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■ DEFINITION OF CULTURAL EQUITY <br />Cultural equity embodies the values, policies, and practices that ensure that <br />all people—including but not limited to those who have been historically <br />underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender, <br />socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion—are represented <br />in the development of arts policy; the support of artists; the nurturing of accessible, <br />thriving venues for expression; and the fair distribution of programmatic, financial, <br />and informational resources. <br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & AFFIRMATIONS <br />• In the United States, there are systems of power that grant privilege and access <br />unequally such that inequity and injustice result, and that must be continuously <br />addressed and changed. <br />• Cultural equity is critical to the long-term viability of the arts sector. <br />• We must all hold ourselves accountable, because acknowledging and challenging <br />our inequities and working in partnership is how we will make change happen. <br />• Everyone deserves equal access to a full, vibrant creative life, which is essential <br />to a healthy and democratic society. <br />• The prominent presence of artists challenges inequities and encourages alternatives. <br />■ MODELING THROUGH ACTION <br />To provide informed, authentic leadership for cultural equity, we strive to... <br />• Pursue cultural competency throughout our organization through substantive <br />learning and formal, transparent policies. <br />• Acknowledge and dismantle any inequities within our policies, systems, programs, <br />and services, and report organization progress. <br />• Commit time and resources to expand more diverse leadership within our board, <br />staff, and advisory bodies. <br />FUELING FIELD PROGRESS <br />To pursue needed systemic change related to equity, we strive to... <br />• Encourage substantive learning to build cultural competency and to proliferate <br />pro -equity policies and practices by all of our constituencies and audiences. <br />• Improve the cultural leadership pipeline by creating and supporting programs and <br />policies that foster leadership that reflects the full breadth of American society. <br />• Generate and aggregate quantitative and qualitative research related to equity <br />to make incremental, measurable progress toward cultural equity more visible. <br />• Advocate for public and private -sector policy that promotes cultural equity. <br />65B-102 <br />