Inspired by the arts, driven by a world in transition, EmcArts creates the space and conditions for our partners to take on their most complex challenges.
Free Online ResourcesOur Impact
- 2,500 individual leaders trained across the U.S. and Canada to question assumptions and embrace change
- 250 cultural organizations with innovative new strategies to engage audiences, generate revenue, and create value
- Stronger adaptive capacity in dozens of communities through our silo-busting workshops, coaching, and labs
Featured Work
- Publication Somewhere Becoming Rain: Adaptive Change is the Future of the Arts
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Publication
The Artistry of Systemic Change
Read an article by Richard Evans and Eric Booth in the GIA Reader about how artistic capabilities are critical elements of community change.
- Photo Essays Telling the stories of the Community Innovation Labs
- Case Studies Innovating at the Intersections of Arts and Social Justice
- Program Arts Leaders as Cultural Innovators (ALACI)
I am extremely pleased with the work undertaken with EmcArts. I believe that the implementation of the New Pathways program in Edmonton is the single most important initiative I have undertaken in my 40-year career in the arts. Paul Moulton, Former Executive Director, Edmonton Arts Council
News & Updates
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On Adaptive Capacity and Resilience
An article by written by Richard Evans in January 2017, revised January 2020
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The Echo Effect: How the Community Innovation Lab in Winston-Salem lives on
Winston-Salem Community Innovation work continues
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Announcing a New Chapter for EmcArts!
A new partnership with the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts to serve artists and arts organizations