Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts v.10 n. 4, April 2023

Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News Alerts support the committee's mission to monitor governmental activities and social justice issues affecting the professional interests of ARLIS/NA and to keep the ARLIS/NA membership informed. The monthly alerts are intended to be conversation starters, help members keep up on public policy issues and alert members to new developments. The articles compiled in the News Alerts bring to the forefront recent news from a range of perspectives designed to elicit discussion; they are not compiled to represent the views of ARLIS as an organization or the members of the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee.

Previous issues can be found here: https://www.arlisna.org/news/appc-news-alert

Activism and Social Justice in the Arts 

• Belmont, Sarah. “Meet Alice Audouin, the Art World’s Go-To Sustainability Specialist.” ARTnews, April 21, 2023.
• Bishara, Hakim. "Climate Protesters Target Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art." Hyperallergic, April 27, 2023.
• Brown, Patricia Leigh. “For the American Prison Writing Archive, a ‘Shadow Canon’ Sheds Light.” The New York Times, April 17, 2023.
• Nayyar, Rhea. "New York State Says No to Native Mascots." Hyperallergic, April 19, 2023.
• Nayyar, Rhea. "Racist Monument in Virginia Will Finally Be Removed." Hyperallergic, April 30, 2023.
• Velie, Elaine. "Florida Pushes Law to Sue Over Removal of Confederate Monuments." Hyperallergic, April 18, 2023.
• Velie, Elaine. "Mexico’s “Most Sought-After” Olmec Artifact Heads Home." Hyperallergic, April 5, 2023.

Copyright and Licensing

• Brittain, Blake. “Ed Sheeran faces U.S. copyright trial over Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'.” Reuters, April 25, 2023.
• “World IP Day 2023: Celebrating Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity.” Copyright Alliance, April 2023.
• Korn, Jennifer and Hur, Krystal. “Ed Sheeran: ‘I would’ve been an idiot’ to perform a song copied from ‘Let’s Get It On’.” CNN, April 25, 2023.
• Stihler, Catherine. “State of the Commons 2022.” Creative Commons, April 11, 2023.
• “World Book and Copyright Day: April 23, 2023.” United States Census Bureau, Press Release Number CB23-SFS.55. April 23, 2023.
• “President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions.” The White House, April 23, 2023.

Funding

• Burke, Kelly. “National Gallery of Australia among Institutions to Receive $535m to Avert Funding Crisis.” The Guardian, April 4, 2023.
• Durón, Maximilíano. “Seattle Art Museum Gets Major 48-Work Gift of Alexander Calder Works and $10 M. Endowment from Former Microsoft President.” ARTnews, April 4, 2023. 
• Fitzsimmons, Emma G., and Jeffery C. Mays. “N.Y.C. Libraries Stave Off Sunday Closings in Adams’s New Budget Plan.” The New York Times, April 26, 2023.
• “Winnipeg Art Gallery to Sell Four Warhols.” Galleries West, April 20, 2023.
• Stromberg, Matt. "Small Arts Spaces in LA Get a Boost From the Mike Kelley Foundation." Hyperallergic, April 6, 2023.

Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA)

• “ALA Welcomes Prison Libraries Act of 2023,” ALA News and Press Center, April 25, 2023.
• Kendrick, Curtis and Ioana G. Hulbert. “By Any Measure,” Ithaka S+R, April 18, 2023.
• Kendrick, Curtis. “Changing the Racial Demographics of Librarians,” Ithaka S+R, April 18, 2023.
• Durón, Maximilíano. “Austin’s Blanton Museum Hires First Curator of Latino Art.” ARTnews, April 11, 2023.
• Nguyen, Alex. “Texas Senate Votes to Defund Libraries Where Drag Queens Read to Kids as It Tries to Limit the Performances Kids Can Attend.” The Texas Tribune, April 4, 2023.

Intellectual Freedom/ Access to Information

• Aberg-Riger, Ariel. “The Fight for the American Public Library,” Bloomberg.Com, April 26, 2023. 
• Alter, Alexandra. “Book Bans Rising Rapidly in the U.S., Free Speech Groups Find.” The New York Times, April 20, 2023. 
• Kim, E. Tammy. “When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library,” The New Yorker, April 20, 2023.
• Montgomery, David, and Alexandra Alter. “Texas County Keeps Public Libraries Open Amid Book Ban Controversy.” The New York Times, April 13, 2023.
• Nayyar, Rhea. "On Social Media, Art Censorship Is Alive and Well." Hyperallergic, April 27, 2023.
• Velie, Elaine. "Michelangelo’s “David” Is Just Fine, Says Florida DOE." Hyperallergic, April 5, 2023.
• Vines, Christopher. “New York City Is Dismantling Low-Cost Community Broadband,” Electronic Frontier Foundation, April 5, 2023.

Technology and Digital Privacy

• Greenberger, Alex. “Artist Wins Photography Contest After Submitting AI-Generated Image, Then Forfeits Prize.” ARTnews, April 17, 2023.
• Ingram, Mathew. “ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, and the News,” Columbia Journalism Review, April 13, 2023.
• Miller, Susan. “ChatGPT’s Other Risk: Oversharing Confidential Data,” GCN, April 20, 2023.
• Mollenkamp, Daniel. “Student Privacy Is at More Risk Than Ever Before. Can K-12 Schools Keep It Safe?” EdSurge, April 17, 2023.
• Velie, Elaine. "FBI’s New Stolen Art App Leaves a Lot to Be Desired." Hyperallergic, April 11, 2023.
• Wu, Michelle M. “When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not?,” The Nation, April 20, 2023. 

Workplace

• Muñoz, Carlos R. “RISD Workers Ratify a New Contract, Ending Two-Week Strike." The Boston Globe, April 18, 2023. 
• Nayyar, Rhea. “Brooklyn Museum Workers Say They’re ‘Overworked and Underpaid.’” Hyperallergic, April 26, 2023.
• Velie, Elaine. "Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Faculty and Staff Rally for Contract." Hyperallergic, April 26, 2023.
• Villa, Angelica. “Facing Continued Financial Strain, San Francisco Art Institute Files for Bankruptcy.” ARTnews, April 27, 2023.

Miscellaneous

• Cooper-Douglas, Erin. “This Man Owns Australia’s Largest Collection of Salvador Dali on Paper. Now You Can Go See It.” ABC News, April 10, 2023.
• Holpuch, Amanda. “Statue Is Defaced in England After Children Were Given Crayons.” The New York Times, April 24, 2023. 
• Massie, Dennis et al., “Sustaining Art Research Collections: Case Studies in Collaboration,” OCLC Research, April 2023. 
• Melley, Brian. “Freddie Mercury’s Eclectic Collection of ‘clutter’ for Sale.” AP NEWS. April 26, 2023.
• Michael, Taylor. "Why Did the Old Masters Add Egg Yolk to Paint?" Hyperallergic, April 3, 2023.
• Nayyar, Rhea. "Van Gogh Still Life Renamed After Chef Catches Mistake." Hyperallergic, April 21, 2023.
• Prihar, Asha. “Philadelphia’s Library Hosts Honey Bees on Its Roof,” Billy Penn at WHYY, April 23, 2023.

This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Freyja Catton, Carrie Evans, Sal Hamerman, Kate Marcus, and Petra Warren.