ACE demands diversity from its funded organisations

Arts Council England is to demand its funded organisations reflect the diversity of contemporary England, and will make diversity a factor in its next round of funding decisions. From 2015, ACE is going to "monitor and support" National Portfolio organisations to ensure they reflect diversity in their programming, audiences and workforce. That data will be used to inform its decisions on whether an organisation gets national portfolio funding when the next tranche is announced for 2018. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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