A recording of Elma Glasgow‘s powerful session at the Arts Marketing Association Conference, Birmingham 2022.  The session explored how to develop inclusive, anti-racist practices into events and related marketing from the start of a project. 

Inclusivity & Audiences Day champions equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) work from across our sector. Here’s a collection of resources and insights brought together for and from the day to support your journey as an agent of change.

Bea Udeh, the Arts Marketing Association’s Head of Diversity in conversation with Darren Pih, Harewood House and Amy Rich, Communities and Campaigns Officer at the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) before their session at Inclusivity and Audiences Day 2024.

Bea Udeh, the Arts Marketing Association’s Head of Diversity in conversation with Lynette Lucas, Inclusion and Belonging lead at NCVO before her session on inclusive language at Inclusivity and Audiences Day 2024.

In the final of three blogs sharing Walk the Plank‘s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) journey, their Senior Marketing and Communications Officer, Tanica Powell takes us through how the marketing team has championed and actioned their DEIB values.  

In the second of three blogs sharing Walk the Plank‘s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) journey, their Production Coordinator Alicia Eccleston, and Salford Producer Ben Turner share their thoughts on how they have championed DEIB and helped implement change within their departments.

In the first of three blogs sharing Walk the Plank‘s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) journey, their General Manager Sarah Heard explains how they embed DEIB practice across everything they do.

Historic England believes that the historic environment in England should be accessible and relevant to everyone who lives and visits there, whatever their socio-economic background, race, religion, sexuality, gender, disability, or health.  A useful guide on how to develop a strategy for inclusion, diversity and equality.

Heath Wilder, Head of CRM and Business Intelligence, Sydney Dance Company explores how we can nurture diverse neurotypes in the workplace and the many benefits of hiring neurodivergent talent.  A Tessitura Network resource.

Daniel Acosta, Advertising and Sales Manager at The Dallas Opera, and Andrea Cuevas, Director of Marketing and Communications at Hartford Stage give insight and advice on how marketers can activate their organisation’s diversity and inclusion goals. A Tessitura Network resource.

In 2020, organisations rushed to make statements about their Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) efforts and anti-racism commitments. Two years later, how have those promises been infused into the day-to-day processes and institutional strategies? Daniel Acosta, Advertising and Sales Manager, The Dallas Opera and Andrea Cuevas, Director of Marketing & Communications, Hartford Stage explore ways ... Read more

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, London, joins Andrew Recinos, President, Tessitura Network for a conversation about the responsibility of theatres to address systemic inequities head-on. He also discusses his own experiences as a Black man in both the United States and the UK, and the risks of thinking we’ve won a battle ... Read more

Sallyanne Flemons, North East Family Arts Network Ambassador, shares learnings and insights from the three-year Family Arts Campaign Ambassador programme and its impact on both regional organisations and the families they support.

This toolkit developed by Sadia Pineda Hameed for Inclusive Cinema Wales is a practical guide for improving the experiences of people of colour (POC) audiences, staff and filmmakers – and other intersections including gender, sexuality, disability, income and class.

This study explores the workforce in arts management: who gets in, who gets ahead and how, and what needs to happen to advance greater diversity (with a focus on ethnicity, socio-economic background and gender). A collaboration between Inc Arts UK and the Bridge Group, made possible by support from Arts Council England.

Donors are looking for transparency, accountability and tangible commitments to diversity, inclusion and anti-racism. Tarsha Whitaker Calloway, Vice President, Philanthropy, Tessitura Network chairs a lively online panel discussing examples of successful and authentic approaches.

The Creative Majority report is the culmination of a collaborative research project, commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity. It addresses ‘What Works’ to support, encourage and improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the creative sector.

This report identifies how employers can best support Black marketers to thrive in their roles and progress into senior positions. Written by the creative network Pocc in partnership with BRiM (Black Representation in Marketing).

In this report experts and practitioners with personal and professional experience of this field explore the challenges and barriers to access to the arts for people with mental health problems from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Published by The Baring Foundation.  

The AMA commissioned Mandy Johnson, Sketchnotes UK to create sketchnotes for some of the key sessions in its 2021 Conference, Change for Good. This beautifully illustrated sketchnote draws out the key points from the panel discussion: From Diversity and Inclusion Tick Boxes to Anti-racism.