YAA Mission Statement
The mission of the York Art Association is to encourage and develop interest in the visual arts. York Art Association will pursue adequate funding in order to provide opportunities for education through classes, workshops, lectures, exhibits and publications. YAA will also support and assist in marketing members’ work through exhibits and interaction within the community.
About The York Art Association
The York Art Association, located in York, PA, began in 1905 when three visual artists and several businessmen came together to exchange views and interests. Over a hundred years later, YAA has evolved into a vital organization with over 450 members.
The primary objective of YAA’s mission is to provide opportunities in South Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland for individuals to expand their artistic skills or simply explore creativity through classes, workshops, lectures, exhibits or using publications in the YAA library. To achieve this goal, YAA offers year-round day and evening classes for adults and children six days a week.
The YAA holds ten diverse juried and non-juried exhibits each year. These exhibits include traditional and non-representational art in various mediums. We also host a number of workshops and lectures throughout the year, as well as providing meeting space for the monthly meetings of other non-profit organizations.
We communicate with our members via mailed or electronic newsletters on a bi-monthly basis. This redesigned web page now gives us the ability to immediately notify on-line members of current opportunities and YAA news and for members to communicate using the YAA web page blog.
Our students are a diverse group. Approximately 20 percent of our students are children, with another large percentage of enrollees qualifying as “Active Seniors” in pursuit of long-denied creative interests. All are welcome to attend. There is a minimum age for our children’s classes. We encourage anyone who has an interest in developing their artistic abilities to contact us to explore the opportunities available to them. Check out the current class schedule on the web site to discover the varied courses and workshops that are available.
The YAA is a member of the Cultural Alliance of York County. We cooperate in undertakings with other members of the Cultural Alliance in appropriate and mutually beneficial activities.
