Arts for Learning Northwest In-School Arts Programs

Arts for Learning Northwest In-School Programs offers performances, residencies, workshops, and The Right Brain Initiative. Performances introduce students to an art form or culture through demonstration, entertainment, education, and audience participation. Workshops give students, teachers, and families an introductory encounter with an art form, and the program also offers residency sessions and classroom workshop sessions.

Programs

• Performances — An Arts for Learning Northwest Performance introduces students to an art form and/or culture through demonstration, entertainment, education and audience participation.
• Residencies
• Workshops — Through Workshops, artists provide an introductory encounter with an art form for students, teachers, and families.
• The Right Brain Initiative — A partnership between school districts and the cultural community to integrate arts programming into Portland area schools.

At a glance

• General schedule: Performances, residency sessions, and classroom workshop sessions are as a baseline 50 minutes long but can be modified to fit the school's available time slot. Workshops including Teacher Workshops can be booked for 50 minutes or 90 minutes at different price points.

About the provider

Arts for Learning Northwest was founded in 1958 under the name Young Audiences of Oregon. In 1989, the Portland-based organization merged with a smaller chapter in Vancouver. Its mission is to connect children and youth with arts experiences in music, dance, theatre, media, and visual arts across Oregon and SW Washington.

Last updated October 11, 2026.