https://www.diversitycounts.ca/data-in-depth daily 0.75 2021-08-13 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/data-in-depth/why-the-ngs-really-needs-to-change monthly 0.5 2021-08-17 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/data-in-depth/who-can-make-change-staff-ngc monthly 0.5 2021-08-11 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/data-in-depth/tag/%23RACIALIZATION monthly 0.5 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/data-in-depth/tag/%23BIPOC monthly 0.5 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/data-in-depth/tag/%23NGC monthly 0.5 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/data-in-depth/tag/%23NGC+%23SUDA+%23MAYER+%23DIRECTOR+%23CURATOR+%23BOARD+%23THEBERGE+%23KITTYSCOTT monthly 0.5 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/about daily 0.75 2021-08-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60c122bc6c569e1a7136220b/t/60cb8cd758399666e90933fd/1623953019891/pie-4676440_1280.png About - Why Count? Exhibitions in our public art galleries matter. They matter to our collective sense of identity because they shape the stories we are able to tell about ourselves, now and in the future. When these exhibitions don’t represent the diversity of this land, we are all poorer for it. Worse, when we are told that what we are seeing is the best art but, in fact, it is the best art from a very specific small set of our population, this is damaging. It means that what we are being told is our collective history is actually an obfuscating mythology. When we wander through a museum that shows mostly art by white men, and we are told it is the best our country has to offer, that is more than a story about art. It is a story about dominance; and too often it has been a story art galleries, surely unintentionally, have been complicit in upholding. But when its pointed out to museums for literally decades that the stories they present are biased and damaging, one has to begin to question their refusal to change. This website has been created because of the certainty that without hard data, it is difficult or impossible to know when the stories we tell ourselves are biased, inequitable, unjust and therefore damaging. Most arts professionals want a more just and equitable world. Yet arts institutions have not been leaders in terms of inclusion, representation, justice, and supporting diversity. This site advocates for a more equitable and inclusive arts community: it works from the premise that we cannot achieve that without accurate data that tracks what our galleries and museums actually do. Counting representation isn’t enough. Significant shifts in practices stemming from an actively anti-racist, anti-sexist, and pro-justice position is what is needed. But to know the facts of who major institutions are representing is a necessary starting point for a more equitable art world. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60c122bc6c569e1a7136220b/t/60c158899c5ef953533f6eac/1623336218235/Anne+Dymond+2018+3.jpg About https://www.diversitycounts.ca/home daily 1.0 2021-08-13 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/contact daily 0.75 2021-07-29 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries daily 0.75 2021-08-10 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries/national-gallery-canada monthly 0.5 2021-08-11 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries/vancouverartgallery monthly 0.5 2021-08-03 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries/mocatoronto monthly 0.5 2021-08-03 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries/winnipegartgallery monthly 0.5 2021-08-09 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries/mmfambam monthly 0.5 2021-08-09 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries/ago monthly 0.5 2021-08-11 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries/power-plant monthly 0.5 2021-08-10 https://www.diversitycounts.ca/galleries/macm monthly 0.5 2021-08-10