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.
The LivingRoom Community Art Studio Organization / Multidisciplinary / Canada
From About Us: "The LivingRoom Community Art Studio is a registered not-for-profit that provides supportive opportunities for individuals and families living in and around Central Oshawa to expre……read more
The Luminary Organization / / United States
A luminary (n.) is a leader in the field. The Luminary is an incubator for new ideas in the arts. The Luminary is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit founded in 2007 as a forum for artistic research, production and presentation, conceived in response to both our immediate……read more
The Nile Project Organization / Music / United States
The Nile Project is transforming the Nile conflict by inspiring, educating, and empowering an international network of university students to cultivate the sustainability of their ecosystem. The project’s model integrates programs in music, education, dialogue, leadership, and innovation to……read more
The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts Organization / Multidisciplinary / Canada
The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts aids in the creation and exhibition of art by those who face barriers to artistic expression. The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts exists to: Provide a supportive place where people with developmental disabi……read more
The Northern Cultural Expressions Society Organization / Visual Arts / Canada
The Northern Cultural Expressions Society is a dynamic, non-profit organization committed to providing opportunities for young people to channel their energy to artistic expression, and business development. Programs are targeted at Yukon First Nation students and are open to all cultures. …read more
The Platohedro Corporation Organization / Multidisciplinary / Colombia
The Platohedro Corporation is a non-profit that functions as a collaborative creative platform based in Medellin, Colombia. Since 2004, Platohedro has been dedicated to creation and artistic experimentation, and ongoing research of free culture and self-training. These pr……read more
The Playhouse Theatre Organization / Theatre / Ireland
The Playhouse Vision is to Create Community, Celebrate Diversity and Empower People through the Arts. The Playhouse Mission is to deliver creative, innovative and accessible Arts, Education and Peace-building Programmes that enrich the lives of the people that we serve. We have four core values: ……read more
The Power of Hope Organization, Training and Education / Multidisciplinary / Canada
The Power of Hope is a charitable non-profit organization that unleashes the positive potential of youth through arts-centred multicultural and intergenerational learning programs that value self-awareness, leadership, environmental stewardship, community and social change. The Power of……read more
The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate Organization / Multidisciplinary / Bulgaria
The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate organises and presents socio-political, artistic, cultural as well as socially engaged and educational programmes. The organisation stimulates the development of independent sector of the contemporary art in Bulgaria, provides training in less known fie……read more
The Refugee Art Project Organization / Visual Arts / Australia
Our organization seeks to give refugees a voice to the Australian public, through their art and self-expression. …read more
The Remix Project Organization / Multidisciplinary / Canada
The Remix Project was created in order to help level the playing field for young people from disadvantaged, marginalized and under served communities. Our programs and services serve youth who are trying to enter into the creative industries or further their formal education; The REMIX Project pr……read more
The Society for the Arts in Dementia Care Organization / / Canada
The Society for the Arts in Dementia Care is built on the premise that older adults and people living with dementia have the right to dignity, to be heard and to be valued. The Society provides an interdisciplinary forum for creative expression with older adults by bringing together academic rese……read more
The Ste-Emilie Skillshare Organization / Visual Arts / Canada
The Ste-Emilie Skillshare is a community art colletive devoted to empowerment, self-determination and collective liberation. It is a collective run by and for people who are trans, two-spirit, queer, Indigenous and/or people of colour* and friends. As a collective of activists and artists, we wor……read more
The Theater Offensive Organization / Theatre / United States
The Theater Offensive’s mission is to present the diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lives in art so bold it breaks through personal isolation, challenges the status quo, and builds thriving communities. …read more
The Touchstone Center for Children Organization / Multidisciplinary / United States
The Touchstone Center for Children is a nonprofit educational organization founded in New York City in 1969 by its present director, Richard Lewis. The Center was established in the belief that all persons have natural creative, imaginative and artistic capacities, which when encouraged and allow……read more
The Village of Arts and Humanities Organization / Multidisciplinary / United States
The Village of Arts and Humanities (The Village) is a multifaceted arts organization dedicated to community revitalization through the arts. …read more
The Yellow Door Organization / Multidisciplinary / Canada
VISION STATEMENT: To empower young people to initiate and engage in community and creative projects that promote social inclusion, combat urban isolation across all generations, and spark positive societal change. …read more
Theatre and Reconciliation Organization / Theatre / Belgium
Theatre and reconciliation: a unique and effective method that transforms behavior, that gives voice to those who are still deprived. We transform community conflicts. We educate people. We strengthen the capacity of civil society. We manage traumas. We work in community integration, diaspora, di……read more
Theatre Beyond Words Organization / Theatre / Canada
We aspire to create strong physical theatre for adult audeinces; theatre which incorporates universal themes that grow out of personal stories. If we are true to the characters, then the stories resonate with people of all generations, across cultures and languages. …read more
Theatre Day Productions Organization / Theatre / Israel
We are Theatre Day Productions... and yes, we make drama in the Gaza Strip with and for a growing age-group of growing children. Our youngest audience members are 5 and at the other end of spectrum are the teen-agers 10-17. TDP is both a drama training center and a theatre playhouse. With a wonde……read more