Question 1

How does Unlock work?

Accepted Answer

Unlock gathers the recommendations, demands and suggestions of those most affected by racism in the arts sector, and creates a series of actions that arts and cultural organisations can take to make their places of creative practice more inclusive.

​You can choose which actions to take, and how long you can enact them in your organisation. You may already be doing some of them.

Once you have chosen which actions to do, we will send you an email summary of your choices. We will also show you how your chosen actions compare to the actions chosen by other organisations in the arts and cultural sector.

We will stay in touch with you to help you stay on track with your ambitions for anti-racist action.
 
You can find out more here.

Question 2

Who is Unlock for?

Accepted Answer

The Unlock Framework has been designed to be used by arts and culture organisations, including:

Commercial Producers
Commissioning organisations
Craft organisations
Dance Companies
Galleries
Museums and collections
Receiving Houses
Regional Theatres
Smaller Independent Producers
Subsidised Companies

Question 3

How does my organisation use Unlock? / Is Unlock an anti-racism policy?

Accepted Answer

Unlock is a toolkit for anti-racist actions that arts and culture organisations can use and act on to turn into their anti-racism plans and policies.

Question 4

What does the Unlock form look like?

Question 5

Am I liable to committments made in Unlock?

Accepted Answer

The actions and timeframes you commit to are for your purposes only. We may periodically check in on your progress with these actions as per the timescales you've set, but this remains confidential. We may anonymise this data and use it for research and advocacy purposes, but this will not be identifiable back to a user.

Question 6

Can I change my Unlock committments?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can log in to your Inc Arts Unlock account any time, and change your Unlock answers by clicking through the 'Hire', 'Work and Care' and 'Leadership' sections on the 'Take Action' page again.

Question 7

Who knows what committments I have made in Unlock?

Accepted Answer

Only the account holder/user (yourself) and Inc Arts Unlock.

Question 8

What do I do after I have submitted my Unlock commitments?

Accepted Answer

Use these commitments to create an anti-racism action plan for your organisation, and start acting on them!

Question 9

What does my 'Level' mean?

Accepted Answer

Your level is designed to show you how your chosen actions compare to the actions chosen by other organisations in the arts and cultural sector.

Question 10

How has the Unlock process been developed?

Accepted Answer

Unlock gathers the recommendations, demands and suggestions of those most affected by racism in the arts sector. The actions have been developed with input and consultation from:
Inc Arts’ Speak-Listen-Reset-Heal conferenceManifestos by cultural collectives
People who experience racism
Arts and culture organisations and leaders
Legal professionals

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