Talent development of artists and arts workers from underrepresented and marginalised communities.
As the visual arts sector strives to become more relevant, equitable and inclusive, your organisation may consider delivering a programme of internal change. This second toolkit aims to help organisations consider how they will nurture the leadership and talent development of artists and arts workers from underrepresented and marginalised communities. It includes prompts about the progression pipeline, creating development opportunities, workplace dynamics, inclusion and care.
We recommend using this toolkit in conjunction with the Fair and Equitable programme research report, Fostering Equity in the Visual Arts Sector. The report includes 20 recommendations for organisations to take action around creating an equitable and inclusive visual arts sector, focusing on marginalised and underrepresented communities. This toolkit focuses specifically on the report’s ‘Stages of Career’ section.
There’s no single method to enable the successful nurturing of leadership and the talent development of people from marginalised and underrepresented communities. However, it might be important to ensure that opportunities are bespoke, relevant and led by each individual’s needs and ambitions and that these opportunities constantly evolve. It’s also essential to ensure that this work is taking place without waiting for direction from others. You’ll need many resources to help you on your journey. We hope that this toolkit can be a helpful starting point.
The PowerPoint versions can be used to write on and are available for download.
These toolkits pick up on themes covered in our Fostering Equity in the Visual Arts Sector report. Three toolkits are for organisations; the fourth is for artists and arts workers.
The toolkits are intended to act as a stimulus to encourage the development of further work toward a fairer, more equitable sector, helping to translate theory into practice and action. The toolkits highlight the necessity of having a good (or outstanding) approach to equality and inclusion internally, as this will impact an organisation’s ability to deliver this work externally. They also recognise that this work should be taking place without waiting for direction from others.
They are aimed at organisations that include insightful prompts to assist with self-reflection. They also provide a structured resource divided into bite-sized sections that can be used to encourage discussion and reflection around gaps and strengths. They are being launched over the next few months. Toolkit One is available now.
Toolkit themes
For organisations
- Toolkit 1: preparing for equity and inclusion work
- Toolkit 2: talent development of underrepresented and marginalised artists and arts workers
- Toolkit 3: exploring intersectionality (launching in May)
For artists and arts workers
- Toolkit 4: for artists and arts workers from underrepresented and marginalised communities to share with host or commissioning organisations to gauge the organisation’s approach and commitment to equality and inclusion work (launching in June)
This toolkit was created and developed by Monique Jivram. Monique’s career spans more than ten years in arts organisations as a funder and practitioner in inclusive community, public engagement and visual arts programming. Operating at the intersection of curation and inclusive public programming, Monique’s work focuses on improved inclusion, more efficient distribution of resources, and supporting underrepresented people to thrive in the arts sector.
This toolkit builds on sections of CVAN’s 2022 research report Fostering Equity in the Visual Arts Sector, written by Dr Cecilia Wee and Veionella Spaine, with further programme support from Rukhsana Jahangir.
