Policies

Fife Contemporary has a suite of policies related to fair work and employment rights linked below.

• Fair Work Policy
• Volunteering Policy
• Bullying and Harassment Policy
• Fair Pay Policy for Artists and Freelancers

All staff members, contractors, board members, volunteers working for Fife Contemporary, as well as our visitors, participants and guests, are subject to and protected by our Bullying and Harassment Policy and must comply fully with its terms. If you are concerned by the behaviour of any one of our team, or anyone else at one of our events please contact our Director kate.grenyer@fcac.co.uk, or any other team member and we will support you under the terms of this policy. 

Fife Contemporary take the safeguarding of all people, particularly vulnerable groups, very seriously. We comply with all current legislation and support best practice through the following safeguarding documents.

• Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy
• Referrals Policy
• Secure Handling Policy
• Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy

Some staff and board contact details have been removed from these policies for data protection – full versions are available on request. If you are concerned about a child or vulnerable adult who has been connected to any of our programmes please contact our Director, kate.grenyer@fcac.co.uk, or any member of our staff team and they will be able to support you.

Fife Contemporary use the following policies and plans to hold ourselves to high standards and to ensure we operate in a fair manner that improves and widens access to our work and opportunities.

• Equal Opportunities Policy
• An annually reviewed EDI Action Plan

Fife Contemporary declared Climate Emergency in 2019. We monitor our impact on the environment through the following policies:

• Climate and Environmental Policy
• An annually reviewed Carbon Management Action Plan
• Sustainable Travel Plan

Further information on our active pursuit of better environmental practices and increasing public awareness can be found on our Environment Pages.

Fife Contemporary rejects racism and supports Black Lives Matter

Fife Contemporary has an Equal Opportunities Policy and is committed to promoting equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion as well as eliminating discrimination. We are committed to listening to and learning from the lived experiences of Black people and people from Asian and minority ethnic communities. We will strive to understand the ways in which existing frameworks and practices within visual art and craft exclude them and perpetuate white privilege. We will identify ways in which we can improve our own practice and importantly take action.

We will look closely at what we do, who we represent, and how we include Black people and people from Asian and minority ethnic communities in our activities. This will involve training and educating ourselves, considering who we work with and promote, who our partners are, and how we promote and engage people in our opportunities, exhibitions and events.

Actions:

• Educate ourselves through reading, sharing and training to increase our understanding and knowledge about the impact of lived experiences of racism and discrimination;
• Collaborate with other organisations to build a stronger anti-racism voice in the visual arts and craft sectors ;
• Reflect on our past programming to identify positive practice and new areas of work to be developed;
• Review and revise our EDI Action Plan to ensure Black people and people from Asian and minority ethnic communities are represented in our work;
• Identify how to support/promote craft or visual artists and curators from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities through our artist and public activities;
• Seek advice from specialised organisations on engaging audiences from the Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in Fife and beyond in our programme;
• Strengthen our recruitment procedure for stronger Black, Asian and minority ethnic representation within our staff and board;
• Continually reflect and learn from our resulting actions as part of a wider revision of our EDI Action Plan to strengthen our support of artists and engage audiences who share protected characteristics.

Context

The environmental challenge to the planet has moved from being described as climate change and global warming to a climate emergency. The cultural sector is at the forefront of recognising this and raising the profile of the situation. The Scottish Government has acknowledged that there is a situation of climate emergency and is working towards the country reaching net zero carbon (carbon and other greenhouse gases such as methane that cause global warming) by 2045. Creative Scotland required RFOs such as Fife Contemporary to monitor their carbon production and have a plan for reducing it. 

Climate Emergency 

Fife Contemporary Declared Climate Emergency in August 2019 and have continued to implement policies which seek to radically reduce our Carbon Footprint. We can be found at Culture Declares Emergency. We have set ourselves a target of becoming a Net Zero organisation by 2030. More information about how we are meeting our climate targets and supporting and encouraging artists and partners to do the same is available on our Environment pages.