Minority ethnic artists under-represented in GCSE curriculum at ‘shocking’ level
Minority ethnic artists and their work are significantly under-represented in the school curriculum, a report has suggested.
Only 2.3% of all named stand-alone artists referenced in GCSE art and design exam papers are from black or South Asian backgrounds, according to the race equality think tank Runnymede Trust and charity Freelands Foundation.
The analysis – which looked at the art and artists referenced in GCSE assessment materials from four exam boards across three years – found “shocking levels of under-representation”.
by minority ethnic artists represents only 10.8% of mentions in exam papers, while work by white artists represents
