Diversity and equity
Volume 15 No 1 / April 27, 201627 April 2016
In this issue: An in-depth study of the situation of diverse arts organizations in Canada and the United States, two Canadian guides for developing accessible and inclusive programming, and an American literature review related to cultural equity and inclusion.
Resources
Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative: Literature Review
Arts Research MonitorThis literature review investigates how some cultural organizations and funders have improved “diversity in cultural organizations, in the areas of their leadership, staffing, programming and audience composition”. Elements of diversity i… View this resource
Expanding the Arts
Arts Research MonitorDeveloped as part of the Canada Council’s Expanding the Arts strategy, this guidebook aims to provide “an important resource for companies and organizations working towards increasing the participation rates within their processes of peop… View this resource
The Art of Inclusion – Seven Steps
Arts Research MonitorOriginally developed for the art education experiences provided by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, this guidebook outlines “seven steps to accessible and inclusive programs” that can be “beneficial to both audience and instit… View this resource
Figuring the Plural
Arts Research MonitorThis 358-page report presents a number of findings concerning “the characteristics, needs, and support systems” of “ethnocultural arts organizations”. The report is based on a literature review, data collection and analysis fr… View this resource
Other Resources
http://hillstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ARM_vol15_no1.pdf