Young Audiences of Northeast Texas

08/27/2026

Ballet Folklorico made their way all the way from Dallas to perform two shows at Tyler ISD in May! Thank you for bringing such a wonderful cultural experience to our schools 💃 🇲🇽

08/25/2026

Back in April, Young Audiences provided a sponsorship for 250 students to see the Jungle Book at the UT Tyler Cowan Center 🐯 🐅 🌿

We're so grateful to be able to provide access to the arts for more kids!

08/21/2026

Owens Elementary School had the privelege of learning some martial arts from Sifu Brandon Jones at Tyler Kung Fu & Fitness! 🥋 💪

08/19/2026

Elizabeth Kahura demonstrates the importance of sharing the cultural music, stories, and art of Africa. Students have so much fun at her programs, and Young Audiences is so excited to send this program to a number of schools in East Texas this year!

08/14/2026

Recently, Executive Director Glenn Ballard conducted a seminar at Tyler ISD Legacy High School and highlighted the 25 year partnership that Young Audiences has with Tyler ISD. We're proud to speak on the new programs we've launched that focus on middle school and high school classrooms!

Happy back-to-school to all of the students! 📝🎶🥁📚

04/27/2026

Any gift, small or large, impacts students that need our help!

Give during the Power Hour of 1:00 pm to 1:59 pm on Tuesday for YA to receive a special $500 bonus gift.

Donate here: https://www.easttexasgivingday.org/organization/youngaudiencesofnortheasttx

04/21/2026

We are only one week away from East Texas Giving Day! 🫶 ☀️ 💃

When you donate to Young Audiences of Northeast Texas, you're bringing arts education to children in underserved areas. Your donation contributes to a wide range of artistic resources including our after school programs, teaching artists, Poetry in Schools contest, theater productions, and much, much more!

Plus -- Thanks to a very gracious matching gift, you have the chance to have your donation doubled!

To make a donation early, visit the East Texas Giving Day website here:

Young Audiences of Northeast Texas use the arts to enrich the lives of students and enhance their education. We connect qualified teaching artists with schools across Region 7 to enhance learning, provide artistic access, and open pathways of creative and critical...

04/10/2026

Mark your calendar 🗓️ April 28!
Support creativity, education, and local students this East Texas Giving Day!

Donate now 👉 https://www.easttexasgivingday.org/organization/youngaudiencesofnortheasttx

03/30/2026

Young Audiences is so honored to have had such a great turnout at our Arts in Education Awards! 🎉 💫

A HUGE congratulations to the well-deserving award winners, Margaret Perkins, Preston Parker, Tom Mensch, Leah Cason, Alison Adkins Kennedy, and Dr. David Crawford! We are so grateful for these champions of the arts in our region.

Thank you to every sponsor who made this event possible, alongside all of our event committees, and Francie Batten Hodges photography for the wonderful photos!

Here's to enriching more lives through the arts. 🎶 🎨 💃d

03/18/2026

Get excited!!! ✨ ✨ ✨

We are now only ONE day away from our Arts in Education Awards Gala! 💃 🕺 🎶 🎨

Now is your chance to donate in honor of our ICON Award Recipient, Margaret Perkins, or the 5 outstanding art educators we will be honoring: Dr. David Crawford, Tom Mensch, Alison Adkins Kennedy, Leah Cason, & Preston Parker.

Donate here: https://yanetexas.org/aiea-event/