collaboration between teachers and teaching artists. Like a ripple in a pond, these partnerships exponentially expand access to the arts.

TAI is generously funded through the National Endowment for the Arts, the Dana Foundation, MSAC, the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, Sylvan/Lau-reate Foundation, and the Kennedy Center.

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$50,000+ Maryland State Arts

Council

$25,000 - 49,999 Baltimore County Com-

mission on Arts & Sciences

Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts

The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation

Louis B II and Josephine L. Kohn Family Foundation, Inc

$10,000 - 24,999 Alison Rose Tunis Fund of

The Baltimore Community Foundation

The Dresher FoundationMorton and Sophia Macht

FoundationMayo and Molly ShattuckNancy Peery Marriott

FoundationNational Arts StrategiesNortheasterners, Baltimore

ChapterWilliam G. Baker, Jr.

Memorial Fund

$5,000 - 9,999 Goldsmith Family

FoundationHarry L. Gladding

FoundationThe Henry and Ruth

Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation

Mimi KapiloffThe Rouse Company

FoundationSylvan/Laureate

FoundationWachovia Bank

$1,000 - 4,999 Aaron Straus and Lillie

Straus FoundationBaltimore Community

FoundationBrown Family FoundationWilliam and Candice

BucknerVirginia Tyler CampbellThe Campbell FoundationCommunity Foundation of

the Eastern ShoreWilliam F. Eberhart, IIIThe Hoffberger FoundationThe John J. Leidy

Foundation, Inc.Joseph and Harvey

Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds

Diane MarkmanMacht Philanthropic Fund

of THE ASSOCIATEDMetLife Dance for LifeOrder ProductionsEric PripsteinSalisbury Wicomico Arts

CouncilEric Siegel and Courtney

LeighMichael and Susan Stein Susan A. and Paul C.

Wolman, Jr. FundThe Rotary Club of

Columbia Patuxent, Inc.T. Rowe Price Associates

Foundation, Inc.Verizon FoundationWRNR - Grasonville

Broadcasting, LLC

$250 - 999 The Abraham & Ruth

Krieger Family Foundation

Sandra Rossello AllenAnnapolis Contracting, Inc.Edward and Ellen BernardJennifer M. CarrDamon and Katrina DennisCarol DupkinBen Evans and Stacie A.

SandersGarons Furniture

CompanyThe Gorfine FoundationE. Scott and Cindy JohnsonBrian and Susan LeshnerMark and Susan LevyMichael and Lois MarkMaryland Charity

Campaign Camay and John Murphy Neu-Ion, Inc.Tonya OsborneTerry Peterson and Scott

Shanklin-PetersonBuck SandersThomas and Julie SessaMark SteckbeckDavid and Carol SternMatt and Carly TebbettsDrs. Sean Tunis and Nancy

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YA Donor Honor Roll(Gifts made between July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)

Math: Homework

1. Based on your reading, what are the sources of Young Audiences income by category (expressed in percentages)?

2. Based on your reading, what percentage of Young Audiences expenses are used for programming, fundraising, and administration?

Program Expenses: 84%

Fundraising Expenses: 8%

Administration Expenses: 8%

3. What was Young Audiences total operating budget during the 2007-2008 fiscal year? $1.2 million

4. What can you deduce from these facts? Young Audiences is committed to fiscal responsibility. Young Audiences is committed to providing Maryland youth access to the

arts, and works diligently to raise the funds to ensure our vision is one day reached... A Maryland where the arts are valued for their capacity to trans-form lives, and where every student is immersed in opportunities to imagine, to create, and to realize their full potential through the arts.

Private Contributed Income 34% (Foundations, Corporate, Private Donations, and Special Event Net Income)

Program Income 53%

Public Contributed Income 13% (State and Local Government)

Maryland Geography: Homework

1. Based on your reading, how many students were served by Young Audi-ences in each county between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008?

2. How many total students were served in Maryland? 193,773

3. Number of students that were able to experience arts programs as a direct result of YAs fundraising efforts and donors like you: 193,773

4. How many more students in Maryland could YA reach if they had enough funding? 1,174,048

5. How many schools, libraries, or community centers were served? 420

6. Who makes the work of Young Audiences possible?Generous individual, corporate, government, and foundation donors, like you. Thank you!

Garrett1,200Carroll7,544 Balti-more39,619

Harford12,750 Cecil1,599

Charles1,170St. Marys1,050

Calvert2,650

Anne Arundel22,463Talbot3,048

Somerset-

Kent760Queen Annes6,621

Caroline20

Wicomico7,175Worcester2,745

Dorchester1,780

Howard14,449

PrinceGeorges10,520Baltimore City30,323

Mont-gomery15,170

Frederick7,222

Washington3,365Allegany-

The Maryland Chapter of Young Audiences, Inc. is a non profit charitable organization under Section 501(c)3 of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Rivis, Jones, & Maresca audits the financial statements. Copies are available upon request from Young Audiences of Maryland.

YOunG AuDIEnCES/ARTS fOR LEARnInG

StaffStacie Sanders, Executive DirectorMegan Wills, Assistant to the Executive Director/Office ManagerPat Cruz, Education DirectorAmy Kozak, Development DirectorAdenike Akintilo, Marketing/PR Associate Azya Maxton, Special Projects Manager Donna Sherman, Program CoordinatorKristen Turner, Program Assistant Jan Wuenschell, Finance ManagerPatricia Thomas, Executive Director, Emeritus

Board of DirectorsEric M. Pripstein, PresidentDamon Dennis, Esq., Vice PresidentLois Mark, SecretaryJennifer M. Carr, TreasurerDr. Jon BaumanBill BucknerCandice BucknerWilliam F. Eberhart, IIIAnne GoldMimi KapiloffSamuel MacerCamay MurphyTonya M. OsborneThomas J. SessaMark SteckbeckMichael Stein

927 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 410-837-7577. www.yamd.org