Antiracism and the Arts Resource Page

As the leaders of a small, local arts organization, we know the power of the arts to help us process, contextualize, and speak out. In good times and bad, we know the beauty of witnessing works of art coming into being. We also know the challenges of supporting the arts in the context of infrastructure impacted by racism, classism, gentrification, unnamed power dynamics, colonialism, elitism, and gatekeeping that is too often performed in the name of curation. At the Center, we believe that arts administration and curation offer an opportunity for care, inclusion, and challenging the status quo. As such, we are committed to an ongoing practice of dismantling patterns of white supremacy culture in ourselves and our organization.

This page exists to provide resources for our community in four categories:

• Amplifying the art and voices of local artists who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color

• Antiracism work in the arts

• Antiracism work in the non-profit model

• Indigenous Land Acknowledgment and Commitment

The Center is dedicated to continuing this work as part of our vision to inspire, sustain and embolden our local arts ecology. This is a living document and we welcome suggestions for additional resources via email at ncfa@nohoarts.org.