For this YPIA Cardiff event we're joined by Ele Hicks from Diverse Cymru for an interactive workshop all about unconscious bias. This workshop is an introduction to the topic. It will include a chance to raise your questions, talk about your experiences and discuss the topic. Through this event we want to help you start to understand what ‘unconscious bias’ is and give you the foundations to recognise and overcome your own unconscious bias. With the hope of making arts organisations, venues and the industry, a more open and diverse environment to work in. Key discussion points:

• What is unconscious bias and where does it come from?
• How different forms of unconscious bias are found in everyday life.
• How can we change ourselves to overcome our unconscious bias

Diverse Cymru is a Welsh charity working towards equality for all in Wales. We deliver a wide-range of equality, diversity and inclusion services and work from BAME mental health support; direct payments support; and independent advocacy to campaigns; engagement; consultancy; training; research; and information amplifying the voices of diverse people and working to raise awareness of and embedding equality across all protected characteristics in Wales.

ANGHARAD MUIR-DAVIES

Angharad graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a degree in Music in 2018. She then continued her studies, gaining a Master’s Degree in Arts Management. During her MA she worked with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, CBSO and Sistema Europe. Whilst completing her MA she started a role within the concerts department at the London Symphony Orchestra. Angharad currently works as a producer for Arts Active at St David’s Hall and is also a freelance project manager and arts administrator.