Sector Equity for Anti-Racism in the Arts (SEARA)

Sector Equity for Anti-Racism in the Arts (SEARA) strategizes systemic change in BC’s art sector through data-driven action.

Catalyzed by Black Lives Matters, LandBack and Free Palestine movements, SEARA formed as a consortium of BC Arts Service Organizations in 2020, calling on Canada’s Art world to proactively combat its replication of Eurocentric, colonial, racist ideals in levels of policy, governance and administration.

221A is the fiscal sponsor of SEARA, supporting with administration, finance and facilitation. Together, we can create an equitable society where BIPOC artists and cultural workers have equal capacity, governance, social standing, and visibility within arts institutions in BC.