Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC) is an arts-based advocacy organization that unites artists and directly impacted advocates to develop story-based artivism that advances justice and drives systemic change. Founded in 2016 by Broadway artists in response to racism and police brutality, BAC is a multidisciplinary force using the power of storytelling to confront systemic injustice, particularly within the criminal legal system. Through its signature Theater of Change methodology, BAC leverages the arts and storytelling as powerful tools to imagine a world without systemic racism and the carceral state, inspire action across all levels of power, and replace harmful narrative—strengthening organizing efforts for lasting change. BAC is not just a hub for art and artivism—it is a training space where the next generation of artivists learns to harness narrative power for policy change and community organizing.  In 2021, BAC received a Special Tony Award for providing an unparalleled platform for marginalized theatre artists and for leading the theater industry toward a more equitable future. To learn more, get involved, or support their work, visit bwayadvocacycoalition.org or follow them on Instagram @bwayadvocacycoalition.

Arts Programming:

THEATER OF CHANGE  – The Theater of Change (TOC) brings together theater artists, policy experts and students, and advocates who have first-hand experience with the systems we need to change to learn from each other and expand their capacity, community, and impact. This intensive workshop enables participants to blend the practices of artistry, law, policy, and advocacy led by people with direct experience to produce artistic projects with the potential to make tangible impact on the inequitable, unjust, and racist systems.

ARTIVISM FELLOWSHIP – The Artivism Fellowship is a seven-month incubation process that provides two participating artist-activists the tools and resources to blend artistry, law, policy, and community engagement while leveraging their creative talents to drive meaningful systemic change.

IMPACT PROJECTS – BAC’s signature Impact Projects leverages artivism tools to advance current campaigns to transform the criminal legal system in New York City and State.

Community Building:

ARTS IN ACTION FESTIVAL – The annual Arts in Action Festival is the premier space for organizations and individuals working at the intersections of arts and advocacy to come together to showcase their work, explore opportunities for collaboration, celebrate the resilience of the justice-impacted community, and focus the city’s attention on the many ways that the “justice” system is failing to actually create justice for so many inhabitants of New York City.