Fair Play: Equity, Inclusion and Cultural Safety in the Creative Industries
Fair Play is Diversity Arts Australia’s flagship equity, diversity and inclusion training and capacity-building program for the arts, screen and creative sectors.
The program supports organisations to identify barriers to participation, strengthen cultural safety, and embed long-term change across leadership, programming, audiences and workforce development.
Since launching in Victoria in 2019, Fair Play has grown into a national initiative delivered in partnership with Creative Victoria, Create NSW, Creative Australia and Screenrights. Its evolving model includes live workshops, organisational audits, mentoring and digital learning through Creative Equity at Work—DARTS’ new online training platform that translates Fair Play into self-paced modules for individuals and teams.
Focus areas
- Anti-racism and cultural safety
- Disability and access inclusion
- Equity for First Nations and culturally diverse communities
Recent participants
- Orchestra Victoria and Sydney Theatre Company
- Arts Upper Hunter, Newcastle Writers Festival, Orana Arts, Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta and Urban Theatre Projects
- Benalla Art Gallery, Bendigo Venues and Events, Colac Otway Performing Arts Cultural Centre, Gippsland Art Gallery, Riverlinks – Greater Shepparton City Council, Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Lighthouse Theatre, Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV), The Cube, Wadonga, Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres (VAPAC) and West Gippsland Arts Centre
- Arena Theatre in Bendigo, Malthouse Theatre, Polyglot Theatre, Dance company Chunky Move, Red Stitch: The Actors’ Theatre, Museums Victoria, Geelong Art Gallery, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne Fringe and Melbourne Writers’ Festival
- Regional Arts Victoria (RAV), Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Theatre Network Australia, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Bendigo Art Gallery, The Wheeler Centre, Music Victoria and Emerging Writers’ Festival
What participants say
“Exceptional clarity without trying to remove the difficulty of race discussions.”
“Participating in Fair Play was an incredibly valuable experience… a must for any arts organisation.”
“I’m better equipped to have future discussions about racism both in society and in the workplace.”
Work with us
Fair Play continues to expand through new partnerships and tailored training for creative organisations. To learn more or to access the online modules through Creative Equity at Work, visit our Training page or contact us.