OUR Mission
Imagine if local artists and musicians were empowered to become agents of change. What if they could energize movements at just the right inflection point? The impact on our communities – and our country – would be game-changing.
Arts4Impact empowers boots-on-the-ground creatives to spark dynamic, authentic, non-partisan, exclusively positive activations that drive systemic change.
We amplify progressive causes that create community, strengthen democracy, and uplift the human spirit.
OUR approach
Our work is built on a simple principle: The most interesting, most effective, and most powerful civic expressions have local creatives at their core — their vision, talents, connections, hopes and dreams. It’s the through-line in every activation we spark.
Through grassroots arts-activism, we help progressive organizations drive impact by making the invisible, visible.
Wherever we drop, our team grows deep roots, connecting impactful nonprofits doing the work with talented, artists and musicians on the ground. Together, we grow big, bold, interactive expressions that create awareness, rally stakeholders, and ignite positive change.
“The ways the Highland Park installation inspired an urge to commune with others — and indeed, a desire to return to it again and again — offer some clues for how sites of collective mourning might mobilize visitors rather than leave them in paralyzing sorrow.”
“Therapeutic. Better than Prozac for grief.”
“A powerful, emotional, beautiful, but also painful exhibit…”
“The entire art experience connects pain, loss, and a shared experience of the impact of the gun epidemic across the nation.”
“Von Edelberg’s approach to gently curating the commemorative items at the pavilion exemplifies her dedication to fostering community engagement and creating spaces for healing and reflection.”
“The entire art experience connects pain, loss, and a shared experience of the impact of the gun epidemic across the nation,”
“We finally created our #WomenRoar24 fabric garland! The first was at Vincent HS when we registered them to vote – the kids LOVED it. I could not keep the student volunteers in the room to help with registration – they wanted to work on the garland. And guess what – They TALKED POLITICS while they did it. In my two years of helping students to register, this has never happened!”
Gail Sklodowska, League of Women Voters