Dreaming & Creating Progressive Futures for Black Artists
Lead with Purpose: A Values-Driven Model for a Sustainable Arts Future is a small-group professional development series designed for arts organizations committed to embedding anti-racist, community-centered, and values-driven leadership into their operations. Hosted by Ontario Culture Days, Mass Culture, and The Black Pledge Collective, and grounded in CPAMO POC’s facilitation practices, the program brings topics such as community engagement, leadership, and conflict resolution into timely learning opportunities informed by the lived experiences and evolving needs of our networks.
A Pledge for Live Performance
The Black Pledge Collective started in 2020, in an effort to hold live performance organizations accountable to their promises to address anti-Black racism. See our About Us page to read about the current collective.
The Black Pledge is an open call for positive, lasting change in live arts spaces across Canada so that they truly reflect the beautiful mosaic tapestry of our nation. Our mission is to foster greater inclusion and awareness surrounding the needs of underserved communities in the Arts, especially the Black community. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and other communities of colour seeking equity while retaining our Black-centric advocacy.
Photo Credit: Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White by HAUI (Librettist, Director, Co- Composer) and Sean Mayes (Composer, Arranger, Conductor)
Featuring performers SATE, Adrienne Danrich, Neema Bickersteth in Canadian Opera Company, 2024. Photo by Michael Cooper
Decade of the Black Performance
The Black Pledge Collective presents the Decade of Black Performance. Stay tuned for more information on various initiatives
