Organizations Type : Community Engagement

The company’s predictably unpredictable work addresses injustices, inequities, and cultural collisions, providing a voice for the unheard—on stage, in the workplace, in the company’s own Cedar Riverside neighborhood and beyond.

Artists supporting Artists – Foundation for The Open Eye is committed to furthering all of our Catskill Regional artists and artisans. To this end, the Open Eye Theater will continue to provide pages on our theopeneyetheater.org website for artists in our community.

RealTime Interventions creates theatrical events and public experiences that depend upon the immediate nature of real time: events that come to life when people come together. We seek to generate human connection, curiosity and wonder, and to help audiences re-see their surroundings in new and unexpected ways. RealTime creates narrative art in conversation with a broad range of collaborators, from theater artists to scientists to rock bands to social workers to our neighbors down the street. We create vibrant “companies” with every new project, peopled by individuals from diverse walks of life and realms of experience who are bound by their stake in the story we are telling together.

Formerly The Actors Fund, the Entertainment Community Fund is a national human services organization here to meet the needs of our entertainment community with a unique understanding of the challenges involved in a life in the arts. Services include emergency financial assistance, affordable housing, health care and insurance counseling, senior care, secondary career development and more. We provide free and confidential assistance nationally to everyone who works in performing arts and entertainment—including actors, dancers, musicians, stagehands, playwrights and many more. Whether you work on stage or on camera, behind the scenes or below the line, you can contact The Actors Fund for support.

LANGSTON is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization, established in 2016 to lead programming within the historic Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. LANGSTON guides generative programs and community partnerships that center Black art, artists and audiences and honor the ongoing legacy of Seattle’s Black Central Area. We support a variety of enriching programs, across multiple disciplines, rooted in our mission and values. LANGSTON was conceived and designed by community members to serve as strong stewardship for this African American arts and cultural hub in Seattle. This reflects community recommendations from a three-year stakeholder engagement process led by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Our Mission Our mission is to strengthen and advance our community through Bla...

The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of BLACK transgender people. We do this by organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting our collective power.

The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area. Through mobilization, education and capacity-building, we work for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. Committed to struggling across differences, we seek to responsibly reflect, represent and serve our various communities.

Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI) is a series of curated social connectivity events for gay and queer men of color to see their holistic self while promoting community, wellness, and personal development. We achieve this through our signature programming: MOBItalks, a personal and professional development series for Black gay men and MOBIfest, an interactive wellness experience that celebrates Black Queer voices in fashion, music, visual arts and media. With a focus on wellness, MOBI connects individuals to opportunities to better themselves before, during, and after our events.

New Alternatives increases the self-sufficiency of LGBTQ+ homeless youth and young adults by enabling them to transition out of the shelter system to stable adult lives. We do this by providing long-term support, weekly case management, education services, life skills training, community-building recreational activities, opportunities for self-expression, and programs for HIV+ youth. Our guiding principles are those of harm reduction, youth development, and empowerment.

Brave Space Alliance is the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to creating and providing affirming, culturally competent, for-us by-us resources, programming, and services for LGBTQ individuals on the South and West sides of the city. We strive to empower, embolden, and educate each other through mutual aid, knowledge-sharing, and the creation of community-sourced resources as we build toward the liberation of all oppressed peoples.

In 1995, Regina Shavers co-founded GRIOT Circle to combat the lack of community that she had observed amongst LGBT Elders, particularly those of color. Since then, GRIOT Circle has become “an intergenerational and culturally diverse community-based social service organization responsive to the realities of older lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, two-spirit and transgender people (LGBTST) of all colors.” In 2000, Regina assumed the role of Executive Director of GRIOT. Regina had a long history of community involvement and activism. As co-chair of District Council 37, she advocated for workers’ rights and served on the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Lesbian and Gay Rights Advisory Board. She played an active role in the Campaign for Inclusive Family Polic...

Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by 1.7 million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America. Our campaigns and initiatives win changes that matter. By designing strategies powerful enough to fight racism and injustice—in politics and culture, in the work place and the economy, in criminal justice and community life, and wherever they exist—we are changing both the written and unwritten rules of society. We mobilize our members to end practices and systems that unfairly hold Black people back, and champion solutions that move us all forward. Until j...

Since 2017, Black Visions Collective, has been putting into practice the lessons learned from organizations before us in order to shape a political home for Black people across Minnesota. We aim to center our work in healing and transformative justice principles, intentionally develop our organizations core “DNA” to ensure sustainability, and develop Minnesota’s emerging Black leadership to lead powerful campaigns. By building movements from the ground up with an integrated model, we are creating the conditions for long term success and transformation.

Initially focused on keeping trans people out of NYC jail, the fund has expanded its mission during COVID-19 to include anyone in the LGBTQIA+ community.

A national organization, the LGBTQ Freedom Fund posts bail to secure the release of tens of thousands of LGBTQ people held in jails. Additionally, the organization raises awareness of the disproportionate harm of mass incarceration on the queer community.

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans. LDF also defends the gains and protections won over the past 75 years of civil rights struggle and works to improve the quality and diversity of judicial and executive appointments.

The National Bail Fund Network is made up of over sixty community bail and bond funds across the country. We regularly update this listing of community bail funds that are freeing people by paying bail/bond and are also fighting to abolish the money bail system and pretrial detention.

The National Police Accountability Project is a project of the National Lawyers Guild, a non-profit membership organization of plaintiffs’ lawyers, law students and legal workers dedicated to ending law enforcement and detention officer abuse of authority.

Named in recognition of cooking traditions of the African diaspora, The Okra Project seeks to address the hunger crisis that Black trans people experience worldwide. Proceeds allow for Black trans chefs to travel to the homes of fellow Black trans folks and community spaces to provide food and company. Additional programs include the Okra Academy training program, the International Grocery Fund, and outings that bring Black trans people to theatre and other artistic spaces.

Black Theatre Matters is a program of Plowshares Theatre Company. Black Theatre Matters covers trending topics in the theatre featuring experts across art form. It is designed to be a liberal arts resource dedicated to supporting, documenting and celebrating the achievements of Black theatre artists throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Black Table Arts mission is to provide access to quality, art-based programs that center education, social justice, and artistic development to uplift black lives.

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) is an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, bringing together a movement of community members, lawyers, researchers and activists to work for change.

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Black Women have been leading the numbers when it comes to starting a business but annual sales for Black Women Business Owners are five times smaller than all women-owned businesses due to lack of support and awareness. That’s where Buy from a Black Woman comes in. ​Since 2016, Buy From A Black Woman has empowered, educated, and inspired Black women business owners and the people who support them.

We're creating an activist think tank to brainstorm a music theater work confronting racism head-on. It will brainstorm concepts, storylines, anecdotes, and other material for a new opera to premiere on a digital platform.

Building the capacity of advocates, students, artists, organizations and communities to use the arts as an integral part of their social change work. We believe that placing Artistry at the center of solving today’s most pressing issues will create a new type of dialogue and impact.

The mission of the Bill Nunn Theatre Outreach Project (BNTOP), founded by the late film and stage actor Bill Nunn, is to create a platform for underserved public school students in the Pittsburgh region to gain access to theatre arts and work with seasoned professionals within the field.

