Young Generations Coordinator
Arts Partners for Learning, an initiative managed by Young Audiences, has a mission to expand access to arts education for children in WNY, improve the capacity of our cultural organizations, and provide quality creative learning programs.
Its vision is to create opportunities for arts and cultural organizations and professional artists to work with schools and ultimately improve the educational outcomes for children. Led by a Leadership Team composed of leaders from the arts, cultural, education, and philanthropic sectors of Western New York, APL aims to bring arts and cultural programs to schools that are standards-based and integrated throughout the curriculum.
Our Mission
Expand access to arts education for children in WNY, improve the capacity of our cultural organizations, and provide quality creative learning programs.
Wh0 are Arts Partners for Learning?
APL is a regional partnership that was formed in 2011 with the vision to create opportunities for arts and cultural organizations and professional artists to work with schools and ultimately improve the educational outcomes for children. Led by a Leadership Team composed of leaders from the arts, cultural, education, and philanthropic sectors of Western New York, APL aims to bring arts and cultural programs to schools that are standards-based and integrated throughout the curriculum. Now in its tenth year, APL comprises over 20 partners from the arts and cultural community who offer over 30 programs to area schools. APL hosts professional development events for partners and others seeking best practices from across the country to improve the educational outcomes for students.
Program Partners
Collaborating Partners
APL Leadership
Lindsay Kranz
School and Docent Programs Coordinator
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Jacqueline Hoyt
Executive Director
Arts Council for Wyoming County
Jen Swan
Executive Director
Arts Services Initiative of WNY
Cheri Weatherston
Architecture + Education Chair
Buffalo Architecture Foundation
Courtney Creenan-Chorley
Buffalo Architecture Foundation President
Buffalo Architecture Foundation
Lauren Makeyenko
Director of Education
Buffalo Audobon Society
Anne Conable
Special Projects Consultant
Buffalo & Erie County Library
Carrie Stiver
Executive Director
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
Sara Miller
Director of Education and Programs
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
Rachael Pudlewski
Education Manager
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robin Parkinson
Vice President
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michele Agosto
Supervisor of Curriculum in Art
Art Education Department
Buffalo Public Schools
Joy Guarino
Associate Professor of Dance
Buffalo State College
Troy Paisley
Director of Education
Buffalo Zoo
Michaela Worosz
Art Center Educator
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Tara Walker
Curator of Education and Visitor Engagement
Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
Deborah Sunya Moore
Vice President
Chautauqua Institution
Suzanne Fassett Wright
Director of Arts Education
Chautauqua Institution
Daniel Lynch
Technology Coordinator
Erie 1 BOCES
Mack Barker
Education Coordinator
Explore Buffalo
Ian Seppala
Education Director
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
Marissa Seib
Education Coordinator
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
Shane Hawkins
Executive Director
Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.
Gina Miano
Director of Education
Martin House
Taylor Jeromos
Programs Coordinator
Martin House
Alan Nowicki
Program Director
Roycroft Campus
Gabriella McKinley
Education and Community Outreach Coordinator
Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Sean Crawford
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Katie Mallinson
Arts Engagement Coordinator
Shea’s Performing Arts Center
Thembi Duncan
Director of Arts Engagement and Education
Shea's Performung Arts Center
Martina Lavallo
Communications and Education Coordinator
Squeaky Wheel
Maggie Parks
Teaching Artist
Starlight Studios
Tracy Snyder
Executive Director
Theater of Youth
Mark Lozo
Education Director
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
Kimberly Andriaansen
Program Manager
Tifft Nature Preserve
Maria Ta
Program Manager
Ujima Co. Inc.
Rosemary Williams
Program Director
Western New York Book Arts Center
ex officio
Amelia Schrader
Executive Director
Young Audiences of Western New York
Allison Rabent
Director of Programs
Young Audiences of Western New York
APL Funders
