From Small Wins to Sweeping Change: Working Together to Foster Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism in Museums - Paperback

by Priya Frank (Editor), Theresa Sotto (Editor)

Combining practice and guidance, challenges and successes, this book provides a range of frameworks and tools to develop and implement successful DEAI committees and their initiatives. This timely book offers concrete tips and models for mitigating bias, confronting racism, and advocating for organizational change at any cultural institution.

Author Biography

Priya Frank (she/her) has over 25 years of experience in equity, diversity and inclusion work professionally, educationally and personally. Currently, she is the Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Seattle Art Museum. Frank served on the Seattle Arts Commission from 2014-2020 which she co-chaired from 2018-2020. She was named in 2018's Most Influential People list by Seattle Magazine, and was one of Puget Sound Business Journal's top 40 under 40 in 2019. Frank holds a B.A. in Communications and American Ethnic Studies from University of Washington Seattle and an M.A. in Cultural Studies from University of Washington Bothell. Theresa Sotto (she/her) has worked at the crossroads of education, equity, and the arts for over 25 years. She is currently the Ruth R. Marder Director of Learning & Community Engagement at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. She previously worked at the Hammer Museum, Getty Museum, and University of Arizona Poetry Center. She has also held consulting roles to develop educational resources for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She frequently leads trainings for museum professionals on implicit bias and privilege awareness, and she has presented across the U.S. on topics related to inclusive gallery teaching, innovative programming models, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.