Pen Points writers' workshop evolved into Pin Points Theatre in 1980. It can be best described as a community theater company that travels internationally; creating its plays and workshops in impoverished D.C. communities then presenting them to schools, businesses, government agencies and theaters throughout D.C., the United States, and so far, in Asia (Guam, Korea, Japan, and Singapore), Canada, and Germany.

Honor Roll! is an advocacy and action group of women+ playwrights over 40 as well as our women+ over 40 allies. The term “women+” refers to a spectrum of gender identification that includes women, non-binary identifiers and trans. Honor Roll! was ignited by our shared recognition of the pervasive yet seldom acknowledged bias against women+ playwrights over 40. Our members have in common the lived experience of being overlooked when we were younger, due to sexism only to find ourselves now being passed over, due to ageism, or in other cases, of starting our playwriting journeys later in life because of the inherent disincentives and social responsibilities that often fall to women+. We also recognize the intersectionality of ageism and that it is an additional burden for women+ of color,...

Communications and culture have the power to move hearts and minds in ways that facts and advocacy often cannot. We understand this challenge — and built an intersectional communication lab so that, together, we can deliver messages and narratives that speak to Americans’ best selves.

The mission of AAPAC (ASIAN AMERICAN PERFORMERS ACTION COALITION) is to expand the perception of Asian American performers in order to increase their access to and representation on New York City’s stages.

New World Theatre acknowledges that there is a crisis of understanding and awareness that is deeply rooted in our history of racism, and if we are ever going to fully dismantle the institutions of systemic racism, we need to stop... and listen to those who continue to suffer simply because they are black. We can no longer afford to ignore what is happening to our fellow human beings, which is why we are creating a collection of monologues that will give voice to those who can no longer remain silent. Through the power of writing and theatre, we can do our part to amplify the stories of systemic racism and raise the level of awareness and understanding to effect meaningful change in the human heart.

The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB), is a national and international collective of anti-racist, multicultural community organizers and educators dedicated to building an effective movement for social transformation.

Parent Artist Advocacy League for Arts + Media (PAAL) is a national community, resource hub, and solutions generator for individuals with caregiver responsibilities and institutions who strive to support them.

The Recording Artists Project is a student practice organization at Harvard Law School providing pro bono legal assistance on music business matters. RAP specializes in contract review/negotiation, copyright matters and other transactional work. In addition to serving Boston’s music community through client representation, RAP invites a select group of students from Berklee College of Music to offer their insights about the music business to our student practitioners and learn in turn about lawyering in the industry. If you are a musician, music producer, record label, or other music business professional and you believe RAP could help you, please contact us.

Courier is the defining media brand for a new generation who want to live and work on their own terms. Last month, we wrote an open letter declaring our support for Black Lives Matter. We believe that every voice raised against racism can help to make a difference, but that words must be followed by action. This fund is just one of the ways we are looking to take responsibility and address the injustices that millions of Black entrepreneurs face every day.

UrbanTheater Company is committed to centralizing the power and talents that are innate in every person to tell their communities stories. We serve as a pipeline for a diverse and culturally specific collective of Chicago actors, designers, and producers who embrace the responsibility to create an environment full of honesty, integrity, representation, and acceptance. We create innovative and accessible theater that challenges Eurocentric styles and training.

We are a community of artistic directors, commercial producers, general managers, arts administrators, casting directors and other theater industry professionals who want to gather with other talented and passionate theater people kicks and giggles, and for some really impressive networking opportunities. We’re story tellers who are looking for a different type of story, and different types of people who write them.

The 3 pillars of our mission: empowering artists to generate a dynamic, uniquely global program of adventurous work, innovating and celebrating the power of live theatre; pro-actively and meaningfully inviting our NYC community to engage in this artistic work; providing affordable access to ensure that our theatre is available to all.

Our Mission: Building up Black women in the performing arts for the restoration of culture.

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC partners with community members at local organizations to form theatre troupes. These troupes devise and perform plays based on their challenges confronting economic inequality, racism, and other social, health and human rights injustices. After each performance, actors and audiences engage in theatrical brainstorming – called Forum Theatre – with the aim of catalyzing creative change on the individual, community, and political levels. Theatre of the Oppressed is a format of theatre activities and performances that engages communities in social change. Theatre of the Oppressed NYC (TONYC) bases its work on a methodology created in the 1970s by the legendary Brazilian theatre director and activist Augusto Boal, who was himself inspired by Paulo Freire's Pedagog...

As an alliance, we stand united upon a platform of disclosure, informed consent, and centering safe practices within our artistry. By promoting this platform in all that we do, we model best practices and permeate our industry with expectations for excellence in interpersonal interactions as well as artistry.

Phamaly Theatre Company's mission is to be a creative home for theatre artists with disabilities; to model a disability-affirmative theatrical process; and to upend conventional narratives by transforming individuals, audiences, and the world.

Collaborative. Community-driven. Socially Engaged. Control Group cultivates a community driven by innovation and exploration. We create opportunities for learning, sharing, personal growth, and career development, for artists from recreational to professional. We bring our work and approaches into underserved communities, cultivating new voices and promoting simple life skills available through artistic practices. We stand at the forefront of innovation in Denver's independent performance scene. We are tirelessly building a community of artists, supporters, and audience/participants to carry local culture through the 21st century. Colorado-based and globally-faced, we seek to connect our work and community with larger flows and cutting-edge innovations around the world.

Mission: The Dairy Arts Center connects a dynamic and diverse community to create inspiring and engaging experiences in the performing, cinematic and visual arts.

The theater community has long whispered about, laughed about and written about harassment in its ranks with tales of the casting couch and out of control stars. It is past time we stopped encouraging or ignoring abusive behavior and publicly recognize the existence of sexual discrimination and harassment, and gender-based violence within our community. It is time to take positive steps to end it.

Founded by actor-vist Lisa Young in May 2020 after the deaths of Amaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and countless other Black people, IDEA Stages is a theatre initiative for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access on Stages. We galvanize theatre makers to take demonstrable action toward inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. In 2020, as we consider the impact of COVID19 and the mobilization and outcry for justice from people supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, we must also ask "What are we prepared to do to dismantle racism, anti-Blackness and inequalities in theatre?"

In 2016, TheatreFIRST was reinvented into a theatre lab dedicated to the search for new forms of progressive justice. Now in our fourth season of this innovation, TheatreFIRST has made a national name for itself responding to the present and future needs of its community. We are not another theatre company with an EDI committee, we are a social and economic justice organization that uses theatre as its method for change.

If you’re a theatermaker or theatergoer who’s ready for change, you can help us take positive action on many levels. Because we’re also all about connecting female-identifying playwrights in LA to other women theater artists and femme-friendly organizations.

Same Boat Theater Collective's mission is to bring innovative, meaningful theatrical experiences about environmental issues to as diverse a local audience as possible, with the goal of generating a critical mass of individuals to act against environmental degradation. We aim to change the current narrative by telling stories about our bioregion, the Bay Area, for all species who live here.

