NCAC and FIRE Express Alarm Over East Tennessee State University’s Treatment of the FL3TCH3R Exhibit
2024 FL3TCH3R Exhibit Catalog cover design Today, the National Coalition Against Censorship and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression expressed alarm at new exhibition protocols at East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum, which undermine the artistic integrity of the current exhibition on view. The exhibition, titled The FL3TCH3R Exhibit, provides [...]
A Call to MSU: End Censorship, Protect Artistic Expression
(Left) Samia Halaby, Six Golden Heroes, 2021 & (Right) Alia Farid, Piquete en el Capitolo, 2023 UPDATE 2/02/2024: Success! NCAC has received reports that the artwork by Alia Farid, Piquete en el capitolio, has been returned to the original location selected by the exhibition’s curators–an implicit admission [...]
Artist Feature: Danielle SeeWalker
Danielle SeeWalker, Buffalo Run, 2023. Mural commissioned for the Brown International Academy in Denver, CO. Arts & Culture Advocacy Program: A couple of months ago, news outlets reported on the cancellation of your artist residency with Art in Public Places in Vail, Colorado. How did the residency first [...]
NCAC Decries Lubbock’s Art Funding Cut Targeting LGBTQ+ Programming
UPDATE - August 15, 2024: Following advocacy efforts and community concern, the Lubbock city council considered whether to fully reinstate the funding without any restrictions. In the final vote, the City Council approved a greatly reduced grant of $5,000 for security at FFAT. The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for [...]
Artistic Freedom Under Fire: NCAC Denounces Vail’s Cancellation of Danielle SeeWalker’s Residency
Image caption: Danielle SeeWalker, G is for Genocide, 2024 In May, NCAC was alarmed to learn about the Town of Vail, Colorado’s decision to cancel Danielle SeeWalker’s artist residency with the town’s Art in Public Places Program. The residency was to include the commission of a [...]
National Coalition Against Censorship Launches Map Tracking Art Censorship Since October 7th
The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) announces the launch of a new resource, Art Censorship Index: Post-October 7th, documenting the recent spike in censorship of art and artists invoking Israel or Palestine. Artworks and artists referencing the subject of Israel and Palestine have long been subjects of controversy and/or [...]