EQUITY AND DIVERSITY

Mask and puppetry are among the oldest and most democratic art forms. They belong to every culture, and they work by asking the performer to set the self aside and make room for something else. We try to run our organization the same way.

CAMP welcomes participants and artists across race, ethnicity, culture, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, body type, religion, economic circumstance, and level of experience and confidence. We seek that same range in who we hire, commission, partner with, and teach, so that everyone has an equal opportunity to learn and grow.

Access is a practice. We work with participants to find ways around barriers and to stay flexible to their needs wherever we can, within our limits as a small grassroots organization. Inclusion isn’t a finish point, it’s continuous work: noticing imbalances, naming them, and addressing them so everyone in the room can do their best work.

We’re still learning. CAMP is small and largely volunteer-run, and our capacity doesn’t always match our intentions. When we fall short, we want to hear about it, and we’ll respond in good faith.