Empire Arts Collective’s 2 core programs include EAC Out Loud and the Visual Arts Program.

EAC Out Loud brings together performers, directors, designers, and playwrights to tell stories from queer and QTBIPOC perspectives. Through thoughtful casting, engaging rehearsal processes, and community-rooted outreach, we aim to create theatrical experiences that are as joyful and complex as the people who make them. This program supports original productions, staged readings, and future development opportunities that align with our mission of inclusion, artistic innovation, and equity in the performing arts.

The Visual Arts program is a space for artists, particularly those living with chronic pain or illness, who want to share their work, reach new audiences, and push creative boundaries together. When visual and performing artists get in the same room, unexpected magic happens. A painting can inspire a stage design, a costume can shape a character, an installation can become part of the story. This program is about that overlap—the space where ideas collide, disciplines mix, and something totally new emerges.