New York City Plans to Study the Diversity of Its Cultural Groups

New York City Plans To Study The Diversity Of Its Cultural Groups
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 16: A group perform on the stage with a mix of Balkan songs during the annual celebration of Golden Festival at Grand Prospect Hall in New York, USA, on January 16, 2015. The Golden Festival is New York's largest Balkan music event, with multiple stages, from international stars to local musicians, modern Balkan stylists to folk traditionalists, over 50 bands provide hours of ecstatic listening, dancing and partying. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 16: A group perform on the stage with a mix of Balkan songs during the annual celebration of Golden Festival at Grand Prospect Hall in New York, USA, on January 16, 2015. The Golden Festival is New York's largest Balkan music event, with multiple stages, from international stars to local musicians, modern Balkan stylists to folk traditionalists, over 50 bands provide hours of ecstatic listening, dancing and partying. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

In a major study to be undertaken this summer, the de Blasio administration will review the diversity of the boards, staffs and audiences of New York City cultural organizations, such as museums, orchestras and dance troupes.
“If you’re living in a city like we are in New York — with 65 percent people of color right now — maybe we’re missing out on some of the talent if we don’t have diverse audiences, staffs and boards,” said Tom Finkelpearl, the city’s commissioner of cultural affairs, whose department will commission the study.

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