Empanda empowers artists to enrich global and local communities. By offering creative individuals in all stages of career realization, from students/emerging artists to practicing professionals, an opportunity to use their talents for a greater good, Empanda serves both the artistic community and the global community at large. Empanda focuses on raising both monetary funds and awareness to aid under-served populations, while providing educational and entertaining experiences to the general public.
As a multi-disciplinary organization, Empanda will focus on three areas - performance, creation and education. By providing performers and creators with an established audience, opportunities to display new works, professional development and to realize philanthropic aspirations, as well as providing artists the opportunity to work as educators with established curriculum and structural support, Empanda will offer artists tangible incentives to engage with the community in positive and substantial ways.
Empanda aspires to expand into an independent non-profit organization, facilitating on-going social initiatives and developing artistic innovation. Upcoming events include a multi-media concert to raise funding/awareness for Empanda Micro-Loans, an initiative where audience members vote on causes to financially support (September 2010), and the development an educational performance program for teens, culminating in a live student musical performance to benefit Food Pantries for the Capital District (April 2011).
We invite you to join us for Empanda’s Inaugural Concert to benefit the “Empanda Micro-Loans” initiative. “Empanda Micro-Loans” uses proceeds from live events to extend small loans to entrepreneurs in impoverished nations, who would otherwise be unable to obtain traditional credit. Audience members actively participate in this program, and are encouraged to visit Empanda's website to vote for prospective loan recipients. 