Beyond Empathy (BE) uses arts genres such as film, digital and mixed media, theatre, music, dance and visual arts to build relationships between intergenerationally disadvantaged young people, local support agency staff and the local community in thirteen locations across Australia.

BE's use of art has two purposes: art as a medium enabling young people to consider their stories, explore issues, build skills and improve their social and economic opportunities within community; and art to facilitate community members working together to address community issues and young people's needs.

BE uses an asset based model of social change that allows the arts to focus and draw on people's assets - their aspirations and the things they can do, rather than their issues or trying to 'fix' their 'problems'. The success of BE's projects has relied on its ability to work in collaboration with participants, support agency staff, professional and emerging artists, leadership graduates from its programs and community to influence change at a community level.

Change happens one on one, one by one and through BE's projects and the collaborative works produced, creating opportunities for new dialogue between participants, community and audiences.

Beyond Empathy uses the arts to influence change in the lives of individuals and communities experiencing recurring hardship.