Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Meeting

Image: Artworks Sustainability event with Mike Stubbs. 24/05/2022. Credit: Artworks Rotherham & Sheffield

Wednesday 31st May, 13:00-14:00 over Zoom.

YVAN invite you to this meeting run under the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion group which explores different topics and issues within the creative sector, where speakers bring knowledge from their specialty and there is space for questions and discussions relating to the topic of the meeting.

Introducing Failspace

Failspace - also known as Cultural Participation: Stories of Success, Histories of Failure — is an AHRC-funded research project exploring how the cultural sector can better recognise, acknowledge and learn from failure, particularly when undertaking work intended to diversify and grow the people who are taking part in subsidised cultural activities. The project is led by Leila Jancovich (University of Leeds), with David Stevenson (Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh).

FailSpace is based on the principle that learning from failure should be an integral part of the process of making and implementing cultural projects and policies — but our research suggests that this is not always welcome in formal evaluation processes, which tend to focus on celebratory facts and figures about a project’s success and conceal or brush-off negative outcomes or issues.

As part of FailSpace, we have created a series of tools designed to help everyone in the cultural sector instigate more honest and open conversations about failure between colleagues, artists, funders, participants, participants and board members. The tools can be accessed on the FailSpace website and also introduced via online or in person workshops led by members of the FailSpace team including a network of regional FailSpace Champions.

Working as a FailSpace Champion, Pamela Crowe will give an overview of the tools we've created to help everyone in the cultural sector instigate more honest and open conversations about failure. The tools are all open access and available for you to use and adapt as you wish.

During this talk, Pamela will give an introduction to FailSpace and an overview of the tools and resources we have created - all of which are open access and available for you to use and adapt as you wish.

Meeting agenda

13:00 - 13:25 - Speaker

13:25 - 13:45 - Q & A

13:45 - 14:00 - Discussion

About the EDI group

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion group is a development of a previous internal working group at YVAN. The group aims to challenge current practices, show commitment to mental and physical wellbeing and share knowledge, bringing together voices and lived experiences to help the creative and cultural sector in the Yorkshire and Humber region make better decisions.

We have a meeting every 6 weeks, each with a different topic, so you can come to those sessions of particular relevance.

YVAN do not claim to be the benchmark on EDI in the arts and acknowledge we will fail on occasion, but we are working towards best practice, alongside our national network through the Fair and Equitable campaign.

Accessibility

Please read Social Art Network's Safer Spaces Policy. We are operating this policy throughout all meetings.

Captions/transcripts are available to access from the three dots menu in Zoom. This meeting won’t be recorded

If you would like to make us aware of any access needs please email info@yvan.org.uk or complete this accessibility form.