As we begin our 2nd decade as a vibrant arts organization, our mission continues to be uncovering hidden beauty and meaning in Kansas City through music, theatre, art exhibits and collaborative children's arts programming in public libraries and community centers. It is important to us that our arts events are affordable, accessible, and creative. WCA is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization.

No Dream Deferred is a community anchored theatre production company. We prioritize culturally relevant theatre and the work of historically marginalized playwrights for our New Orleans audience. We recognize the systemic nature of cultural marginalization in the arts and therefore, we fight to create and to create as often as we please so that our stories are told and our dreams are never deferred. No Dream Deferred strives to be an artistic home to theatre-makers of color in New Orleans, a place where our stories are authentically realized and wonderfully

Women Creating Change is an inclusive community that partners with organizations and underserved women to develop and strengthen the skills and resources needed to effectively advocate for New York’s diverse communities.

The South Florida Theatre League is an alliance of theatrical organizations and professionals dedicated to nurturing, promoting, and advocating growth and prestige of the South Florida theatre industry.

We’re still on a mission to create community through the power of transformative stories.

The Black Theatre Alliance of Philadelphia is a coalition committed to supporting and uplifting the Black theatre artists in the Greater Philadelphia area while challenging and encouraging the Greater Philadelphia theatre community to be more proactive in their commitment to equity and equality.

The Broadway musical Wicked is proud to be the lead sponsor of the BAC Artivism Fellowship. The Fellowship is designed to support artist-activists using their tools to have an impact on the world around them, providing financial support, mentorship, networking opportunities and education workshops. The inaugural class of fellows will specifically support Black women, cisgender and transgender, who are focused on issues related to systemic racism and criminal justice reform.

Black Lives, Black Words is the definition of Activist Theatre. Dedicated to social justice, Black Lives Black Words International Project commissions, develops and produces bold and unapologetic artistic responses to current social and political issues. Through exciting partnerships with like-minded arts and academia institutions, BLBW commissions new plays and films widening the accessibility to mainstream institutions and increasing the visibility of new and existing POC artists. The ambition of BLBW has led to create a successful pathway to artistic employment opportunities in the arts for POC creatives across the globe.

Orbiter 3 is part of a national momentum to increase production of new plays by local writers, fueled by artists, theaters, and playwright support organizations that share a belief in the importance of new plays.

Inner Mission Mapping: A unique, practical, affordable process, appropriate for anyone in a transition, wanting to expand their involvement in the activities closest to their heart, or to deepen their connection to a particular aspect of their lives.

The mission of the Arts Center of the Capital Region is to engage the community in the creative experience, through sharing, experiencing, and creating art in all its forms.

For over a quarter-century, Richmond Triangle Players has transformed our community’s conversations about diversity and inclusion through the production of LGBTQ-themed works. A nonprofit, professional theatre company organized in 1993, RTP delivers adventurous and entertaining theater as the leading voice in the community’s explorations of equality, identity, affection and family, across sexual orientation and gender spectrums.

We are proud of being the longest continuously-operating professional theatre in the entire mid-Atlantic community producing works relevant to the LGBTQ+ experience. For over a quarter-century, RTP has produced hundreds of plays – including several world premieres – most of which would not have been produced anywhere else in the area. Our authentic voice is a major change agent in the region, elevating community conversations about the positive effects of diversity and inclusion. We are regarded as one of the major cultural entities in central Virginia, and have received international acclaim for our work. Our home, the Robert B. Moss Theatre, is one of the landmarks in our Scott’s Addition neighborhood.

Greenwich House programs are a valuable resource to our neighbors and those who work in, visit or seek care in Greenwich Village and across the city. Children are welcome in Greenwich House Youth Community Center or Barrow Street Nursery School. Artists of all ages take classes at Greenwich House Music School and Greenwich House Pottery, or enjoy concerts and cultural events hosted by these schools. Seniors find community, social activities and case management at our four senior centers, and mental health services through the Senior Health and Consultation Center. Health services are provided through the Children’s Safety Project, Chemical Dependency Program and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program. No matter what program, each individual at Greenwich House ensures that everyone receive...

The Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company is a professional 501c3 not for profit Theatre Company. Inspired by the landscape of the Central Plains and by the 39 Sovereign Nations within Oklahoma, our mission is to produce high quality, engaging and dynamic Indigenous Theatre Performance for the American Stage. No other theatre company in the region produces this vibrant field of theatrical performance that authentically reflects the vast diversity of Indigenous voices found across Turtle Island and beyond.

At the Indiana Writers Center (IWC), we believe everyone has a unique story to tell; and our goal is simple: to help you tell it. For more than 40 years we have worked to foster a vibrant writing community in Indiana, providing education and enrichment opportunities for both beginning and accomplished writers. Located in the Circle City Industrial Complex just around the corner from the shops, restaurants, and theaters on Massachusetts Ave, we offer a variety of classes and workshops led by some of Indiana’s best writers. In addition, we host literary events such as readings, open mics, critique groups, and the annual Gathering of Writers to instruct, inspire, and connect writers throughout the state. The IWC also provides community outreach programs in schools, community organizations,...

The Bomb Factory Art Foundation was founded on the premise that art, artists and creative culture offer significant value in our society. Our mission is to support artists, cultural organisations and educational institutions to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in the viewing and creation of art. The Bomb Factory enables contemporary visual arts practice to thrive through the provision of affordable studio and exhibition space as well as a supportive network of artists where peer collaboration and critique is encouraged. All resident artists support the organisation by contributing their skills and time to the public programme. Their engagement with learning and participation enables The Bomb Factory Art Foundation to demonstrate the social value of art.

To create an urban performing artist community advocating, teaching, demonstrating collective work and responsibility promoting, self-determination and discipline through creative edu-tainment artistic experiences and exploration. We unite engineers for change and warriors against apathy and parasites in the communities in which we live.

Mission: To create an environment that promotes artistic and cultural experiences and provides superior educational, instructional and entertainment opportunities that elevate and enrich the community for all residents of Kershaw County and beyond.

We make Latino and Native cultures come alive through theatre that reflects and challenges our community.

In 1924 J. P. Morgan, Jr. gave his father's extraordinary library to the public. The most influential financier in this country's history, Pierpont Morgan was also a voracious collector. He bought on an astonishing scale, collecting art objects in virtually every medium, including the rare books, manuscripts, drawings, prints, and ancient artifacts that are the core of The Morgan Library & Museum's holdings.

The Forum for Cultural Engagement (FCE) is a leading cultural diplomacy organization, which produces multi-faceted, interdisciplinary programming around the globe. Founded by singer-songwriter Mary McBride, FCE collaborates with embassies, corporations, academic institutions, cultural organizations, NGOs and artists to forge deeper understanding, ease conflict and lessen human isolation. In collaboration with multi-national diplomatic teams and a broad network of partner organizations across four continents, FCE has created bold and uniquely innovative programming since its inception in 2014, including such programs as The Home Tour, Shelter Sounds, Shop Talks, Flash Acts, and Frame Work. FCE’s ongoing, dynamic cultural programming brings together today’s most compelling artists and thinke...

