Contemporary Art Month’s Selections for Perennial Curator
CAM has engaged in a self-study to learn more about how we might better represent the diversity of San Antonio. We will use this data to direct our organization toward a more inclusive model which requires that we look at ourselves critically. We are also committed to transparently reporting the demographic data about our Volunteer Board, Perennial Curators, and Featured Perennial Artists. Below you’ll find the demographic breakdown of past Perennial Curators in terms of gender, race/ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ Identification.
Demographics of Race/Ethnicity
The CAM Perennial Exhibition was held for the first time in 2012 and has hosted 10 curators in that time. As you can see in the chart to the right, 6 of those curators have been White (60%), and 4 have been Latino/a/x (40%). None of the past curators have been Black, Asian, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. This is a glaring inequity and does not represent the diversity of our communities. The board that selects the curator is aware and actively working to correct this disparity.
Demographics of LGBTQ+ Identification
The CAM Perennial Exhibition was held for the first time in 2012 and has hosted 10 curators in that time. As you can see in the chart to the right, we’ve had 7 (70%) curators identify as cis-hetero (heterosexual and gender matches that assigned at birth) and 3 (30%) curators identify as LGBTQ+. As a board, we are committed to advocating for the voices of LGBTQ+ curators and resist the cultural tendency to marginalize these perspectives.
Demographics of Gender
The CAM Perennial Exhibition was held for the first time in 2012 and has hosted 10 curators in that time. As you can see in the chart to the right, we’ve hosted 6 curators who identify as female (60%) and 4 curators who identify as male (40%). We also acknowledge that we have not had any curators who identify as non-binary and this is an area of necessary growth.