Kansas City Young Audiences Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsMissouri, United States11-50 Employees
Kansas City Young Audiences is a non-profit organization providing arts education programs for children and youth in the Kansas City metro, with a mission to engage every child in the arts, foster creativity, and support educational success. The organization serves about 100,000 students annually, drawing on a network of around 150 partner teaching artists and reaching many students from lower-income backgrounds. It operates as an affiliate of the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network, aligning with a broader national framework for arts education. Founded in 1961, KCYA has a 55-year history as the original provider of high-quality arts education in the area and is based in Kansas City, Missouri. Its programs span creative writing, dance, theatre, visual art, and music, contributing to artistic expression and skill development for children. In early 2020, KCYA partnered with Destination Imagination Inc to expand workshop programming for Global Finals 2020, making more than 200 classes available.