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2021

Nik Richard: National Performance Network Take Notice Fund Award

11/2 Gerard Caliste: Culture Map Houston

8/27 Rondell Crier, Rontherin Ratliff & Monica Tyran: Duality at Stove Works

8/25 Sharika Mahdi: 4WWL - St. Charles art teacher gives inspiration to new 'The Princess and the Frog' Disney ride

8/24 Sharika Mahdi in The Disney Blog

8/11 Paul Michael Wright: Arts Thread

8/7 Joseph Brandon Thomas: Fummer Sun at Rorey Divine Fine Art

6/26 Rontherin Ratliff: #3DMISSISSIPPI Sculpture Exhibit

6/22 Rondell Crier: The Champion - Murals tell stories, reflect pride in Chatanooga

6/18 Rontherin Ratliff & LEVEL Artist Collective: Public Artwork unveiled at Juneteenth Celebration

6/17 Rondell Crier: The Chatanoogan - EPB Unveils 10th Street Mural Artists Project

7/30 Paul Michael Wright: Scholarship Announcement

7/26 Paul Michael Wright: The One Club

7/21 Nik Richard: A new mural project highlights arts, community, Black voices in New Orleans

7/10 Jourdan Barnes: Joan Mitchell Foundation - In the Studio

5/1 Jourdan Barnes & Kara Crowley: Deep South by Suroeste at Stella Jones Gallery

4/30 Various Alumni: New Orleans - Just Say YAYA at Home

4/1 Jourdan Barnes: The Bakery Atlanta - Something's Missing

3/23 Kara Crowley: NOLA Has Wings

2020

11/6 Jourdan Barnes: The Fence Comes to New Orleans

10/19 Rontherin Ratliff: Radical Freedom Dream at Studio Be

10/9 Kara Crowley & Jourdan Barnes: Join Joan Mitchell Center Residency

Jourdan Barnes: Joan Mitchell Center Residency

Kara Crowley: Joan Mitchell Center Residency

8/19 Lionel Milton in Very Local

7/10 Rontherin Ratliff: Stove Works Studio Visit (watch the video)

6/11 Gerard Caliste: Culture Map Houston

5/12 Rontherin Ratliff: Arts New Orleans - Meet the Artists

1/14 Nik Richard & collaborator Monica Rose Kelly: The Spirit of Lower Mid-City

2019

11/13 Rondell Crier, Jourdan Barnes, Kawayne Powell, Paul Michael Wright: Peter & the Wolf at the CAC

10/5 Rontherin Ratliff: LEVEL Exhibit

9/23 Derroles Taylor on Fox 8 News 

9/14 Rontherin Ratliff: Finding Way Exhibit

7/2 Gerard Caliste: The Houston Chronicle

5/23Paul Michael Wright: Scholarship Announcement

5/4 Jourdan Barnes, Kara Crowley, Paul Michael Wright & Rontherin Ratliff: Luna Fine Art Gallery

5 Rontherin Ratliff: Grant Announcement

4/6 Gerard Caliste & Rontherin Ratliff: Historic New Orleans Collection

3/20 Gerard Caliste: Houston Independent School District Blog

2018

12/9 YAYA's 30th Anniversary on Nola.com

9/20 Timeka Junius & Jana Napoli in St. Charles Avenue Magazine

3/12 Gerard Caliste: Fresh Milk Barbados Podcast

2/20 Rondell Crier in the New York Times 

2017

9/30 Kara Crowley: Group Exhibit in the New Orleans Advocate

8/3 Rondell Crier: WDEF - Meet August “Do the Right Thing” Winner

7/28 Gerard Caliste in Sugarcane Magazine

7/13 Rondell Crier: Chattanooga Maker Faire

2016

Rondell Crier: Award Announcement

2015

12/1 Kayla Curley: White Honors Ogden Museum Docent Program

11/17 Kayla Curley: Michelle Obama awards 13 youth arts programs

9/3 YAYA & Timeka Junius in Gambit

7/22 YAYA & Timeka Junius in Tulane News

7/20 Rontherin Ratliff: National Performance Network

4/1 YAYA & Julia Irons in My New Orleans

2/25 NOLA.com - Alumni of YAYA design program get grants

2014

12/4 Julia Irons & Lester Bloom: NOLA.com - YAYA Gala celebrates arts group's future

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