According to the last census, 29% of Londoners belong to an ethnic minority. But in 2006/7, just 5% of visitors to Tate Modern were from black or ethnic minorities, and of London's top ten cultural attractions, none have directors from ethnic minority groups. The debate about race within the arts has never been so relevant. Time Out investigates.
Why are the arts so white?
Why, despite our city's impressive diversity, is most of our cultural output and audiences so dispiritingly white?
'This is not a cultural apartheid'
Time Out speaks to a panel of leading figures in the capital and asks for their opinions on race within the arts.
Multicultural arts in London
We venture away from the capital's mainstream arts institutions to find creative output and mixed audiences are thriving.
N-Dubz: 'We're the people's band'
N-Dubz hit the mainstream last month and were immediately lambasted for their 'gangsta' lyrics. Here, they reveal the music industry's attitude to black British acts.
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On an optimistic note I will point to some of the superb education activities being offered by many London museums and galleries. Unfortunately, these activities seem to be subject to the vagaries of funding, (eg. the Hayward's abandonment of an excellent education programme earlier this year) so, steps should be taken to ingrain such activities into the museums' cultural calendar.