Inclusivity Commitment

  • Marianne Boesky Gallery is committed to creating an inclusive environment within the field of contemporary art. The gallery actively prioritizes...
    Sanford Biggers, Just Us, 2018. Photo: Clifford Pickett, courtesy For Freedoms

    Marianne Boesky Gallery is committed to creating an inclusive environment within the field of contemporary art. The gallery actively prioritizes diverse perspectives—representative of the breadth of artistic voices in our immediate surroundings and beyond—while fostering a sense of inclusivity and community and ensuring that all are welcome.  We are invested in promoting equitable opportunities and access with transparency and accountability.  We recognize and embrace its challenges with humility and perseverance, mindful that we may fall short at times in pursuing these goals.  We remain determined to address our missteps proactively while centering those most affected. 

     

    We reaffirm each year this commitment to inclusivity in our artist roster,  staffing, business relationships, and clientele.

  • Inclusivity Goals

    Goals Accomplished:
    • Embraced a commitment to Own, Measure, Report, and Refine status concerning equality, diversity, and representation by executing a staff-wide survey to identify critical issues of concern.

    • Formed an Inclusivity Committee that meets periodically to ensure continued action to foster a more equitable workplace.  

    • Reviewed opportunities for the advancement of current employees, resulting in several promotions.

    • Sourced new hires through a broader range of inclusive platforms such as LinkedIn, Art Frankly, ArtJobs and did strategic outreach for candidates to organizations such as Black Women in Visual Art. 

    • Successfully implemented blind recruitment practices to fill five open positions. 

    • Established Martin Luther King Day, Juneteenth, and Yom Kippur as permanent company-wide holidays.

    • Reviewed salary practices and audited pay to ensure equity.

    • Engaged in a seminar series developed and implemented by the leaders of Black Women in Visual Arts on sensitivity and advancement for BIPOC in the workplace.
    • Developed a paid fellowship in partnership with Scope of Work to encourage young BIPOC professionals to enter the gallery field. 

     
    Ongoing Goals:

    • Audit vendor-related spending toward BIPOC and women-owned businesses.

    • Actively increase the diversity of our applicant pool and client base. 

  • Letter from the Founder

    Read a letter founder Marianne Boesky wrote in response to the George Floyd protests of 2020: 

    READ HERE