What is the Impact Artist Program?
The Impact Artist Program offers a unique opportunity for young artists to explore their creative potential while making a meaningful difference. Learn with your classroom as you inspire your students, and join a community of like-minded individuals committed to using art as a tool for positive change.
This program dives into real-world topics like gender equality, climate action, and activism—and shows teens how they can use their creativity to make a difference. Throughout the course, participants explore how to channel their emotions into art, practice kindness and gratitude, and reflect on how love shows up in their everyday lives. It’s all about getting in touch with your inner artist and your unique voice. At the end, students bring everything together in their own Impact Artist Project, where they choose one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and create an original art piece that advocates for that cause. It’s purpose-driven, expressive, and all about using art to create change.
Real World Issues
Teens will grapple with issues like climate action, gender equality, mental health, and more to understand their world deeply.
+ Art
We dive into what really goes into making art—the emotions, the love, the hope, and even the frustrations that come with the creative process. Together, we talk about how to take all of that and use it as fuel to create art that actually makes an impact in the world.
= Impact
The course culminates with participants creating their own Impact Artist Project - a piece of art that amplifies one of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Example Curriculum
- 1.0 - Theme 1 Introduction (0:50)
- 1.1 - What Is an Impact Artist? (2:22)
- 1.2 - More About Impact Artists
- 1.3 - Tell Us About YOUR Impact!
- 1.4 - Manifestos Explained (3:30)
- 1.5 - EFC's Manifesto
- 1.6 - Your Manifesto
- 1.7 - Class Culture Agreement (2:06)
- 1.8 - Finding Role Models (2:23)
- 1.9 - Tell Us About Your Role Models!
- 1.10 - Head, Hands, and Heart (1:41)
- 1.11 - Head, Hands, and Heart, Part 2
- 1.12 - Comparing Manifestos With Your Favorite Celebrity
- 1.13 - Vulnerability as an Impact Artist (3:37)
- 1.14 - Embracing The Power of Vulnerability
- 1.15 - Radical Acceptance (3:26)
- 1.16 - What Is Impact Artist Language? (1:49)
- 1.17 - Using Impact Artist Language
- 1.18 - Defeating Imposter Syndrome (2:24)
- 1.19 - Defeating Imposter Syndrome, Part 2
- Theme 1 Quiz
- 2.0 - Theme 2 Introduction (1:03)
- 2.1 - Ubuntu (2:43)
- 2.2 - What Are the SDGs? (3:21)
- 2.3 - The People Centered Goals (4:29)
- 2.4 - The Planet Centered Goals (3:51)
- 2.5 - The Prosperity Centered Goals (2:41)
- 2.6 - The Peace Centered Goals (1:32)
- 2.7 - The Partnership Centered Goal (1:04)
- 2.8 - What's Your Favorite SDG? & Theme 2 Quiz
- 2.9 - The #SDGGroove
- 2.10 - Learn the #SDGGroove! (1:21)
- 2.11 - Jade's Story (1:59)
- 2.12 - SDG Review and Activities
- 3.0 - Theme 3 Introduction (0:37)
- 3.1 - Impact Artist Acrostic Poems (0:50)
- 3.2 - Your Big Why
- 3.3 - Asking Why...A Lot! (2:38)
- 3.4 - Why Five Times
- 3.5 - What Else Should We Question?
- 3.6 - Meditation
- 3.7 - Why Activism?
- 3.8 - Activism in Action
- 3.9 - Your Launch Point (1:37)
- 3.10 - Your Launch Point, Part 2
- Theme 3 Quiz
- 4.0 - Theme 4 Introduction (1:34)
- 4.1 - Affirmations
- 4.2 - How Emotions Can Affect Us (0:43)
- 4.3 - Emotions VS Feelings VS Moods
- 4.4 - The Feelings Wheel (4:15)
- 4.5 - Erasing the "Good" and "Bad" Labels of Emotions
- 4.6 - Who's Driving? (3:24)
- 4.7 - Invalidating Emotions
- 4.8 - Using Chakras to Tap Into Our Emotions (2:45)
- 4.9 - Channeling Emotions Into Our Art (4:42)
- 4.10 - The Hill We Climb
- Theme 4 Quiz
- 6.0 - Theme 6 Introduction (0:48)
- 6.1 - Cultivating a Foundation of True Love
- 6.2 - Reflections on Love
- 6.3 - Where Does Love Come From? (2:05)
- 6.4 - Showing Love
- 6.5 - Leading With Love and Hope (2:56)
- 6.6 - Finding Love In Unexpected Ways
- 6.7 - Do We Always Show Love In The Same Way?
- 6.8 - Showing Love In Different Ways (1:24)
- 6.9 - Make A Plan To Show Love Today
- 6.10 - The Love Languages
- 6.11 - The Love Languages, Part 2 (2:23)
- Theme 6 Quiz
- 7.0 - Theme 7 Introduction (0:45)
- 7.1 - My Lens On Life (2:52)
- 7.2 - My Lens On Life, Part 2
- 7.3 - What Have We Learned So Far? (4:17)
- 7.4 - Play to Your Strengths
- 7.5 - Head, Hands, and Heart, Part 3
- 7.6 - The Iceberg (2:28)
- 7.7 - SDG Review
- 7.8 - Ikigai (2:11)
- 7.9 - Why Are The Iceberg and Ikigai Important For Impact Artists? (3:24)
- Theme 7 Quiz
- 8.0 - Theme 8 Introduction (1:13)
- 8.1 - Anasi the Spider
- 8.2 - Reflection on Anansi: Interconnectivity vs. Individuality (2:55)
- 8.3 - The Importance of Collaboration
- 8.4 - Your Rocks
- 8.5 - Setting Goals as an Impact Artist (1:37)
- 8.6 - SMART Goals
- 8.7 - SMART EFC Goals
- 8.8 - Generating Ideas (5:13)
- Theme 8 Quiz
- 9.0 - Theme 9 Introduction (1:13)
- 9.1 - The Impact Artist Project (2:34)
- 9.2 - Locking In Your Project Idea
- 9.3 - Bringing Your Idea To Life (4:45)
- 9.4 - Planning Your Project
- 9.5 - Overcoming Artist's Block (1:48)
- 9.6 - Make It Happen!
- 9.7 - Final Project Submissions
- 9.8 - Thank You! (Play for whole class) (6:07)
Hi, I'm Jade.
I founded Entertainment for Change in 2016 as a student at Emerson College. What was then known as the Emerson Green Gala has evolved into a lively non-profit. I am a leader in inspiring others to use their talents for positive change in the world through Entertainment for Change. I am also a huge advocate for the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), having spoken on a panel at the UN Media for Social Impact Conference, as well as other engagements to empower Impact Artists.
