Launched in 2015 as a national initiative, artEquity provides tools, resources, and training at the intersection of art and activism. With over 5,000 individuals trained, and a growing alumni community, artEquity is building a broad base of individuals and organizations who are strategically poised to create and sustain a culture of equity, inclusion, and justice through arts and culture.

artEquity works with a team-based approach that center the following values:

• The offering of acknowledgment, awareness and respect to all cultural groups,

• Transparency in the decision-making process.

• Shared leadership.

• Developing an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of our colleagues, as well as their lives and personal values beyond work.

• The inclusion of communication and learning styles.

• The practice of naming our need for support; trust that those who name their needs are doing so honestly and with integrity.

• An ongoing and rigorous feedback loop.

• Individual and team accountability.

• Supporting one another.

• Ongoing relationship building, both with our colleagues and partners, and recognize that our work is fundamentally relational in nature. 

• Everyone’s contributions, regardless of their role or responsibilities.

• Self care.

• A commitment to ongoing analysis-building and professional development.