Arts Without Barriers

Arts Without Barriers was a celebration of free, live music performances by local artists in Eastside public spaces.  Executing 2 core strategies in our strategic plan, the Arts Without Barriers celebration served to 1.) Elevate brand awareness and 2.) Engage with our Community as we brought life and artistic joy back to Eastside communities following a period of stagnant quiet due to Covid-19.

Arts Without Barriers launched in the Spring of 2021 and was originally scheduled to run for 10 weeks, but was quickly extended for 6 months in some locations, with those host sites paying for the performances. In the first year, this program was in 11 different locations and served over 60,000 by the end of the 6 months. In the second year, we were in 15 locations, and served just over 75,000. And, in its final year, the program was in 13 locations and served over 90,000.

Check out the video from our first year showing impact from the first 10 weeks of its run!