An online fundraiser for the Actors Fund presenting 20 new works performed by all-star casts. Stay tuned to join us in November of 2020 & support the entertainment community.

Mission: SquareWrights is a group of artists working collaboratively to bring our original pieces of Theatre Art to our communities and beyond. Since its inception in 2003, the Stratford-based SquareWrights Playwright Group has had more than 100 productions and staged readings including short-play festivals, the 24-hour Fast Forward Theatre Festival and fundraisers for Katrina and Tsunami victims, the Stratford Library and the historical Perry House. The group has been represented multiple times at the Stratford Summer Arts Festival on the grounds of the Shakespeare Theatre. In addition, we’ve collaborated with the Stratford Arts Commission, The Temple Players, the Stratford Arts Guild, Eastbound Theatre of Milford, New Plays at Blackstone in Branford, Two Roads Brewery and Bridgeport’s P...

The inspiration for Ripple Effect Artists came from Jessie Fahay’s love of theatre and her own experience as an actress in New York City. Committed to working with productions and touring companies that promoted a sense of change through dialogue, Jessie sought to change her community and the world by developing an organization that melded her two loves, theatre and crucial conversations. After years of working in Educational Theatre, as a public speaker, actress, author, graduate student, and her work with Landmark Education and United Global Shift, she has developed an even stronger commitment to making a difference through her love of theatre and appreciation for theatre-education as a vehicle. Thus Ripple Effect Artists was conceived. With a committed team of Board Members, Actors, Dir...

To build international and cross-cultural collaborations through music theatre performance that cultivate, connect, and empower artists across borders.

Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC) is a multifaceted collective of theatremakers joined together in support of the next generation of BIPOC producers by providing access to education, training, and mentorship. We are supported and incubated by Broadway For All (BFA), a national organization shaping the next generation of advocates for radical inclusivity and anti-racism through engagement with the performing arts.

Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC) is a multifaceted collective of theatremakers joined together in support of the next generation of BIPOC producers by providing access to education, training, and mentorship. We are supported and incubated by Broadway For All (BFA), a national organization shaping the next generation of advocates for radical inclusivity and anti-racism through engagement with the performing arts.

Artist Rescue Trust (A.R.T.) exists to provide support to musicians and artists whose ability to perform, tour and earn a living has been negatively affected by COVID-19. A.R.T. will provide $1,500 over three months to artists in need and amplify the stories, performances and creations they had hoped to share with the world before the pandemic limited their ability to do so.

In April 2011, the Mama Quilla Initiative was launched by Kay Adshead and a company of ex-acting and creative students of the City Lit. Operating as a pod inside the company, its aim is to create and perform rapid-response theatre, producing original, innovative, mixed-media performance responding to the times and to provoke debate. Initially, it aims to create seed or workshop productions some of which will be further developed.

Mission: To create long-term performing arts education partnerships, dynamic community outreach opportunities and innovative productions that enrich and transform students and families through theatre and the arts.

We are the 15th Street Meeting of The Religious Society of Friends, a prominent Quaker meeting in Manhattan, NYC. We have a large and beautiful landmark meetinghouse, as well as a courtyard, at our disposal for a production.

We are a group of theater artists and companies joining forces during the pandemic to produce mail-based theatrical experiences. Many of us first met in the summer of 2020 in the Orchard Project’s international digital think-tank, the Liveness Lab. We wondered if analog mediums could offer a sense of tactile connection to far-flung audiences in this time of isolation and screen fatigue. Pittsburgh company RealTime Interventions conceived and coordinated this "national wave" of projects, and Post Theatrical was born. Wildly varied in form, content, and duration, these experiences have been intentionally built for increased audience access and inclusion beyond that which is possible in typical live theater. Our work aspires to connect human beings of disparate backgrounds despite (and in som...

Our mission is to foster and sustain a vibrant, inclusive, and collaborative arts community across Pinellas County. We provide support, connection, and opportunities to artists, organizations, and the public in order to grow and sustain the area as an internationally recognized arts and cultural destination. This is the mission – does this type of work align with your values? Take a look at the opportunities that Creative Pinellas is looking for at the moment.

Brand New Sherriff Productions' mission is to inspire, help, teach and learn together as we heal and love each other. We aspire to educate, amaze and inform through the creation of original, thought provoking American theater productions. We follow through on our commitment to serving the under-served in our community.

The Old Town Temecula Community Theater is a contemporary, state-of-the-art proscenium theater in the heart of Old Town. The Theater is accessed on Main Street through the historic landmark Mercantile Building from the 1890s and exemplifies the City of Temecula's motto “Old Traditions, New Opportunities.” Performance Venues The Theater has two performance venues: The 354-seat proscenium Theater provides an intimate performance experience where every seat is the best seat in the house. The 48-seat Club at The Merc is a club-style or black box theatrical space benefiting from superb acoustics.

Founded in 1971, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center is one of the largest ethnic arts and cultural centers of its kind in the United States. A hub for Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture and a community gathering place for the diverse voices it inspires—Japanese American Cultural & Community Center connects traditional and contemporary; community participants and creative professionals; Southern California and the world beyond.

Our mission is to provide quality entertainment at an affordable cost in Bergen County, showcasing talented artists, creators, and performers who represent the full spectrum of the human experience at all stages of development. We are committed to inclusion across race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, size, ability, and age. We strive to create a theatrical community that reflects the communities we serve. We commit to creating an environment on- and off-stage where everyone feels safe and empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to each experience and interaction. We acknowledge that there will always be more work to be done and we invite all members of our community to join us in doing that work.

It is the mission of the Asian Mental Health Collective to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community.

Esperanza Community Housing Corporation is a social justice non-profit in South Central Los Angeles that achieves long-term, comprehensive community development. We recognize that Indigenous, Black, and Latino immigrant communities are disproportionately impacted by historical oppression, health disparities, disinvestment, and displacement. Therefore, we develop and preserve affordable housing; elevate health equity and access to care; mobilize for environmental justice; create and protect local economic opportunities; expand engagement in arts and culture; and advocate for policies protecting human rights. Esperanza works collaboratively to strengthen South Los Angeles. In all of our actions, Esperanza builds hope with the community.

Dutchess County Pride Center is a safe space for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families, including youth to meet and socialize. Our goal is to improve the health, safety and well-being of the entire LGBTQ+ community in Dutchess County.

The mission of the Theater Project is to bring quality theatrical productions to Schohaire County and environs by engaging the community in all aspects of the theater arts. We accomplish this by developing and implementing an annual program of productions which might include musicals, dramas, comedies, classics, children's theater and plays by local playwrights. Engagement of the community is achieved by offering to all residents of the area opportunities for participation in all aspects of production.

It is the mission of ShirleyArts! to support and promote the visual and performing arts for education and entertainment. We are a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that has been serving North Central Massachusetts since 2004.

We seek to carve a presence in Boston’s thriving culture through the following: Meetings for Members and Allies Community Gatherings and Social Events Panels and Discussions, primarily by and for our community Staged Readings, of plays by/for/about our community Open Mic Nights and Cabarets, to showcase the talents of our community

Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center is dedicated to celebrating diversity through arts education, dramatic performances, and creation of new works. Dragonfly is committed to reaching all the diverse communities of Central New Jersey with classes for all ages and backgrounds; performances that enlighten, entertain, and educate; and opportunities for development of new works.

