A nonprofit transforming the lives of young people through arts education Transforming the lives of young people through arts education. Founded by Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto in 1999, ETAs mission is to increase equitable access to arts education in historically under-served schools. We work in partnership with public middle and high schools to provide: school-based programs to help principals and teachers develop sustainable arts programs and better leverage the arts to strengthen student learning and engagement; and direct out-of-school student programming to nurture youth development through arts training, college and career preparedness, and social-emotional skill building.