Connecting young people with diverse arts and creative experiences, and making the arts abundantly accessible in schools and communities.

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Portland Metro

Offering educational arts programming in multiple disciplines to Portland area schools

Arts for Learning Northwest was founded in 1958 under the name Young Audiences of Oregon as a local chapter of the nation’s largest arts-in-education organization. In 1989, the Portland-based organization merged with a smaller chapter in Vancouver to become Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington. We have steadily grown in scope and programming, evolving from presenting only classical music performances in our early years to currently offering a full range of educational arts programming in multiple disciplines and cultures—the only arts organization in the region to do so.  READ MORE

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June News: Four New Voices, One Shared Belief

June 24, 2026

This year, children’s access to the arts faced real pressure – and our community stepped up. Teaching artists showed up. Educators made space. Partners held the line. And supporters like you chose to invest in something […]

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