The Umbrella Arts Center offers a wide variety of in-person and online arts education instruction for adults, teens, and youth, as well as a summer camp and vacation week programs. In respnonse to distance learning we created The Umbrella @ Home program to deliver quality arts instruction virtually. We are constantly working with our teachers to adapt and design new opportunities to continue to learn, socialize, and experiment with the arts.

We are Phoenix’s center stage, engaging the community through diverse arts experiences that ignite emotion, stimulate conversation, and inspire connections with the arts. The Herberger Theater Center was conceived as a pivotal piece in the redevelopment and revitalization of downtown Phoenix. Built in 1989 to support and foster the growth of performing arts in Phoenix as a performance venue and arts incubator, the Herberger Theater Center has contributed to the cultural and educational development of the Valley. Each year, approximately 160,000 patrons, including 30,000 school-aged children share the unique experience of live performing arts.

The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL), founded in 1972, is a multidisciplinary arts center based in the diverse community of Southeast Queens. It devoted its mission to offer quality visual, performing, and literary arts, and to provide accessible education programs to encourage participation in the arts.

The mission of Neighborhood Theatre Group is to make theatre an accessible home for the collaboration of people, artistic challenges, and new ideas.

Central Kentucky Community Theatre was started in 2006 to provide opportunities to the citizens and youth of Springfield and surrounding counties to experience and participate in live theatrical arts. After 10 years of producing shows and educating students, Central Kentucky Community Theatre has entered into a unique partnership with the City of Springfield in an effort to expand its outreach and raise the quality of its productions and education initiatives. CKCT is located in Springfield, KY, and performs at the historic Springfield Opera House originally built in 1900. Springfield is the center of The Bluegrass State and is conveniently located an hour's drive from Lexington and Louisville. In addition to producing a season of Main Stage shows, CKCT also produces shows in both of its...

'The Imaginary Theatre Company' aims to provide Affordable, Accessible and Original theatre and theatre opportunities to the students of Queen's University, the Kingston Community and the Global Theatre Community through its work in documenting the theatrical process on YouTube.

MUSE’s mission is to cultivate more racial equity in theatrical music departments by providing access, internships, mentorships, and support to historically marginalized people of color. MUSE aims to challenge systemic acts of exclusion and support musicians as we transition to a more diverse and inclusive environment for all.

Ms. Fofonoff founded and served as executive producer of Fiddlehead Theatre Company (FTC) from 1993–2016. FTC, a professional, award-winning entity, produced plays and musicals in Boston and beyond. FTC was also dedicated to serving Boston’s surrounding communities by educating children of all abilities and backgrounds in the theater arts. Ms. Fofonoff helmed Fiddlehead’s journey from its own 1927 vaudeville house to Boston’s Strand Theatre and then finally to Boston’s Shubert Theatre, where its production of Show Boat won the IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards for Best Musical. Ms. Fofonoff moved on to a new chapter establishing Art Lab, a producer of commercial theater as well as art/theater/science events. Art Lab has produced several art/science theatrical events with the renowned Marine B...

Our Mission has always been: To increase the awareness of theatre arts in Southern Nevada, provide quality productions, and to offer educational, hands-on opportunities in all facets of theatre production.

Established in February of 2011, the Theatre Institute at Sage is dedicated to providing quality live theatre and arts-in-education programming to Capital Region youth, educators and residents. The Institute also provides opportunities for Russell Sage students as performers, technicians and teachers.

Art in the Public Eye’s mission is to support the intersection of the arts & entertainment and educational pillars of our community. APE strives to help each build and grow in partnership through: Relevant arts and educational programs that are either free or affordable to participate in and to attend Listening to what’s needed from the community and working to develop artistic and educational programs to meet those needs Providing support for individuals and small groups looking to advance ideas Collaborating with other organizations to create an attractive place to live, play and work.

Delta Center Stage was founded in 1979 by a group of volunteers to bring live theatre back to the Delta Community. Rising from the ashes of Greenville/Leland's "Twin City Theatre Guild" which had folded seven years earlier, Delta Center Stage since its founding has produced a subscription season of plays continuously for 40 years. Until 2002 DCS functioned entirely through the contributions of volunteers from every walk of life. On June 1 of 2002, after 23 years as a volunteer organization, Delta Center Stage hired its first full time employee, Executive Director Tim Bixler.

Showcase for community art. And there's plenty in Manhattan! Live theatre, live music, galleries, children's activities, classes for all ages.

Romemu is a welcoming, experiential, irreverently pious, intergenerational Jewish community that elevates and transforms individuals and communities into more compassionate human beings. Committed to powerful prayer and transformative spiritual practices, Romemu attempts to engage the heart, mind and body in everything we do, helping us to foster greater levels of compassion. We believe that Judaism offers spiritual seekers and skeptics alike a path that celebrates our wholeness and provides practical, grounded ways to heal our brokenness. We are committed to helping to birth a post-denominational Judaism that transcends ideologies and labels, that is joy-based and contemplative, ecstatic and reverential, connected to our tradition, yet open to truth, wherever it is found.

Hamilton-Gibson Productions is a community theatre group based in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The mission of Hamilton-Gibson Productions is to provide opportunities for people of all ages to enrich and empower their lives through community performing arts.

Kittydrama Productions is an online theatre company reaching across the country to actors who no longer can get to the theatre but would like to continue to perform professionally. Using original scripts---we bring actors together from the cold reading to the fully rehearsed show, film classic tablework, readers theatre, and radio theatre.

We are a community of artists, art lovers, music makers, and creators. The Center for the Arts is well known for hosting national music concerts, but we also feature film screenings, a community theater program (Center Players) and showcase artwork by regional, national, and international visual artists in the art gallery. The Center also hosts classes, workshops and programs throughout the year, and adds to the economic vitality of Central New York.

Crossroads provides essential prevention and intervention programs for Anglo ​teens and young adults in Israel in order to reach their potential and thrive.

Anchorage Community Theatre’s mission is to build community through theatre. We are dedicated to making theatre with and for the entire community of Anchorage. ACT carries out our mission by providing: Exceptional, affordable, accessible theatre productions; Theatre education and training for people of all ages, abilities, and experience levels; Support for other local theatres.

We operate year round, producing six or more superior plays per year at our intimate theatre seating 60 playgoers, located near Third and F in Chula Vista's Third Avenue Village. We value our role in contributing to the South Bay and San Diego County community, and we work hard year round to provide our audiences, critics, and judges with continuing high-quality productions, as well as volunteer and internship opportunities. We are passionate about our community as well as our commitment to diversity from our volunteers, to our employees, to our casting - we believe that what's OnStage should reflect the world around us and encourage diverse representation. Our goal is to often relate our plays to issues in the community, and we host "Community Conversation" events where we invite th...

Bindlestiff Studio cultivates artists who reflect and celebrate the diverse values, traditions, and histories of Pilipino and Filipino American cultures through bold artistic expression and community engagement.

