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Abstract
The settler-state of Canada continues to reconcile with the genocide of the original Indigenous custodians of the lands on which we operate, alongside the underserving and discriminating against racialized, black, disabled, and LGBTQ2+ peoples all while navigating a climate crisis, the proliferation of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) nomenclature and plans permeates every social and financial sector. EDI initiatives, while called many names throughout history such as social inclusion and affirmative action, experienced a rise in creation in 2020 because of public outcries for the acknowledgement of systemic racial injustice and pressure to address this ongoing form of violence. Canada’s arts and culture sector is not immune from this scrutiny. Having a long history of engaging in social services, the arts and culture sector is often tasked with “fixing” issues when funding is cut to education, health, and community programs, yet arts institutions are not equipped to do this. This paper follows one resident researcher’s journey as they were tasked with developing an arts civic impact framework suggesting equity practices in the arts. The study used a mixed-methods approach, drawing from the walking interview, reverse photo-elicitation, feminist manifestos and research-creation to bring cultural workers across the country together to develop an accessible tool to carefully engage in equity practices within the sector. As a critique and response to flat and prescriptive EDI plans, what was created based on this cross-country collaboration was a non-linear, spiraling framework existing online that arts organizations can make use of and adapt based on their circumstances. Weaving together a historical account of arts administration, Western managerialism, and the EDI in the arts sector, this article responds to the research question: How can access to the arts and culture sector from coast-to-coast-to-coast be more equitable?
Keywords:
- Arts’ Civic Impact,
- Indigenous,
- Creative Research Methods,
- Canada,
- Arts and Culture Sector,
- Equity,
- Diversity,
- and Inclusion,
- Arts Administration,
- Managerialism
Résumé
L'État colonisateur du Canada continue de se réconcilier avec le génocide des gardiens autochtones originels des terres sur lesquelles nous opérons, tout en maltraitant et en discriminant les personnes racialisées, noires, handicapées et LGBTQ2+ et en naviguant dans une crise climatique. La prolifération de la nomenclature et des plans d'équité, de diversité et d'inclusion (EDI) imprègne tous les secteurs sociaux et financiers. Les initiatives EDI, bien que connues sous de nombreux noms au cours de l'histoire, tels que l'inclusion sociale et les mesures d'action positive, ont connu une augmentation de leur création en 2020 en raison des cris publics pour la reconnaissance de l'injustice raciale systémique et de la pression pour répondre à cette forme continue de violence. Le secteur des arts et de la culture au Canada n'est pas à l'abri de cet examen attentif. Ayant une longue histoire d'engagement dans les services sociaux, le secteur des arts et de la culture est souvent chargé de "réparer" les problèmes lorsque le financement de l'éducation, de la santé et des programmes communautaires est réduit, bien que les institutions artistiques ne soient pas équipées pour cela. Cet article suit le parcours d'un chercheur résident chargé de développer un cadre d'impact civique des arts suggérant des pratiques d'équité dans les arts. L'étude a utilisé une approche de méthodes mixtes, s'appuyant sur l'entretien en marchant, la photo-élicitation inversée, les manifestes féministes et la création-recherche pour rassembler des travailleurs culturels à travers le pays afin de développer un outil accessible pour s'engager soigneusement dans les pratiques d'équité au sein du secteur. Comme critique et réponse aux plans EDI plats et prescriptifs, ce qui a été créé sur la base de cette collaboration nationale était un cadre en ligne non linéaire et en spirale que les organisations artistiques peuvent utiliser et adapter en fonction de leurs circonstances. Tissant ensemble un récit historique de l'administration des arts, du gestionnarisme occidental et de l'EDI dans le secteur des arts, cet article répond à la question de recherche suivante : Comment l'accès au secteur des arts et de la culture d'un océan à l'autre peut-il être plus équitable ?
Mots-clés :
- L'impact civique des arts,
- autochtone,
- Méthodes de recherche créatives,
- Canada,
- Secteur des arts et de la culture,
- Équité,
- diversité et inclusion,
- Administration des arts,
- Gestionnarisme
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