Table of Contents
The Distinct Power of Arts to Transform Conflict
Strategic Priorities and Plans
Values and Ethical Aspirations
News
New! Explore IMPACT's Ethical Aspirations and Ideas for Action
New! Explore IMPACT's presence at the international events
New! "Thinking Partners" Initiative
Cooperation between Buffer Fringe Festival and IMPACT
Read the Overview of Creative Responses to Gender-Based Violence in Africa learning exchange
Explore the summaries of Imagining Together/Acting Together Learning Exchange
Listen: Think Tank Discussion on the Emerging ACCT Field
Hosted by the International Teaching Artist Conference (ITAC)
"Imagine IMPACT: An emerging strategy to strengthen the arts, culture, and conflict transformation ecosystem"

New Partner: International Community Arts Festival (ICAF)
Questions or ideas? Please contact IMPACT’s Project Manager Armine Avetisyan: impact@brandeis.edu.
Learning Exchanges
Recognizing that many players in Arts, Culture and Conflcit Transformation (acct) ecosystem work in isolation and seek opportunities for connection and exchange, IMPACT has established the virtual learning exchanges team to envision and coordinate these global, focused online conversations that are hosted at Platform4Dialogue virtuals space run by Peace Direct.
2020 Learning Exchanges
In 2020, IMPACT hosted two virtual learning exchanges. The first bilingual exchange in Spanish and English Imagining Together/Acting Together took place on April 21 and 22 and brought together about 730 participants from more than 56 countries to explore the core concepts in the conflict transformation field, such as resistance, re-humanization, and reconciliation. Learn more.
The second bilingual exchange Creative Responses to Gender-Based Violence in Africa in French and English took place on September 3-4. Around 170 participants across Africa and the diaspora joined the conversation. Learn more.
2019 Learning Exchanges
In 2019, IMPACT hosted two virtual learning exchanges. The first learning exchange was hosted in Spanish and attracted over 130 participants from 21 countries across Latin America and beyond; the second learning exchange focused on higher education engagement in arts, culture and conflict transformation and gathered 43 participants from 15 countries across the globe. Learn more.
2018 Learning Exchanges
In 2018, IMPACT hosted two virtual exchanges that each attracted approximately 75 people and one in-person exchange with 16 people. Participants came from many parts of the world, and all sectors of the Arts, Culture and Conflict Transformation (ACCT) ecosystem, including artists, peacebuilders and funders. Read summaries of the 2018 Learning Exchanges.