About Us

Santa Cruz County Young Audiences is a 501© (3) arts-for-learning organization. Since 1971, we have been presenting educational and culturally enriching arts programs of excellence in music, theatre, dance, visual/design and literary arts in Santa Cruz County schools. Students attend schools (public, private, charter, parochial, home-school) located in the rural, ranching and border communities of Santa Cruz County including Elgin, Patagonia, Sonoita, Rio Rico, Tubac, Tumacacori, Amado, Carmen, and Nogales. Our professional teaching artists provide connections between the arts and reading, writing, history, geography, math, science and even character and physical education.

Our mission is “to help establish the arts as an essential part of young people’s education in order to develop their potential as creative and productive human beings; to present professional artists in residencies, workshops, and performances to all youth in all schools, and through festivals and performances to families in our communities”.