Tag: APPG for Creative Diversity

What works to support diversity in the creative industries? Insights from theatre/dance roundtable of the APPG for Creative Diversity

Stuart Mitchell

February was the first meeting of the APPG for Creative Diversity for 2021 and focused on theatre and dance. As in previous months, the roundtable raised themes that will be familiar to those who have followed the 2020 sessions. The session also reflected the range of artforms, businesses, organisations, and practitioners captured under this particularly broad umbrella. The roundtable recognised that theatre and dance have a history of not being representative of the breadth of communities that constitute contemporary society. In particular, several participants discussed how they were inspired to…

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What works to support diversity in arts and culture? Insights from roundtable 5 of the APPG for Creative Diversity

Stuart Mitchell

October was the fifth meeting of the APPG for Creative Diversity, concentrating on artistic and cultural organisations. This, like many other parts of creative industries, is a vast and varied sector, with a complex mix of funding and business models, organisations of differing sizes, and freelancers and the permanently employed. As we’ve seen in previous sessions, there were familiar themes. For this blogpost we’re going to pick up on four: the importance of equality and diversity as a category; the importance of data and monitoring; the need for cultural change,…

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APPG for Creative Diversity announces partners and issues a call for evidence for research project into ‘what works’

Stuart Mitchell

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity has announced its partners and issues a call for evidence for a year-long research project into ‘what works’ to boost diversity and inclusion in the creative sector.  The sector currently faces an unprecedented crisis. Supporting the creative industries in their efforts to be open and diverse will be crucial as businesses and organisations rebuild and recover. Knowing what the best strategies are – ‘what works’- is therefore more important than ever.  The APPG is working with research partners King’s College London, University…

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