Arts Equity Group is a network of artists, activists, and consultants committed to promoting systemic change through arts and culture.

We collaborate with our clients to plan and execute communications, programming, and strategic planning initiatives.

what we do.

Arts Equity Group is a 360 consulting firm. We take on projects of all shapes and sizes and often design bespoke initiatives to meet our client’s specific organizational needs. While the form of our projects may vary, the four core pillars of our work remain consistent. We leverage your existing capacity, power, and resources; produce high-impact initiatives; build authentic and lasting relationships in communities; and create systems for sustainable change. See how our core pillars manifest in the offerings below.

  • Asset Mapping

    Ecosystem Research

    Equity Audits 

    Spheres of Influence Workshops

  • Communications Strategy, Planning, & Implementation

    Program Visioning, Strategy, & Production

    Grant Design, Outreach, & Cohort Development

    Assessment & Evaluation

  • Alliance Building & Partnerships

    Community Engagement & Outreach

    Relational Organizing

  • Project Management

    Strategic Planning

    System & Process Building

how we do it.

In order to generate the best results for our clients, we ensure that our operating procedures reflect our values.

Arts Equity Group strives to:

  • Center and tell the truth about the lived experiences of historically excluded communities and value the wisdom gleaned from those experiences 

  • Practice accountability, transparency, and open communication

  • Take risks, be flexible, and work in ways that meet the needs of our clients and their audiences

  • Build trust and authentic relationships with our clients, partners, and vendors 

  • Evaluate the ripple effects of our work and prioritize community care

  • Work to make space for the creativity and leadership of BIPOC artists, activists, and audiences, especially within historically White organizations

  • Weave capacity-building, education, mentorship, and partnerships throughout our work

who we’ve worked with.

N-E-F-A spelled out in thick curvy modern font in bright orange. New England Foundation for the Arts written belowi in gray.
Emily Dickinson Museum logo; black and white outline of emily dickison with "emily dickinson museum" written to the left in red and black dont.
white logo of a hand holding a mic; mic wire spells out comedy as a weapon in script
The Literacy Project in white font with the outline of a bird in top left corner
Logo of gold shield outlined in blue with white emblem in the center. Reads: "Public health: prevent. promote. protect."

let’s connect.

We’d love to learn more about your work and brainstorm ways to support you.

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