Creative Equity Toolkit

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Case Study

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Artistic Vibrancy

Subtitled 'A way for organisations to talk about artistic impact', this document outlines processes for gathering data and feedback on the artistic vibrancy of an organisation, along with case studies of arts organisations who've done this.

Suggested processes include alumni, artist and audience surveys, community consultation, benchmarking, guest artists interviews, peer review, annual strategic reviews, as well as numerical data such as artist and audience metrics (including items to track).

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  • 42 minute
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  • Published: 2010
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Australia Council for the Arts

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Decolonizing Arts Leadership Through Shared Black and Indigenous Leadership

This essay by David Howse and Ronee Penoi for HowlRound argues that it is critical to seek out new types of leadership that diverge from the patriarchal, hierarchical, and colonial structures that are currently in place, and reflect on their own experiences as arts leaders.

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  • 10 minute
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  • Published: 2023
    Country: USA

  • Author: David Howse, Ronee Penoi, HowlRound

Case Study

Esme Ward (Manchester Museum): in conversation

This interview is part of a project led by Professor Bridget Byrne and Dr Roaa Ali at the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE), University of Manchester. This project explores how institutional practices in cultural institutions can reproduce and mitigate ethnic inequality, and Manchester Museum is one of the case studies.

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  • 34 minute
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  • Published: 2023
    Country: UK

  • Author: Roaa Ali, Esme Ward

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Ideas for Cultivating a Thriving Arts Ecosystem

In this article, Byron Au Yong reflects on key learnings from the Arts Leadership Symposium, called Cultivating a Thriving Arts Ecosystem.

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  • 2 minute
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  • Published: 2024
    Country: USA

  • Author: Byron Au Yong

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Making the Case for Collaborative Leadership in Museums

This article argues for collaborative approaches to leadership, using museums as a case study.

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  • 13 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: USA

  • Author: Mike Murawski