This December, Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) will hold an institute and residency program, cultivating the next generation of highly-qualified teaching artists to support arts-integrated education in local elementary schools. Arts integration connects learning in an art form to learning in other content areas. Artists will use their expertise to engage students in the creative process and meet objectives in both the art form and the connecting content area. After successfully completing an intensive two-day seminar conducted by arts integration and child development experts, each teaching artist will be placed in a classroom to conduct a five-day residency. Open to professional artists of all teaching experience levels, participants will learn strategies to employ their artistic talents in the instruction of core academic content alongside classroom teachers. The dates and location for the institute is as follows: December 3-4, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70117 To learn more about YALA’s Teaching Artist Institute visit: www.ya4la.org. Questions about the program and registration can be directed Christopher Sheard, Artist Services Manager, Young Audiences of Louisiana, 504.523.3525 or christoper@ya4la.org.