Our Values

  • ArtsChange is a flexible organization that places the arts, health and social change at its center, with an organizational structure that nurtures creativity, healing and art making  
  • ArtsChange believes that individual and community health is impacted by a wide range of ecological, social, historical and cultural influences and that a breadth of sources can be used for both healing and art- making 
  • ArtsChange pursues both excellence in art and the improvement of health outcomes, understanding that the spirit of art can impact the science of medicine 
  • ArtsChange crosses boundaries between disciplines, professions, institutions and communities, creating new works and forging new social norms
  • ArtsChange believes that art inspired and shaped by a diversity of artists interacting with real stories, real issues, and community-generated impetus for change, drives fresh ideas, a new aesthetic, and ultimately, positive social change.