Writing is often an isolating experience. That’s why it can be helpful to meet with others who share your writing interests to exchange ideas and resources. Since 1984, the Monadnock Writers’ Group has provided fellowship and support to writers in all genres and at all levels of achievement. Our free monthly speaker series brings a variety of accomplished writers to Peterborough to share their experiences and expertise with members. These speakers address a range of genres—fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, blogging and more—from research and planning through publishing.

We are artists from diverse backgrounds, who are passionate about building connections between people. We engage various communities in the writing, creating, and performing of original works that reflect their real world experiences.

Circle Circle dot dot is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that engages audiences by creating original Theatre devised from the stories of our community. We allow each new development to be entirely collaborative and inclusive with a broad scope of the art world. We do this to bring Theatre back to the root of what has always made it important: the ability to allow the world to see and understand itself through stimulating, informative, and highly entertaining art.

COCA’s mission is to enrich lives and build community through the arts. COCA uses the power of the arts and education to build a vibrant St. Louis that is creative, connected and inclusive. A national leader in innovative arts education, COCA provides meaningful arts experiences in our own studios, gallery and theatres, as well as in schools, community centers and corporate settings around St. Louis. The fourth largest multidisciplinary community arts center in the country, we annually serve more than 50,000 people of all ages, backgrounds, and ability levels—from enthusiastic amateurs to emerging professionals—all taught by a faculty of more than 250 distinguished teaching artists. Through dance, vocal music, theatre, art and design, and beyond, we nurture the artistic and creative pot...

Each month, Silent Partners issues two $1,000 grants to support the work of Brooklyn-based Black artists, activists, and community organizers. Mission Statement We are a group of Black artists and community organizers working to combat unequal outcomes resulting from institutional white supremacy within traditional granting opportunities. We believe artists and community organizers are essential workers who are too often underpaid and overworked. In the face of ongoing - and heightened - social, cultural, and economic precarity we are providing two grants per month of $1,000 to support Brooklyn-based Black artists and community organizers who need it. As a collective focused on intentionality and equity, we aim to prioritize financial support for Black folks further marginalized within...

Our mission is to Enable a Unified Cultural Awakening by making the Arts and Literacy Accessible and Affordable for the entire community. Casa de la Cultura has been providing a community focused outlet for the youth and adults of Del Rio for over 35 years.

Our mission is simple: Use art to heal a variety of communities through guided discussion and connections to available resources. #ARTivism SERVICES One of the main goals of Heal.Be.Live., LLC is to use art to start conversations in communities. These conversations are not only meant to foster communication, but to empower communities by connecting them with resources. ARTivism comes in many forms: performances coupled with dialogue, seminars, workshops, presentations, etc. We cater our ARTivism to the needs of our clientele. PERFORMANCES | "APPLIED ART" With this initiative, our goal is to present art that fosters new perspectives. Art is a great way to examine different topics in a way that gives everyone a "shared" point of reference in an entertaining way! Learn more about our work...

Family of Color Productions are productions and projects produced, written and developed by a group of family members and very talented friends. Family of Color Production believes in healing community service through the arts.

Villain Theater is committed to fostering talent and building a diverse community of artists in Miami. We provide our students the opportunity to learn with the best improv acting training available. We have a mission to be civically engaged, charitable, and an active part of our community. Villain Theater has a commitment to our neighbors in Little Haiti, to join the already strong identity of the community, and provide new opportunities to grow. We believe Miami is the most exciting city in the world and that we can elevate and contribute positively to the Miami comedy scene. We promise impressive and compelling performances in shows that you cannot find anywhere else.

The purposes of this organization are: ​First: To present live theatre productions for the cultural education, entertainment, and inspiration of the community. ​Second: To foster and develop, through theatrical workshops and other appropriate means, the artistic talents and skills of adults and young people in the community. Especially for those who might not have the funds or opportunity to pursue their interest in the performing arts.​ Third: To engage in and subsidize social activities designed to foster the foregoing purposes of the organization as limited by the laws. Fourth: To take live theatrical productions to locations that lack access to quality live performances.

We Exist is a trans* led organisation that wants to provide more spaces for trans* people to platform their work, their ideas and discuss issues affecting the community. This exists through taking up space in the city of London through pop up cafes, art spaces, exhibitions and more. The ultimate aim of all the work we do will be to provide directly available funds for trans* people who need it to pay for healthcare needs in the face of ongoing failings from the current government and health service.

National Lottery Project Grants supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations. Until 31 August 2021, the fund will focus on the needs of smaller independent organisations and individual practitioners.

National Lottery Project Grants supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations. Until 31 August 2021, the fund will focus on the needs of smaller independent organisations and individual practitioners.

The Lowry is a registered charity (No: 1053962) committed to using visual and performing arts to enrich people’s lives. We present audiences with a diverse programme of theatre, opera, musicals, dance, music, comedy and visual art as well as events and activities to expand the horizons of audiences and artists alike. At the heart of our work is a commitment to our local communities and young people. Tapping into the work on our stages and in our galleries, we offer thousands of free creative participation opportunities each year. We are passionate about nurturing talent, developing creative professionals of the future and raising aspirations. We're on a mission. Our Vision: The Lowry will be a world-class arts centre based at the core of the region's creative and cultural quarter. These...

We're a playwright service organization based in Charlotte, NC. We exists primarily, to serve playwrights in Charlotte & The South via the development of new work and theatre artists. Join us every 3rd Saturday for An Artist Talk and every 4th Friday for a play reading. All on Facebook! linktr.ee/qcnewplays

A lab to create a critical mass of TGNC plays so that the theater cannot say that this work never existed. In 2018, four trans and gender non-conforming playwrights/writing teams will develop 4 new plays in the Trans Lab Fellowship supported by the Women’s Project and The Public Theater. Plays written by trans and gender non-conforming playwrights are a rarity in American theater, as transgender stories get co-opted, commercialized, and poorly represented by cisgender writers, we are developing a lab to create a critical mass of tgnc plays so that the theater cannot say that this work never existed. Our lab will also support 1-2 emerging directors as we have noticed a lack of trans and gnc directors. The year long program culminate in a series of readings of the works developed in the lab....

ALL MY RELATIONS is an art, theater, film, and design collective committed to making new work that uplifts the interconnectedness of all living things past, present, and future. We shed the idea of prescriptive process. We weave together all parts of our artistic practices that we've developed in the concentric circles we work in; social justice, community organizing, reservations, broadway theaters, universities, and museums. All the story elements are interdependent. As a collective we are caretakers of each story, invested in its life and health. We show that same commitment each other, personally and artistically. As an ensemble we find our artistic home in each other.

We use Indigenous cultural protocols and ways of looking at the world to guide theater and film making/writing. We facilitate equitable connections between clients and Indigenous communities. We advise in program development to build bridges between organizations and Indigenous artists. We have a team of Indigenous people who have been doing this work for years and are experienced in many areas; writing, directing, acting, dancing, music, designing etc. We adapt to fit for whatever mode of expression a theater maker/ film maker chooses. We bring a sensitivity to different theatrical forms that have existed on this continent for centuries. We assist with research, tribal connections, cultural training and offer artistic workshops open to Indigenous theater artists and their allies.

