Created by Out of Hand Theater, the Community Impact Lab is a 6-month accelerator in Arts-Based Community Engagement (ABCE).
Through online modules, participants build skills to develop and implement community collaboration on social issues — and grow in appreciative inquiry, cultural competency, racial equity, and more.
You’ll Walk Away With:
Equitable Dinners Program
A full Equitable Dinners program, ready to lead in your community
Tools
Facilitation and creative tools that build trust, connection, and belonging.
Team
A team within your org aligned around a shared purpose and practice.
Network
A network of fellow artist-leaders walking the same ciurageous path.
Consulting
(Available only through our licensed programming package)
Get up to 5 hours of personalized consulting with Out of Hand Theater's team to support the lauch and success of your program.
How the Community Impact Lab works.
Program Snapshot
Two-Day Launch Immersion
Kick off with embodied leadership practices + creative frameworks for civic change
7 Monthly Core Modules
One weekday (12–4pm) + one evening (6–8pm) per month
Each one builds real skills: from cultural fluency and systems-thinking to container-building and creative alignment
Capstone Arts-Based Community Project
You lead your own Equitable Dinner—a story + dialogue experience grounded in local issues
Ongoing Support
Get up to 5 hours of personalized consulting from Out of Hand + a national cohort of peers.
What You’ll Learn:
Core Modules | Each module includes tools, templates, and live practice sessions.
Leading Change with Appreciative Inquiry
Fast Tract Your Impact
Embracing Diversity
Equity Fluency
Equity Inrtelligence
Cultivating Change Through Transformartional Containers
Activating Creativity & Purpose
Deep Dive Sessions | Evening explorations for those ready to meet the deeper currents—where equity becomes embodiment.
Uncentering Whiteness
Eradicating Racism
The Power of Language