# 50 years after Arts Britain Ignores: what has changed for Black and Asian artists?

The Guardian marks the 50th anniversary of Arts Britain Ignores, the landmark 1976 report that first documented how Britain's mainstream arts funding sidelined Black and Asian artists. The piece assesses how much has actually changed since then in funding, representation and visibility — and how much has not. It matters as a check on decades of promises about racial equity in British culture.

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- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/13/arts-britain-ignores-50-years-on-black-asian-artists-naseem-khan) — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:48:05 GMT