TMI Project’s mission is to help craft and amplify radically true stories to ignite human connection, challenge the status quo, and inspire both storytellers and listeners to take action for positive social change. We do this by: Teaching true storytelling workshops which culminate in live performances and digital content that focus on the “too much information” parts of a story typically left out because of shame, stigma, fear or cultural expectation. Centering our programming around four social justice initiatives: Anti-Racism, Gender Equality, LGBTQIA+ Rights, and Mental Health Awareness. Partnering with schools, nonprofits, small businesses, and corporations to work with directly impacted folks, students, emerging and veteran activists, and leaders. Shining the spotlight on the st...

Utilitarian artist-run performance venue for new plays, plus professional-development workshops.

We strive to improve diversity and enrich the greater Englewood community through live theater, volunteerism, education in the performing arts, and to provide a venue for other cultural activities. The Lemon Bay Playhouse will become the recognized community destination for arts activities serving as a learning space to harness local talent and extend community cultural awareness through the performing arts.

Theater of Possibility - Rehearsal for Living: Finding Yourself through Acting and Improv. TOP serves children, youth and adults who are interested in using theater to explore and express themselves more fully and authentically. We welcome students who are quirky, spirited or shy, or who may have Asperger's, autism, ADHD, or other learning or ability differences. TOP promotes an atmosphere of inclusion and respect for each person's unique gifts.

The Moxie Incubator is a season-long accelerated development program for new, unproduced plays. The Incubator Cohort will be made up of 3 playwrights, 3 directors, and 3 line producers - in alignment with Moxie's mission, we will select work by artists of historically-excluded genders for this program. All participating artists are paid a stipend for every round of the Incubator process. If you are interested in submitting to be a part of the Moxie Incubator Program, you can submit via the link below. Artists can submit to the Incubator as: A Playwright A Director A Line Producer

National Sawdust is a non-profit performing arts organization and music venue in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn conceived in 2015 by arts lover and musician/attorney, Kevin Dolan, and composer Paola Prestini.

VisionIntoArt is a non-profit new music & interdisciplinary arts production company in New York City. Since Paola Prestini co-founded the company in 1999 at the Juilliard School, VIA has created and performed over twenty five original works as well as many album releases through their self titled record label. VIA was started by a team of artists at Juilliard in 1999 that included composers Paola Prestini, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum and Nico Muhly, pianist Stephen Gosling, and conductor Paul Haas. In 2006, dreams parted ways, and the last VIA productions and its touring years were directed by Paola Prestini, with a brief hiatus while Prestini co-founded the arts incubator and micro-institution, National Sawdust.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s mission is to create a connection between artists and audiences of all ages. Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET) provides award-winning theatre productions and first class educational opportunities on a year-round basis and is the resident professional theatre at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. The Theatre has earned a reputation for the quality and diversity of its plays.

In 2020, Creative 360 celebrates 25 years as a not-for-profit community arts and wellness organization. 25 years ago, Cynthia Keefe and Linda Z. Smith founded “The Creative Spirit Center” with a vision to make creativity accessible to all. Since then, the nonprofit has become Creative 360 and welcomed countless people through its doors to experience, express and expand the creative process in all its forms. Our vision, mission and core values are at the heart of everything we do. Vision We envision a world in which creativity is integral to every life and its value is recognized. Mission To create environments that allow people of all ages and abilities to experience the creative process, and to enhance physical, mental and spiritual wellness through the arts and humanities.

Opera Theatre’s mission is to shape the future of opera and to connect diverse audiences through its power and beauty. To accomplish our mission, we produce a world-class opera festival, we champion new works, we build new audiences, we educate and engage our community, and we nurture the finest opera artists, artisans, and administrators of each generation. By doing so, we strengthen the cultural and economic vitality of the St. Louis community.

We're a playwright service organization based in Charlotte, NC. We exists primarily, to serve playwrights in Charlotte & The South via the development of new work and theatre artists. Join us every 3rd Saturday for An Artist Talk and every 4th Friday for a play reading. All on Facebook! linktr.ee/qcnewplays

Bob Carter’s Actors' Workshop & Repertory Company, Inc. is incorporated in the state of Florida to provide education and training in the theatre arts and to develop professional theatrical productions using primarily local talent. The corporation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization and all contributions are tax deductible. We thank you for your generous support! Actor’s Rep., a 501 (3c) non-profit organization, is now in its thirty seventh year. Since 1980, the company is known for its strong training programs for actors of all ages, and its productions of daring, avant garde, and seldom-seen classic plays. New classes are underway for children, teens, and adults in beginning and advanced acting and improvisation.

LHI's Award Fund was created to help our teaching artists and facilitators work with not-for-profit organizations and plant the seeds for a world in which we all get the help we need. Now you can be a part of this exciting initiative.

Community Access expands opportunities for people living with mental health concerns to recover from trauma and discrimination through affordable housing, training, advocacy, and healing-focused services. We are built upon the simple truth that people are experts in their own lives.

As a data-driven and innovative leader, Urban Pathways ensures that homeless and at-risk New Yorkers have the housing, services and support they need to be self-sufficient. Urban Pathways will be a leader in creating a society in and around New York City in which our clients achieve and sustain independence, stability and wellness as fully integrated members of their communities. If you are homeless and in need of housing, or would like information about eligibility for services, please call 212.736.7385 and ask to speak with our Outreach Team, or send an email to: outreachteam@urbanpathways.org

Saratoga Arts' mission is to enrich the region by cultivating a vibrant arts community and by ensuring that the arts are accessible to all.

Formerly known as Elm Street Cultural Arts, Woodstock Arts has been supplying world-class performing arts productions, concerts, in-depth classes, and exciting camps to north Georgia since 2002.

We Need Diverse Books™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. Our Mission: Putting more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of all children.

We Need Diverse Books™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. Our Mission: Putting more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of all children.

STA is a member service organization that began in 1991 and convenes annually to provide support and mentorship as well as share best practices with colleagues from within the United States and internationally. Membership now includes over 125 theatres, and approximately 30 Associate Members representing diverse types of theatre (indoor, outdoor, year-round, seasonal, university-affiliated, free) with wide-ranging budgets ($25,000 to $60,000,000) and Equity as well as non-Equity companies. STA’s member organizations cover a vast diversity of audiences and staffs composed of a variety of ethnicities, genders, ages and abilities. Our US national and international focus ensures a diversity of mission, vision and values within the Organization. International membership includes Argentina, Aus...

The New Jersey Play Lab is a collective of dramaturgs who are committed to collaboration, methodology, and excellence in their work. The New Jersey Play Lab is a home for playwrights and dramaturgs of all career levels who seek collaboration, methodology, and excellence in their work. At each and every point of engagement at The New Jersey Play Lab, whether through our early career foundational programming, play development forums, dramaturgical services, or our developmental residencies, the focus is on providing the knowledge and opportunity to move forward in one’s artistic and professional journey. While some of our programming is limited to NJ-based artists, many of our programs have no regional restrictions.

