Directory Listing
Welcome to the ICASC directory of national and international art for social change organizations, networks, educational programs and opportunities.
This is a curated list focusing on art for social change – by no means a comprehensive community arts listing.
If you are looking for more complete Canadian community arts listings, we highly recommend ArtBridges’ directory at http://artbridges.ca/community/community_map.
This is a living resource. We will be updating and revising it as new information becomes available. You can filter this list by selecting from the various options below.
489 results found.
Teatro dell’Argine Organization / Theatre / Italy
Teatro dell’Argine's project winds along four main lines, to support and promote intercultural and intergenerational dialogue, memory and reflection on contemporary times and active citizenship: …read more
Teatro Valle Occupato Organization / Theatre / Italy
June 14, 2011 we occupied a theater in 1727 to implement a cultural revolt. We are constantly changing. Occupy is a collective political practice, a gesture of reappropriation establishing a public dialogue. We continue to occupy the Teatro Valle because the gesture is transformed into a constitu……read more
Teatrovivo Asociación Cultural Organization / Theatre / Peru
Teatrovivo Asociación Cultural has over 25 years of experience doing work in the field of social development. Teatrovivo is distinguished by the use of play techniques, unconventional art lessons to drive transformation of the individual from the inside out, strengthening the genuine expression ……read more
Teesri Duniya Theatre Organization / Theatre / Canada
Teesri Duniya Theatre is dedicated to producing, developing and presenting socially and politically relevant theatre, based on the cultural experiences of diverse communities. Multicultural diversity, intercultural relations,relevance and compelling stories are defining features of our work. We a……read more
Temporary Organization / Multidisciplinary / United States
Temporary Art Review is a platform for contemporary art criticism that focuses on alternative spaces and critical exchange among disparate art communities. Temporary is an international network, highlighting both practical and theoretical discourse through reviews, interviews, essays and pro……read more
Ten Thousand Things Theatre Company Organization / Theatre / United States
Ten Thousand Things brings award-winning, high-quality theater to people with little access to the wealth of the arts. This company invigorates ancient tales, classic stories, and contemporary plays through vital, open interactions between actors and non-traditional audiences. …read more
The Alexander Soceity for Integrative Arts Organization / Multidisciplinary / Canada
The objects of the Alexander Society are: to provide arts-based educational programs to children and teens with special needs and their peers, to provide resources for people working with special needs populations, to organize workshops and special guest speakers, to produce materials such as vid……read more
The Art Hives Network Organization / Multidisciplinary / Canada
The Art Hives Network connects small and regenerative community arts studios together in order to build solidarity across geographic distances. This effort seeks to strengthen and promote the benefits of these inclusive, welcoming spaces across Canada, and throughout the world. Also known a……read more
The ARTS-REHAB Project Organization / Multidisciplinary / Canada
With the generous support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Royal Conservatory’s Living Through the Arts Program has initiated the ARTS-REHAB Project: a multi-year initiative that examines how meaningful engagement in a creative arts program can assist rehab patients to re-enter their……read more
The Centre for Creative Communities Organization / Multidisciplinary / Australia
The Centre helps artists, community members and government staff to plan and design arts projects and festivals in the community. The Centre offers short courses in many aspects of cultural development as well as consultations, talks, mentorships and seminars. …read more
The Cinematheque Education Department Organization / Digital Media / Canada
The Cinematheque’s Education Department offers film and media education programs and resources for youth, teachers and other community members. From intensive and engaging digital filmmaking programs to film literacy workshops and youth screenings at our theatre, we aim to foster an appreci……read more
The Collectif clowns d’ailleurs et d’ici Organization / Theatre / France
Founded in 2002, the Collective clowns elsewhere and here encourages the promotion of a social circus, multicultural, fighting for equality and against social discrimination, which, through artistic practice, allows the public to participate in the sustainable development of marginaliz……read more
The Confluence Project Organization / Multidisciplinary / United States
Confluence is a donor-supported nonprofit that connects people to place through art and education. We work in collaboration with Northwest communities, tribes and celebrated artist Maya Lin to create reflective moments that can shape the future of the Columbia River system. We share stories of th……read more
The CZKd Organization / Multidisciplinary / Serbia
The CZKd is an independent non-profit cultural institution. We understand social responsibility as the process of creating resources for making and preserving the public good, for enabling public engagement and stimulating the political struggle for social cohesion, through intervening prima……read more
The Footprints Dance Project Organization / Dance / Canada
Footprints Dance Project was established to provide high-quality opportunities in the performing arts and dance to children and youth who face economic, social, physical, and gender barriers and those who otherwise would not be able to participate. …read more
The Friends of Music Society Organization / Music / Canada
Established in 1989, the Friends of Music Society is a non-profit organization that uses music as the basis for our partnership programs which promote rehabilitation and socialization for people with a mental illness. We feature musicians with a mental illness working and playing in partnership w……read more
The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics Organization / Multidisciplinary / United States
Hemi connects creative thinkers working at the intersection of artistic practice and social transformation. Our international network researches politically engaged performance through gatherings, publications, and digital platforms, creating new avenues for thought and action. …read more
The KAKO Foundation Organization / Multidisciplinary / Haiti
Through the arts/music, the KAKO Foundation is dedicated to promoting peace and tolerance. It is shaped in the belief that art can foster self-esteem, dignity, pride, community and civic engagement. Nurturing the artistic gifts in every child is essential to breaking and ending the devastating cy……read more
The Little Art Organization / Multidisciplinary / Pakistan
Mission: “To establish arts in Pakistan as a major facilitator for children and young people to realize and achieve their dreams; through innovative arts education projects and creative learning opportunities.” …read more
The LivingRoom Community Art Studio Organization / Multidisciplinary / Canada
We are a registered not for profit that provides people from all walks of life - including those members of our community who are most marginalized - with opportunities to make art and create community for NO or Low Cost in and around central Oshawa. …read more