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Transforming Cultural Equity in Canadian Arts

Date
July 22, 2026
Time
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
“Transforming Cultural Equity in Canadian Arts.” A blue and white event graphic invites viewers to “Join us live” for an online Zoom event on July 22, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. The flyer asks: “What happens when arts and media organizations move beyond representation and shift power, challenge barriers, and create lasting change?” Registration is required, with a QR code and Zoom registration link provided. Visual elements include a calendar icon, location pin icon, gradient header, and subtle contour-line background pattern. Logos at the bottom include Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity & Community Wellbeing, ISUMA TV, Diversity Arts Australia, and the Canada Council for the Arts / Conseil des Arts du Canada. Keywords: cultural equity, Canadian arts, arts and media organizations, diversity and inclusion, equity in arts, online webinar, Zoom event, arts leadership, social change, community wellbeing.
Location
Zoom
Open To
Open to the Public
Accessibility
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Contact
cerc.healthwellbeing@torontomu.ca
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Transforming Cultural Equity in Canadian Arts

Please join us for the virtual launch of the  “Transforming Cultural Equity in Canadian Arts” with co-presented with Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) and the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing.The video will be followed by a Panel Discussion with Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) and the Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV/Uvagut TV). This event is free and open to the public.

Abstract:  Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) and the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA), in partnership with the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing at Toronto Metropolitan University, invite you to an Imagine Talk conversation on cultural equity and systems change in the arts.

This session brings together cultural equity leaders from Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) and the Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV/Uvagut TV) to explore how organizations are actively shifting power within the arts and media sectors.

Through two case studies, speakers will discuss practical approaches to:

  • Shifting decision-making power within arts organizations
  • Building long-term equity systems rather than one-off initiatives
  • Supporting Indigenous, racialized, and marginalized artists and communities
  • Developing leadership pathways that transform who leads and who makes decisions
  • Creating media and arts platforms that strengthen language, identity, and visibility
  • Responding to funding inequities and institutional resistance

Facilitated by DARTS, this conversation draws from the Imagine Case Studies Project, which documents 72 international case studies from 42 countries focused on cultural practice and structural change in the arts.

If you require any accessibility accommodations, please contact: cerc.healthwellbeing@torontomu.ca

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