Elliott Masie is a provocative, engaging, and entertaining researcher, educator, analyst, and speaker - focused on the changing world of the workplace, learning, and technology. Elliott is acknowledged as the first analyst to use the term eLearning and has advocated for a sane deployment of learning and collaboration technology as a means of supporting the effectiveness and profitability of enterprises. ​ He heads the MASIE Learning Foundation based in Saratoga Springs, NY focused on how organizations can support learning and knowledge within the workforce. He leads the Learning COLLABORATIVE, a coalition of 75 global organizations cooperating on the evolution of learning strategies. Members include Amazon, Zoom, Bank of America, Subway, The Hartford, and others.

Mama Foundation for the Arts’ mission is to make a joyful noise, to uplift the Black musical treasures of Gospel, jazz and R&B, and to heal and inspire through the power of collective music-making. Establish Mama Foundation as a thriving and sustainable Harlem legacy institution where an intergenerational and interracial community is invited to Be Seen and Be Heard in the fullness of their experience – their voices, their stories, and their hearts.

Founded in 1963 as the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Arts Fort Worth is a nonprofit organization with the mission to promote, nurture, and support the arts in Fort Worth. Arts Fort Worth administers a competitive grants program, manages the Fort Worth Public Art program, and operates the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, a dynamic arts complex with theaters, galleries, studios, and office suites on behalf of the City of Fort Worth. Arts Fort Worth also provides educational programming and supports arts advocacy at all levels of government, rents the Arts Center for a wide range of private and public events and programs, and promotes experienced and emerging artists. Arts Fort Worth is supported in part by the City of Fort Worth and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Since 1969 the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed, and celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. Today the Center's nearly 800 employees provide services for more LGBT people than any other organization in the world, offering programs, services, and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. Despite our size, scope, and determination to meet the growing demand for our services, we remain a lean, fiscally disciplined organization, earning a four-star Charity Navigator rating for eleven consecutive years. We are an unstoppable force in the fight against bigotry and the struggle to build a better world, a world in which LGBT people can be healthy, equal, and c...

Think of us as the town square of the downtown community. Everyone from every background is welcome at the 14th Street Y, as we celebrate our humanity and our individuality. This is your community. The 14th Street Y’s philosophy is grounded in the belief that contemporary Jewish sensibilities can be a source of inspiration, connection, and learning. No matter what your background, we aim to inspire you to live your best life. We’re committed to the development of the whole person, to strengthening family connections and to building inclusive and sustainable communities. The 14th Street Y is part of Educational Alliance’s network of community centers in Lower Manhattan. A nonprofit beacon of hope for over 130 years, Educational Alliance believes in the power of communities to lift up peo...

Bethany is a space and environment where all forms of art can be learned and expressed. Nurturing the creative process, Bethany welcomes artists, from young to old, and all levels of skill, to explore and create art that the community can engage with. Bethany fosters sharing, connection, and collaboration, in an inclusive culture where people experience the power of art to improve lives and deepen their perceptions and perspectives of the world.

A leader in the performing arts in the Southeast, the Charleston Gaillard Center commissions, supports, and presents ambitious, multidisciplinary cultural programming and provides access to the best local, national, and global artists and companies on its stage. Deeply rooted in the community, the Gaillard Center is committed to elevating local and regional voices and partnering with Charleston institutions to reflect the city’s diversity, both on stage and off. Through programming on its public campus and extensive arts education initiatives, the Gaillard Center serves as a platform to participate in community building and essential dialogue. The Gaillard Center is a community asset located in the heart of an inspiration corridor of cultural institutions on the Charleston peninsula. Es...

The Aurora Civic Center Authority is committed to being a defining catalyst for personal and community transformation by: making the performing arts accessible for every age and socioeconomic background, introducing the magic of live theater across generations to encourage expansive imaginations and broad views of people and the world, and contributing to the future stability and growth of Aurora’s downtown. Paramount continues to provide world-class entertainment—including dance, music, Broadway-caliber theatre, and children’s programming—for an annual audience of 350,000 patrons from over 250 communities. Over 40,000 of those patrons are proud to be Paramount Broadway Series subscribers. In addition, we’ve expanded operations with the recently-opened Paramount School of the Arts and ar...

Concert Theatre Works, Inc. is an international non-profit dedicated to building new audiences for classical music. Believing stories are essential for the future of concert music, CTW tours theatre to orchestras and found venues to mount game-changing spectacles in few rehearsals.

The Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, LLC is a NYC-based organization with a national footprint that develops and advocates for new Latiné-written works of musical theatre. The Lab is a sponsored artist with The Producer Hub (The Tank LTD), a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)3 organization serving the performing arts community. We envision a world of equity in the theatre community for Latiné artists. Where our representation on and off stage matches our representation in the general population. Where our participation in the theatre community reflects the true contributions of Latinés to the fabric of this nation. ​ We see a world where audiences and producers embrace our stories as a fundamental, unalienable part of the art form - not simply as a way to check the box of diversity, or throu...

We illuminate epics in a simple way through the magic of resourceful storytelling— welcoming community members as crucial collaborators + putting place at the center of their story. We are committed to making theatre from scratch across the local landscape, engaging its people + alternative spaces to nurture creative partnerships within the community. We continue to celebrate and elevate the heritage of rural places—teaming up with denizens to devise an original work through collective creation.

Through exhibition and scholarship, the Assyrian Arts Institute mainstreams Assyrian arts as a way to preserve the Assyrian identity, show continuity, and to raise global awareness so that the Assyrian culture and traditions may be embraced and celebrated by all. Through preservation, exhibition, and scholarship, AAI nurtures a rich set of values which were born of culture and geography, survived through passion, and now belong to all who embrace and interpret them around the globe. If you are an artist, patron, historian, or just someone who appreciates passionate art, we invite you to join us in our quest. AAI believes that the arts are one of humanity’s most profound means of understanding the world and its diverse cultures. Through the arts we find the universal language that permits...

Bechdel Project is a feminist arts incubator for storytellers. With over 50 years of combined experience in arts management, advocacy, and new work development, we move nimbly to deliver a unique blend of art, activism, and education. Bechdel Project is rooted in the vibrant cultural landscape of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and was founded in 2015 with the goal of addressing harmful gender disparities prevalent within our culture’s storytelling. Bechdel Project believes that we can change our culture by changing the stories we tell and that the lack of women-centered stories in our culture is harmful to women and men alike. Our mission is to amplify the voices and stories of women, non-binary, and underrepresented genders through art, activism, and education to shape a more equitable future for...

The Center for the Arts opened to the public on December 1, 1995 and was originally funded by the City of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. In 2008 The Center became a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization and now depends on the generosity of the public for funding. Since it’s opening, the Center for the Arts has been presenting theatrical productions, visual art exhibitions, music concerts, dance performances and educational classes. The Center for the Arts is housed in an Italianate structure built in 1909 by the U.S. Department of Treasury on the site of an old livery station. The building originally served as the Post Office and in 1962 became the Linebaugh Library. After the library relocated, the building was renovated and became the Center for the Arts. The renovation of the buil...