Resources

Explore our resource hub for integrating arts, events, and cultural strategies into your climate and disaster preparedness initiatives, fostering community resilience.

Workplace Violence Prevention for Performing Arts

Discover how to proactively create a workplace violence prevention plan, fulfilling California’s SB553 mandates while enhancing safety for any arts organization.

The Art of Mass Gatherings Podcast

Exploring the intersection of festivals and community resilience, focusing on the powerful role that arts and events can play in climate and disaster preparedness.

Preparing for Civil Unrest

This guide offers arts and cultural organizations a framework for preparedness during civil unrest, emphasizing assessment, preparation, and implementation to safeguard staff and preserve these vital community spaces.

Case Study: Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria highlighted the devastating consequences of neglecting accessibility in emergency response, emphasizing the urgent need for cross-sectional collaboration and inclusive disaster planning. Read our short case study.

Hosting Resilient Gatherings in North Carolina

After hosting three immersive learning events throughout the state of North Carolina, we regroup with some of our luminaries and the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resource for a capstone webinar capturing the state of the art of resilience and what comes next.

Event Resources

From Boston to North Carolina, Kansas City to San Juan: explore tools, presentations, and other resources from our in-person Art of Mass Gatherings events, held onsite at local festivals to provide training for arts and culture professionals in safety and emergency response, energy autonomy, and accessibility.

Asset Mapping

An introduction to our flagship ACRAM method: Arts and Cultural Resilience Asset Mapping. A participatory protocol that builds local resilience against disasters while maximizing resource efficiency and minimizing costly reactive measures.