Trinity Pledges 2019/20

Trinity's ten pledges, setting out our standards for cultural delivery 2019-22

We shall:

1. Pay artists and workers fairly; senior staff will not receive a pay-scale this is disproportionately higher than those on the lowest pay scale within their organisation.

2. Push for change; we will use our position, influence and connections to lobby and advocate for the benefit of the wider sector, because we value a diverse arts ecology.

Number 1: Trinity is committed to paying artists and staff fairly. Here Baast play at the annual free Garden Party. Photo @Khali Ackford.

3. Fundraise beyond our own needs; we will use our available resources to support and up-scale others, because we want to take others with us on the journey.

4. Not censor; we will support artists in the pursuit of freedom of expression and we will not remove or omit legitimate content in order to protect our institutional reputation.

Number 4: We support artistic freedom of expression. In this image Viki Browne's performs her work-in-progress Hyper Fem, part of our IGNiTE Theatre and Dance programme. Photo @ Khali Ackford

5. Take risk; in our practice and programming, advocating for that which is responsive and relevant, encouraging arts funders and commissioners to also take risks.

Number 8: 'Listen to someone who doesn't sound like you and seek out those who do not think the same as you.' Image here taken from IGNiTE artist Ella Mesma's performance of Ladylike. Photo @Jessica Bartolini

6. Empower others; collaborate and connect with others for the benefit of artists, creative practice, participants, audiences and the sector, because we want to be inspired.

"We will be prepared to give up our own seat at table for someone else"

7. Be an open door; we will develop entry points for people to experience a wide range of art forms, alongside avenues for people with different voices to pursue careers in the arts - because we understand the intrinsic value of diversity.

8. Listen and be challenged; we will seek out those who hold opinions that are different to our own to build a broad perspective of arts, informed by the widest possible range of voices - because we want to be better and more inclusive.

Number 6: Be inspired and empower one another to work together, to collaborate and to celebrate. Image from Uchenna Dance's workshop delivered as part of our IGNiTE o Photo @Khali Ackford

9. Give freely; we will give some of what we have - time, space, support, advice - for free, because we want to empower people to make things relevant to themselves and their peers.

10. De-construct privilege; we will challenge systems, situations and processes which uphold and protect institutionalized power and we will be prepared to give up our own seat at table for someone else.