Imagine Creativity Center Competitors

Imagination Stage is the largest and most respected multi-disciplinary theatre arts organization for young people in the Mid-Atlantic region. We offer a year-round season of professional shows (adult actors performing for families and classes), after-school programs and summer camps for ages 1-18, and arts-integration professional development training for teachers, students, schools, and families. All of our programs are informed by our core belief in making the arts inclusive and accessible to all children, regardless of their physical, cognitive, or financial status.

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is the nation’s largest and oldest provider of arts-integrated education, dedicated to transforming how young people learn—through the power of the arts. Each year, we reach more than five million K-12 students and their families in underserved communities across the country. We champion a future where every child’s creativity is valued, nurtured, and empowered to flourish. We believe the arts are not a luxury—they are an essential foundation for learning, expression, and opportunity. Through long-term partnerships, professional teaching artists work alongside classroom educators to bring core subjects—like literacy, science, math, and history—to life. Using music, dance, visual art, theater, and digital media, our programs spark curiosity, deepen understanding, and cultivate lifelong skills like critical thinking, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. Founded in 1952, Young Audiences Arts for Learning leads a dynamic national network of affiliates committed to advancing equity and quality in arts education. Together, we advocate, innovate, and build capacity to ensure that every student—regardless of background—can experience an arts-rich education that unlocks their potential. For over 70 years, we’ve stood at the intersection of creativity and learning. Today, we continue to evolve and lead—imagining new possibilities for the next generation.

Discovery Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that brings the healing power of the arts to children with cancer, serious blood disorders and life threatening illness while they are in the hospital receiving treatment. Our programs, called "Arts Adventures", are fun, creative adventures in music, art, dance and drama that strengthen children’s emotional health to help them better cope with the tremendous difficulties of their illness. "Arts Adventures" also provide essential, welcome support to the children’s families and to the medical community. Discovery Arts began as a volunteer effort by Entertainment Industry professionals and was formally incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency in 1998 with the mission to expand the delivery of these experiences to many more children hospitalized throughout southern California. Since then, we have consistently expanded our services and now provide regular programs for the children at Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach, Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Millers, CHOC Children’s Hospital, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, CHOC at Mission and Mercy Children's Hospital in Springfield, Mo., serving more than 3,500 critically ill children and their families each year. Cathy Rigby, Olympic Gymnast, Theatre Producer, Actress and Star of "Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan" is our Spokesperson. Please visit http://www.discoveryarts.org for more information.