Many ESAC activities draw together people from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds to share in the pleasure and fellowship of the arts. ESAC is often asked to act as a convener for community forums and celebrations.
In addition, the ESAC Gallery showcases local artists, providing exhibition space and a retail outlet. The Phalen Poetry Park, sponsored by ESAC, celebrates poetry with a dragon-shaped garden featuring benches in the shape of giant books, two marimba benches and a walkway of words to inspire the poet within.