AAC was selected to participate in The Wallace Foundation’s Field Studies program, a research component of Wallace’s ongoing arts initiative focused on arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color.

The grantees will lead research projects intended to bring definition, depth, breadth, and perspective about the nature of the ecosystem of non-profit arts organizations of color and the communities they serve.

As artists and arts administrators of the global majority, we are often excluded from key policy conversations and traditional research in the arts sector often focuses on artists, overlooking the needs of arts administrators. To address this gap, the Arts Administrators of Color Network (AAC) is leading a national study, supported by the Wallace Foundation, to identify the policy priorities most important to our community. 

This study shifts the focus, centering on artists and arts administrators of the global majority. Findings from this study will not only benefit the arts sector as a whole but will serve as the foundation of AAC’s official policy agenda and action steps to advocate for our collective needs.

This research project was funded by The Wallace Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.