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. 

Over the last five years the Arts Marketing Association (AMA) has been working on the development of an Acknowledgment Statement to recognise the UK’s colonial past.  This initiative ties in with a focus on several pillars of EDI (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) that are aligned with AMA’s values: to be always learning, to be inclusive, to ... Read more

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 Lynette Lucas, Inclusion and Belonging lead at NCVO before her session on inclusive language at Inclusivity and Audiences Day 2024.

Sarah Vibert, Chief Executive Officer of NCVO (The National Council for Voluntary Organisations) shares some changes they’re making to their use of language along with reflections for the wider sector.

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.

Bea Udeh, the Arts Marketing Association’s Head of Diversity in conversation with the CEO of Walk the Plank, Charlie Morrison before his session at Inclusivity and Audiences Day 2024.

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.

This vital guidance sets out an ethical framework to support museums, galleries, archives and heritage organisations to realise their potential to create trans-inclusive spaces that foster dignity, equity and belonging. Developed by the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG).

The Historic England Segments are designed to help understand how people relate or could relate to heritage, driven by their personal values. They are defined to help us connect more effectively with our existing audiences and also to engage with new and diverse visitors and groups.

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.

Showing support for LGBTQ+ colleagues and audiences needs more than just throwing rainbows into your feed. Eleanor Kilduff, Digital Content Creator, Splitpixel asks is your brand truly an ally?  A Splitpixel resource.

Ell Powell, Senior Content Writer at the digital agency Splitpixel outlines a wealth of practical ideas to promote gender diversity and help make your brand more inclusive of transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.

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

Carlos García León, Individual Giving Manager, Chicago Shakespeare Theater challenges us to re-examine traditional models of fundraising.  Part of Tessitura Network‘s learning series.

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.