Beyond pale, male and stale

Quotas? Professional pathways? Clear metrics of success? Arts managers consider a range of options to increase cultural and gender diversity in the arts.
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Rene Magritte, Golconda

From programs for women directors to cultural diversity initiatives, the arts sector is offering a range of opportunities to diversify both creators and audiences.

But leadership remains, in the words of the latest SAMAG, primarily ‘pale, male and stale’. A panel chaired by Penny Miles, manager of cultural engagement, Australia Council for the Arts considered the options to break the impasse.

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Christine Long
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Christine Long is a Sydney freelance journalist.