TY - BOOK ID - 78677921 TI - Diversity counts PY - 2019 SN - 0773557822 9780773557833 0773557830 9780773557826 9780773556720 0773556729 0773556737 PB - Montreal Kingston London Chicago DB - UniCat KW - Museums and women KW - Museums and minorities KW - Art museums KW - Art KW - Art collections KW - Art galleries KW - Galleries, Art KW - Galleries, Public art KW - Picture-galleries KW - Public art galleries KW - Public galleries (Art museums) KW - Arts facilities KW - Museums KW - Minorities and museums KW - Minorities KW - Women and museums KW - Women KW - Curatorship KW - Social aspects KW - Galleries and museums UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78677921 AB - Despite the common belief that art galleries will naturally become more gender equitable over time, the fact is that many art institutions in Canada have become even less so over the last decade, with female artists making up less than 25 per cent of the contemporary exhibitions of several major galleries. In the first large-scale overview of gender diversity in Canadian art exhibitions, Anne Dymond makes a persuasive plea for more consciously equitable curating. Drawing on data from nearly one hundred institutions, Diversity Counts reveals that while some galleries are relatively equitable, many continue to marginalize female and racialized artists. The book pursues an interdisciplinary approach, considering the art world's resistance to numeric data, discourses on representation and identity, changing conceptualizations of institutional responsibility over time, and different ways particular institutions manage inclusion and exclusion. A thoughtful examination of the duty of public galleries to represent underserved communities, Dymond's study bravely navigates the unspoken criteria for acceptance in the curatorial world. Demonstrating how important hard data is for inclusivity, Diversity Counts is a timely analysis that brings the art world up to date on progressive movements for social transformation. ER -