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OUR MISSION
UPLIFT. AMPLIFY. ADVANCE. Statera creates pathways that bring women into full and equal participation in the arts.
OUR VISION
Statera, deriving its name from the Latin word for balance, normalizes a humane and holistic creative environment that nourishes innovation.
OUR VALUES
Positive
Inclusive
Intersectional
Relational
Balance
Inquiry
Compassion
Self Aware
Community
Strengths-based / Magnify what works
Self-determination is a right
Acknowledge systemic oppression as interdependent
Consistent, adaptive, & celebratory
Establish and honor boundaries
Practice radical listening and curiosity
Constant state of learning
Actively interrogate our own bias
Grassroots partnerships, coalition building, & trusting our community collaborators, collective liberation
WHOM WE SERVE
We directly serve marginalized populations working in the Arts sector, who self-identify as creators, educators, and administrators. We also serve the Art Consumer.
StateraArts is working to uplift, amplify, and advance women and non-binary people in the arts, and is uniquely positioned to change the landscape of opportunity and equity in a sector where 70% of ticket-buyers are women. It is imperative that the stories we tell through the arts reflect the perspectives of the whole audience, and for everyone to see themselves reflected in agency and power.
OUR OFFERINGS
Regional mentorship opportunities.
Community building through Membership and access to the Statera community
Actively partner with arts organizations interested in creating greater opportunities for women and non-binary artists.
Engagement for arts organizations interested in creating greater equity and inclusion in their hiring practices.
Connect hiring arts organizations with qualified women and non-binary candidates through our membership program.
Free resource directory for artists and arts organizations
Research assessment concerning opportunities for women and non-binary artists.
Advocate for better and more cohesive childcare options and family housing.
Support and partner with existing organizations that are also working for gender balance and pay equity in the Arts.
Education and engagement for training programs interested in creating greater gender equity within their boards, classrooms, theaters, and non-profits.
OUR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Statera International Conference for gender equity in the arts is an annual event. Conference is a unique opportunity to meet with theatre professionals from all over the country for three days of networking, learning, listening, socializing, experience-sharing, theatre-going, and more. The Statera conference is all about nourishing an environment of gender balance through the lens of intersectionality. Our goal is to take positive and strategic action to bring women and non-binary people into full and equal participation in the Arts. For more information about conference, please visit www.stateraarts.org/conference.
StateraConI 2015 - Southern Utah University - Cedar City, UT
StateraConII 2017 - Denver Center for the Performing Arts - Denver, CO
StateraConIII 2018 - University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI
StateraConIV 2019 - City College of New York - New York, NY
StateraArts works through an intersectional lens for gender parity and recognizes the limiting nature of gendered language. We are in solidarity with all marginalized genders. Systems of oppression and discrimination are interdependent, spanning all social categorizations such as race, class, gender, ability, religion, parental status, size, age, and sexual orientation. Addressing one spoke of systemic discrimination or disadvantage means holistically addressing them all. If you have comments or ideas, please email [email protected].