On being an ally for diversity – ArtsHub

Allyship means having skin in the game; image from Interwoven 2019, photo by Shane Carey.

Last month, Diversity Arts Australia released its seminal report Shifting the Balance: Cultural Diversity in Leadership within the Australian Arts, Screen and Creative Sectors. As leaders of colour, we welcome the report despite its sobering truth: that leadership across these sectors remains persistently monocultural.

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The report provides, for the first time, evidence of the homogenous state of leadership …