Make Your Voice Heard! Join the Second Wave of Our Research Study and Meet the Advisory Council

As artists and arts administrators of the global majority, we are often excluded from key policy conversations and traditional research in the arts sector often focuses on artists, overlooking the needs of arts administrators. To address this gap, the Arts Administrators of Color Network (AAC) is leading a national study, supported by the Wallace Foundation, to identify the policy priorities most important to our community.

This study shifts the focus, centering on artists and arts administrators of the global majority. Findings from this study will not only benefit the arts sector as a whole but will serve as the foundation of AAC’s official policy agenda and action steps to advocate for our collective needs.

As a community member, what should AAC prioritize in creating an advocacy agenda for people of the global majority? Your input is essential, and we can’t wait to include your voice in this important conversation.

The survey includes questions about your professional status, policy concerns, and demographic profile. Your responses will remain completely anonymous.

Complete the survey by October 7. It takes less than 8 minutes of your time!

We are excited to announce the second cohort of our advisory council. Thank you to these community experts who helped refine our survey tool and sharpen its focus on key areas.

Advisory Council Members
(pictured from left to right)
Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo (Multi-Hyphenate Community Scholar Artivist)
Katy Ho Weatherly (Multi-Hyphenate Arts Researcher)
Aya Esther Hayashi (Multi-hyphenate - Arts Admin, Theatre Artist)
A. Lorraine Robinson (Multi-Hyphenate)
Angela Tate (Arts Administrator)
Adetola (Ade) Abatan (Artist, Public Art Project Manager)
Trinity Villanueva (Liway Akua) (Liberatory Coach, Podcaster, Babaylan)
Doris Parent (Chief IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Strategies) Officer)
Shilpi Chandra (Visual Arts Curator)

Thank you to the initial cohort of the advisory council, whose expertise contributed to shaping this new phase of data collection.

The first wave of surveying earlier this year allowed us to fine-tune our approach, and this second wave will inform the final research findings. Your voice is critical in helping us address the needs and priorities of artists, arts administrators, and arts educators of the global majority.  

We are incredibly grateful to The Wallace Foundation for funding this important research, allowing us to engage experts from our community and gather and analyze feedback.