The Lehigh Valley Arts & Cultural Alliance supports accessibility to the arts for all people. The following resources provide guidance on how to create art institutions and events that are diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive to all.
Allentown Art Museum
“Museums’ Role in Fostering Equitable & Inclusive Communities,” January 22, 2021.
American Alliance of Museums
“Excellence in DEAI,” July, 2022
“Museums and Equity in Times of Crisis,” April 2, 2020
“Speak the Truth and Point to Hope: An #AAM2022 Keynote by Sandra Jackson-Dumont,” June 6, 2022
Anurag Gupta
“The Role of Healing in Advancing Racial Equity,” September 22, 2021
“Why our bias is costing us,” November 1, 2017
ARTnews
“As Museums Move to Diversify, Newly Created Roles for Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging Take on New Significance,” March 11, 2021
Arts Administrators of Color
Arts Council England
“#CreativeCase webinar: Digging into socio-economic diversity,” December 16, 2019
Association of Art Museum Directors
“Diversity in the Arts: Darren Walker and Agnes Gund,” September 21, 2015
Crocker Art Museum
“Equity in Museums: Local BIPOC Artists,” April 21, 2021
Grantmakers in the Arts
“Racial Equity Podcast Series,” 2020
“Arts & Culture Interrupting Structural Racism Part 1,” November 3, 2022
“Arts & Culture Interrupting Structural Racism Part 2,” November 28, 2022
Long Beach Opera
“Equity and Diversity in the Arts – a Community Conversation by Long Beach Opera,” June 14, 2020
Lucidea
“Museum Diversity, Equity, Accessibility & Inclusion Resources and Practices,” April 17, 2018
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
“In Session,” Nick Cave, Shaun Leonardo, Steve Locke, Xaviera Simmons, M. Carmen Lane, Dr. Kalima Young, December 10, 2020
Lisa Dent, Tracy Moore, Cameron Shaw, Eric Shiner, Dr. Mindy Fullilove, Cecile Shellman, January 21, 2021
Erica Wall, bashezo, Ashley Ferro-Murray, John Spiak, M. Carmen Lane, March 18, 2021
Museum Hue
National Endowment for the Arts
“A View from the Data: How Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, and Accessible are Arts Organizations?” July 1, 2021
National Utilities Diversity Council
“Diversity and Inclusion – Why Now?” September 19, 2019
Nō Studios
“The Social Justice Summit: Art Activated Webinars,” 2020
Saint Louis Art Museum
“Advancing Change: The Future of Museum Leadership – Virtual Summit on Diversity,” May 6, 2021
Society for Human Resource Management
“Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Get Innovative,” January 16, 2017
TEDxFerhadija
“Diversity in the art world today – Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi,” January 3, 2020
The Aspen Institute
“Diversity in the Arts: Challenges and Opportunities,” March 19, 2013
“Painting the American Portrait: Diversity in American Museums,” June 15, 2016
The Washington Post
“Race in America: The Arts,” October 9, 2020
“Coronavirus shutdowns and charges of white supremacy: American art museums are in crisis,” October 12, 2020
Arts Councils and Nonprofits
Americans for the Arts
“Statement on Cultural Equity,” October 2016
BoardSource
“BoardSource’s Commitment to Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity: For Ourselves and the Social Sector,” March 2017
Canada Council for the Arts
“Shaping a New Future for the Arts in Canada,” September 19, 2017
“Equity: An Ongoing Commitment,” December 21, 2021
Grantmakers in the Arts
“Racial Equity in Arts Funding Statement of Purpose and Recommendations for Action,” April 11, 2019
League of American Orchestras
“Statement on Racial Discrimination,” August 2020
“Catalyst Snapshots: EDI Case Studies from American Orchestras,” June 30, 2022
Racine Art Museum Association, Inc.
“Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Statement,” March 22, 2022
“RAMA’s Ongoing Progress Report of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Efforts,” March 15, 2022
Theatre Communications Group
“Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Initiative,” 2015
Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
“Our Commitments to Anti-Racism, Diversity, and a Stronger Community,” July 6, 2020
“Institutional Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Access Policy Statement,” October 28, 2019
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
“Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) Action Plan,” August 2020
“DEAI Action Plan Commitment Updates: January 1-June 30, 2021,” August 2021
Whitney Museum of American Art
“From our Director: We Stand with Black Communities,” June, 2020
Recent Books
Catlin-Legutko, Cinnamon, Chris Taylor, The Inclusive Museum Leader, 2021
Ciaccheri, Mona Chiara, Museum Accessibility by Design: A systematic Approach to Organizational Change, 2022
Cole, Johnnetta Betsch, Laura L. Lott, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion in Museums, 2019
Frank, Priya, Theresa Sotto, From Small Winds to Sweeping Change: Working Together to Foster Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism in Museums, 2022
Moore, Porchia, Rose Paquet, Altheia Wittman, Transforming Inclusion in Museums: The Power of Collaborative Inquiry, 2022
Shellman, Cecile, Effective Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Practices for Museums: From the Inside Out, 2022
American Alliance of Museums
“Excellence in DEAI,” July, 2022
ArtTable
“Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility Action Plan,” January 26, 2022
Cleveland Museum of Art
“For the Benefit of All: The CMA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan, 2020,” 2020
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
“Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) Action Plan,” August 2020
Tucson Museum of Art
“A Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access,” July 20, 2020
American Alliance of Museums
“Excellence in DEAI,” July, 2022
“The Leadership Imperative: A Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Primer for Museum Boards,” December, 22, 2020
Arts Administrators of Color Network
- DianneSmithEquityandInclusion.pptx
- DianneSmithRaceEmpathyInclusion.pptx
- DianneSmith CMW Strategy of engagement.pptx
Arts Connect International
“Cultural Equity Learning Community,” 2022
Arts Consulting Group
“The Three Sides of Organizational Diversity,” April 9, 2019
Grantmakers in the Arts
“Working for Black August: Black Arts & Culture Funding and Justice Resource Hub,” August 25, 2022
Lucidea
“7 Steps to Kick-Start Museum Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Practices,” September 18, 2019
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
“Let’s Talk- A Conversation about Race and Museum Practice,” November and December, 2020
Museums and Race
“Museums and Race Report Card (2021 Remix),” June 9, 2021
National Arts Strategies
“Racial Equity Learning Series,” 2020
Society for Human Resource Management
“Six Steps for Building an Inclusive Workplace,” March 19, 2018
The Wallace Foundation
“Strategies for Expanding Audiences,” January, 2022
American Alliance of Museums
“Facing Change: Insights from the American Alliance of Museums’ Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Working Group,” April, 2018
“A Transformative Journey,” September 1, 2022
Grantmakers in the Arts
“Racial Equity Podcast Series,” 2020
The Art Newspaper
“Exclusive survey: what progress have US museums made on diversity, after a year of racial reckoning?,” May 25, 2021
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