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February 25, 2021 Field News

CYD Community Response Survey from The Lewis Prize for Music

The Lewis Prize for Music has created a short survey in an effort to collect information about the creative youth development field's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing injustices of systemic racism that the pandemic has magnified.

February 25, 2021 Guild News

Compass and Rootwork Series Complete, But the Work Continues

Both our “Anti-Racism as Organizational Compass” and “Rootwork | Grounding Community Arts Education Beyond the Pandemic” speaker series are now complete, but will have next steps. Guild members can access all of the recordings in our Resource Center.

February 02, 2021 Field News

The Arts and Cultural Sector: Federal Policy Actions

The purpose of the statement is to demonstrate to the new Biden-Harris Administration the important role of the arts within the broad context of economic recovery and how the arts can be of service in addressing federal priorities.

January 04, 2021 Field News

Analysis: COVID-19’s Impacts on Arts and Culture from the NEA

This analysis, a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Argonne National Laboratory, provides a summary of the economic damage the pandemic has caused to the arts sector, with a particular focus on the performing arts.

September 03, 2020 Member News

Destiny Arts Center Featured in New York Times

Destiny Arts Center was featured in a beautiful piece in the New York Times that captures how for the young artists at Destiny, dance and activism are intertwined and rooted in the traditions of Oakland.

July 20, 2020 Field News

Lewis Prize Awards $1.25 Million in COVID-19 Relief to CYD Orgs

A total of $1.25 million will be awarded to 32 Creative Youth Development (CYD) organizations across the U.S. that have adapted and responded to the pressing needs of the young people they serve amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.