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YOUNG AUDIENCES OF ATLANTA BOARD VOTES ON NAME CHANGE

August 18, 2005 (Atlanta) - The governing board of Young Audiences of Atlanta (YAA) recently voted to change the name of the organization in wake of the merger with the Woodruff Arts Center. YAA is now officially known as Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC).

“We wanted our name to reflect the recent merger and our being part of the Woodruff Arts Center family,” said YA Executive Director Tony Kimbrell. “The inclusion of ‘Atlanta’ in our previous name was no longer an accurate reflection of the reach of our programs and our presence in schools and communities across Georgia.”

Young Audiences joined the Woodruff Arts Center as its fifth division as of January 1, 2005, making it the first new division added to the Center since 1968.

Young Audiences
Since its inception in 1982, Young Audiences (YA) has sought to improve the life and education of every child through the arts. As one of 32 local affiliates of the national Young Audiences organization, and the newest division of the Woodruff Arts Center, YA is Georgia’s leading provider of in-school educational arts programming, reaching approximately one million children during the 2004-2005 school year alone. YA supports excellence in education by providing curriculum-based, in-school educational arts experiences presented by a roster of more than 75 professional teaching artists in the disciplines of music, dance, visual art, and theatre. YA programs, available as assembly performances, workshops, and residencies, are developmentally appropriate for children in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and provide authentic connections to the Georgia curriculum.

Woodruff Arts Center
The Woodruff Arts Center opened its doors in 1968 and has grown into the largest performing and visual arts center in the nation. The Woodruff is unique in that it combines visual/performing arts along with an arts college on one campus. A not-for-profit organization, the Woodruff Arts Center is made up of the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta College of Art, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, Young Audiences and the 14th Street Playhouse.

Contact: Amy Turner
Young Audiences
(404) 733-5308
amy.turner@woodruffcenter.org