State of the Industry: Visualizing a New Landscape for Artists
CSS partnered with the BRIC Foundation and the Concept Art Association (CAA) to explore the race/ethnicity and gender identity of concept and visual development artists across animated movies, animated, television series, live-action movies, live-action television series, and gaming. The aim of this report is to shed light on the state of diversity and representation among these concept and visual development artists from 2018-2022 and provide recommendations for further progress to advance equity and inclusion in these industries.
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To Cite this Report: Roberts, L., Hines, A.J., & Uhls, Y.T. (2023). State of the Industry: Visualizing a New Landscape for Artists. Center for Scholars & Storytellers. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/633f0603fdaa7311ba384d21/t/6438342c37e02624acfe82f8/1681404975746/Artists%2BReport.pdf
Main Findings
We challenge leaders in the live-action, animation and gaming industries to extend their commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in entertainment by seeking out, nurturing, and investing in diverse artists.
Continuing This Work
We are seeking to explore race and gender representation in entertainment, gaming, media and tech further. If you are someone in this field, please take a brief 5-minute survey to answer demographic questions about yourself. The information you provide will be aggregated and anonymized for analysis and your participation is completely voluntary.
If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to the researcher, Lindsay Roberts, at laroberts@ucdavis.edu.