Year in Review: State of the Arts on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The State of the Arts (SOTA on EDI) project launched this year to begin a conversation about the present state of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion practices in Quebec English-speaking arts, culture, and heritage. The team personally engaged with 919 individual artists, cultural workers, and organizations across 12 regions in Quebec. SOTA on EDI launched two surveys which ran from November 1-30 to capture and understand the current state of the arts, heritage, and culture sector.
One survey sought to understand what equity, diversity, and inclusion can look like on an organizational level through the surveying of executive directors, board members, and collective members of groups across Quebec.
The second survey aimed to understand the needs around equity, diversity, and inclusion of individual artists, cultural workers, and heritage workers across Quebec.Using this research, the project is preparing to move into its next phase.
The goal for the new year is to build on the information shared in the survey by organizing focus groups to deepen understandings of experience and move toward actions. The greater goal for 2023 is to build trust, between the project and community members, between individuals, and organizations.