Together We Will
Recommendations to increase equal access
In 2021, Visual Arts South West invited art workers in the South West to develop new best practice guidelines for our professional community. To address long-standing concerns, four Artworker Advisory Groups collectively developed new recommendations for best practice to increase equal access to the visual arts, and to foster more inclusive, fair and hospitable working cultures. The groups focused on experiences of Global Ethnic Majority, disabled and neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+ and young arts workers.
The best practice recommendations are a supportive framework for us as a region to bring tangible, long-term change to our sector by making our organisations’ governance, employment conditions, programming practices and professional development opportunities more inclusive, accessible and hospitable.
The recommendations cover:
- Organisational cultures
- Employment and pay
- Programming
- Professional development
- Application processes
- Developing connections