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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Glossary

Decolonising glossary

This is a working document attempting to identify and understand the different ways and places in which decolonising work is taking place.

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  • 8 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: UK

  • Author: Curatorial Research Centre

Library

Decolonising museums

This library is a collection of resources to support and inspire decolonial practice in museums.

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 2024
    Country: UK

  • Author: Museums Associations

Research

Decolonising Museums: Representing Indigenous Cultures

In this book, Amy Lonetree investigates how museums can honor an Indigenous worldview and way of knowing, challenge stereotypical representations, and speak the hard truths of colonization within exhibition spaces to address the persistent legacies of historical unresolved grief in Native communities.

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  • 60+ minute
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  • Published: 2012
    Country: USA

  • Author: Amy Lonetree

Toolkit

Dismantling Structural Inequality in Your Cinema

This toolkit is a practical guide for improving the experiences of POC (people of colour) audiences, staff and filmmakers – and other intersections including gender, sexuality, disability, income and class — to create lasting change for future generations and sustain your organisation in a meaningful way.

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  • 37 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: UK

  • Author: Sadia Pineda Hameed

Film

Dismantling systemic racism - perspectives from First Nations peoples

The 2024 Kep Enderby Memorial lecture on ‘Dismantling systemic racism – perspectives from First Nations peoples’ is delivered by the CEO of First Nations Collective, Marni Tuala. Systemic racism, in law, policies and service delivery, has serious and ongoing consequences for First Nations peoples, including poor mental and physical health, economic disadvantage, over-incarceration and social exclusion.

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  • 60+ minute
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  • Published: 2024
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Marni Tuala, Australian Human Rights Commission

Article

Screenshot of the ARTnews article showing an artwork on display at Perez Art Museum Miami

Diversity-Inspired Museum Fellowships Are Noble—But Do They Lead to Success?

In 2017, the Ford Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation invested US$6 million into a project to diversify arts leadership by building pipelines of talent. In this review of the Diversifying Art Museum Initiative, one of the beneficiary fellows writers about the program, which has not yet led to further work for her in the arts industry.

‘Diversity fellowships should be not only opportunities for those who receive them but also for the museums that administer them.'

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  • 7.44 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: USA

  • Author: Naiomy Guerrero, ARTnews