Diversity Arts Australia

Diversity Arts Australia provides Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Programs across Australia, championing ethnic and cultural equity in the arts, screen and creative industries since 2001.

• Comprehensive capacity building including organisational audits, diversity action plans, and tailored training on antiracism, cultural safety, intersectionality and inclusive programming.
• Over 100,000 people have accessed free online resources including the Creative Equity Toolkit; over 5,000 creative practitioners have participated in training programs.
• Led by culturally and linguistically diverse artists and cultural workers, grounded in human rights and social justice principles.
• Receives funding from the Australia Council for the Arts and UNESCO.

Best for: Arts, screen and creative organisations seeking to embed diversity and inclusion practice into leadership, programming, recruitment and audience engagement, with support from practitioners with lived experience of the barriers organisations must address.

Diversity Arts Australia helps organisations develop DEI Strategy through evidence based capacity building in the arts and creative industries.

• Services include organisational audits assessing diversity across leadership, staffing, programming and audiences; tailored diversity action plans; and training on antiracism, cultural safety, inclusive recruitment and audience development.
• Provides free resources including the Creative Equity Toolkit and the Colour Cycle Podcast, featuring leading practice from diverse artists and practitioners.
• Works intersectionally, recognising diversity as inseparable from other systemic barriers including gender, ability, sexuality, age and socioeconomic status.

Best for: Arts and cultural organisations implementing or strengthening diversity strategies, with mentorship from practitioners with lived experience in the sector.