Creative Equity Toolkit

The Creative Equity Toolkit has links to hundreds of practical resources, inspiring case studies and important research on increasing diversity in the arts.

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Case Study

Culture Change Toolkit: How to find and grow diverse talent

Best practice for developing apprenticeships, internships, mentorships and work experience opportunities.

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 2017
    Country: UK

  • Author: Arts Council England

Checklist

Culture Change Toolkit: How to recruit diverse talent

Tips and best practice for recruiting diverse talent, including how to remove bias from the shortlisting process, how to advertise and recruit equitably (ie moving away from word of mouth, critically analysing selection criteria). Checklists on developing a person specification (position description) and developing a recruitment monitoring process.

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 2017
    Country: UK

  • Author: Arts Council England

Case Study

Culture Change Toolkit: How to support diverse talent

Tips on supporting diverse people in the workplace through support for teams and appraisals.

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 2017
    Country: UK

  • Author: Arts Council England

Article

'Dance is not a museum': how ballet is reimagining problematic classics

A look at the ways major UK ballet companies are reimagining the classics like The Nutcracker to avoid the damaging stereotypes protrayed in scenes like the Chinese and Arabian variations. "Historical ballets are rife with offensive colonial politics but choreographers and dancers are finding creative ways to change them for today’s audiences"

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  • 10 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: UK

  • Author: Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian

Checklist

DARTS Equity and Inclusion Checklist

A 10-minute survey designed to gain a quick snapshot of an organisation’s engagement with diversity, access and representation.

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  • 10 minute
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  • Published: 2019
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Diversity Arts Australia

Research

Data by Region

Clickable map to provide data for 2011 and 2016 on every Australian local government area, including data on percentage of people born overseas, proficiency in English, occupations and incomes.

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  • 10 minute
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  • Published: 2016
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics