During this episode of Why Change? co-hosts Rachael and Jeff discuss their upcoming work and big ideas. Jeff shares his interview with Antonio Cuyler, an arts administration educator, researcher, and musician focused on achieving creative justice through access, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rachael and Jeff discuss the value of multi-hyphenated perspectives in dialogues on the topic and how we work together to advance a common racial justice agenda.
In this episode you’ll learn:
Ways that the cultural and creative sector can protect the creative justice of marginalized people;
How practitioners can explore access, diversity, equity, and inclusion towards broader goals; and
Strategies of collaboration to advance a common racial justice agenda through the arts and creativity.
Check out some of the things mentioned during this podcast, including:
Sorgente, a research project with refugee and migrant communities
The Role of Foundations in Achieving Creative Justice by Antonio Cuyler in GIA Reader
Making It A Movement, Not A Moment by André Solomon on Creative Generation blog
S3 Ep16: Curiosity To Drive Equitable Funding With Porché Hardy on the Why Change? podcast
Creativity For Good: Applying Creativity For Social Transformation by Jeff M. Poulin on Creative Generation blog
Towards An Enriched Understanding Of Arts Integration by Jeff M. Poulin on Creative Generation blog
Practicing Equitable Intergenerational Collaboration by Vida Manalang & Jeff M. Poulin on Creative Generation blog
Moving Beyond @operaisracist by Antonio Cuyler
Professional Identities In Arts & Cultural Education: “Arts Hybrids” As Cultural Knowledge Brokers by Jordan Campbell on Creative Generation blog
ABOUT ANTONIO CUYLER
Antonio C. Cuyler, Ph.D. (he/him/his) is Professor of Music in Entrepreneurship & Leadership in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Cultural Organizations: Insights from the Careers of Executive Opera Managers of Color in the U. S., editor of Arts Management, Cultural Policy, & the African Diaspora, and most recently co-author of Racial/Ethnic and Gender Diversity in the Orchestra Field in 2023. He also founded Cuyler Consulting, LLC, a Black-owned arts consultancy that partners with cultural organizations to maximize their performance and community relevance through access, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI).
This episode was produced by Jeff M. Poulin. The artwork is by Bridget Woodbury. The audio is edited by Katie Rainey. This podcasts’ theme music is by Distant Cousins. For more information on this episode and Creative Generation please visit the episode’s webpage and follow us on social media @Campaign4GenC