Irvin L. Young Auditorium receives grant from Target Corporation
Released: June 26, 2003
The Irvin L. Young Auditorium’s Horizons Matinee Series is once again the recipient of a Target Corporation Arts in Education grant. The $2,000 grant will support the Young Auditorium’s ongoing efforts to provide performing arts experiences to students.
Target supports Arts in Education grants that connect artists and students by bringing performers to schools, sending students to see performances or exhibitions, and giving kids a chance to participate in arts workshops.
“Exposure to the arts is an important part of every student’s education,” according to program materials from Target. “Unfortunately, school funding for arts programs often takes a back seat to more pressing needs. Arts in Education grants help give students opportunities to explore, experience and create visual art, music and drama.”
“The support of the Target Corporation will help us continue to provide high quality educational performances to the 40,000 students from southeastern Wisconsin that come to Young Auditorium each year,” said John Heyer, dean of the College of Arts and Communication.
Since 1990, the Irvin L. Young Auditorium has produced the Horizons Matinee Series, which serves more than 40,000 students annually. The program was initiated to expose children to the performing arts and prepare them to be the artists and audiences of tomorrow.
The Horizons Matinee Series presents performances developed specifically for school audiences. Currently, Horizons programming is based on feedback from K-12 students, teachers, and administrators who have recently participated in the series.
Performances for the 2003-04 matinee series include Ballet Folklorico, American Player Theatre’s Pygmalion, Anne of Green Gables and the Kennedy Center’s The Emperor’s New Clothes. There is also an evening Family Horizons series, which is designed to give families an opportunity to enjoy the performing arts together.
For more information regarding the Horizons Matinee Series, call (262) 472-4444.
- Melissa DiMotto ,dimottom@uww.edu
