ArtsWok Collaborative is an arts-based community development organization that recognizes the power of creativity and agency within individuals and communities to drive change. Since 2012, they have been dedicated to producing innovative projects that showcase the transformative potential of the arts, as well as developing the capabilities of practitioners in their field. They also conduct research and advocacy for arts-based community development.

As intermediaries, facilitators, and creative producers, ArtsWok Collaborative connects people, ideas, and resources to bring artmaking, community building, and civic participation together in a meaningful way. Their vision is to create inclusive communities that allow for the full expression of human potential. They achieve this by utilizing the arts to create dialogue, foster social participation, and build bridges across differences.

Their core values include collaboration, empathy, creativity, and agency, and they strive to bridge different disciplines, listen actively, generate awareness, develop innovative programs, and conduct grounded research. ArtsWok Collaborative's flagship programs include Both Sides, Now, M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival, The Greenhouse Lab, and The Greenhouse Sessions. They are a company limited by guarantee with IPC status and hold the National Arts Council's Major Grant.

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