Transition Group

Our Transition Group was convened in 2020 to assist CVAN South East on the path to becoming an anti-racist network, in accordance with the commitment made by our network. The group discussed changes to the structure of our network, in order to ensure that diverse voices are represented in the decision making around this important process. The Transition Group provided insight and guidance on social justice and equity in the visual arts, examining the ways in which racism persists in our sector. It informed our action plan on anti-racism, creating two permanent positions on our Steering Group designated for visual arts workers who identify as from the global ethnic majority.

The Transition Group incorporated artists and other visual arts workers representing a mix of diverse ethnicities, two thirds of whom identified as from the global ethnic majority.

Membership of the Transition Group:

• Kate Adams (Artist CEO, Project Art Works, Hastings)
• Sonia Barrett (Artist, Hampshire)
• Alli Beddoes (Director, Lighthouse, Brighton)
• Dianna Djokey (Cultural Worker, Portsmouth)
• Amartey Golding (Artist, Brighton)
• Nadia Thondrayen (John Hansard Gallery, Southampton)
• Susuana Amoah (Artist, Brighton/Arts Emergency)

 

You may also be interested in the Fair + Equitable programme led by CVAN England.