"No More Basements": A Qualitative Report on BIPOC-Centered Arts Organizations' Archival Practices and Needs

SAADA, in partnership with the University of California, Los Angeles Community Archives Lab, is leading a study assessing the impact of archival representation on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-centered arts organizations.

 

This report is the second part of a two-part study that began by conducting a survey of BIPOC-centered arts organizations across the United States. The first report reflected on the responses from 113 BIPOC-centered arts organizations who took the survey.

This second report reflects on qualitative data collected from 15 one-on-one interviews and nine focus group participants who were part of the initial survey. It is authored by Dr. Michelle Caswell, Dr. Tonia Sutherland, Anna Robinson-Sweet, and James Epps.

This research project has been funded by The Wallace Foundation.