Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News v. 10 n. 4, April 2024

Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News 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 

Art & Activism

• Amin, Lakshmi Rivera. "Palestine Solidarity Shines at the New York Art Book Fair." Hyperallergic, April 26, 2024. 

• Babbs, Verity. “Climate Activists Occupy London’s Science Museum to Protest Sponsorship Deal.” Artnet News, April 15, 2024. 

• Benzine, Vittoria. “Costa Rican Museum Receives 395 Artifacts Repatriated From the U.S.” Artnet News, April 19, 2024. 

• Fortescue, Elizabeth. “Showing Respect in the House of the Dead: Australian Museum Removes Mummified Human Remains.” The Art Newspaper, April 29, 2024. 

• Grant, Daniel. “Art Institute of Chicago Argues Nazi Loot Claim to Its Egon Schiele Portrait Lacks ‘a Single Shred’ of Evidence.” The Art Newspaper, April 25, 2024. 

• Harris, Gareth. “Cancelled Palestinian Event at Manchester Venue Must Be Reinstated, Say Artists and Curators.” The Art Newspaper, April 4, 2024. 

• Harris, Gareth. “UK Politician Says ‘Liberal Progressives’ Running Museums Must Resist Restitution.” The Art Newspaper, April 8, 2024. 

• Nayyar, Rhea. “Hundreds Take to City College in Art-Filled Gaza Solidarity Encampment.” Hyperallergic, April 26, 2024. 

• Schrader, Adam. “The Getty Museum Returns an Ancient Bronze Head to Turkey.” Artnet News, April 24, 2024.

• Sutton, Benjamin. “US Federal Judge Halts Demolition of Land Art Environment.” The Art Newspaper, April 9, 2024. 

• Veltman, Chloe. “Climate Activist Who Defaced Edgar Degas Sculpture Exhibit Sentenced.” NPR, April 26, 2024.

• Voynovskaya, Nastia. "Pro-Palestinian Jewish Artists Withdraw from Contemporary Jewish Museum Exhibit." KQED, April 8, 2024.

Copyright & Licensing; Open Access 

• Brittain, Blake. “LeBron James Tattoo Artist Loses Trial against ‘NBA 2K’ Maker Take-Two.” Reuters, April 19, 2024.

• Cassady, Daniel. “Beleaguered NFT Website Digital Basel Shuts Down After Tumultuous Year.” ARTnews.Com, April 10, 2024.

• Grode, Eric. “‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright.” The New York Times, April 1, 2024.

• Offord, Catherine. "Researchers need ‘open’ bibliographic databases, new declaration says." Science, April 16, 2024. 

• Robins-Early, Nick. “New Bill Would Force AI Companies to Reveal Use of Copyrighted Art.” The Guardian, April 9, 2024. 

• Vézina, Brigitte. “CC’s Take on the European Media Freedom Act.” Creative Commons, April 4, 2024.

Funding

• ALA Press Release. "ALA launches FY 2025 #FundLibraries campaign, urges Congress to fully fund key federal programs." April 15, 2024.

• Alba Soular, Diana. "New Mexico lawmakers pass on full funding for rural libraries." Las Cruces Sun News, April 11, 2024.

• Durón, Maximilíano. “SculptureCenter Receives $1 M. Endowment Gift for Acclaimed Commissioning Series.” ARTnews, April 11, 2024.

• Fazelpoor, Matthew. "NJ threatens to pull Pompidou Museum funding (updated)." NJBiz, April 26, 2024.

• Lopez, Ruth. “$25m Gift Puts Focus on Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago.” The Art Newspaper, April 9, 2024. 

• Price, Gary. "Funding: NEH Announces $26.2 Million for 238 Humanities Projects Nationwide." Library Journal, April 16, 2024.

• Sutton, Benjamin. “Alumni’s $10m Gift to Carnegie Mellon University Will Support Public Art and Revamped ICA Pittsburgh.” The Art Newspaper, April 10, 2024. 

• Villa, Angelica. "Louvre, Guggenheim Among Major Museums Awarded Conservation Grants." ARTnews, April 18, 2024.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA)

• Babbs, Verity. “The Costume Institute’s 2024 Show Will Be a Multi-Sensory Experience.” Artnet News, April 16, 2024. 

Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information

• Feiner, Lauren. “FCC Votes to Restore Net Neutrality.” The Verge, April 25, 2024. 

• Griffith, Kristen. "A county library supported the ‘freedom to read.’ Commissioners threatened its funding." The Baltimore Banner, April 19, 2024. 

• Italie, Hillel, and Kimberlee Kruesi. “Librarians Fear New Penalties, Even Prison, as Activists Challenge Books.” AP News, April 9, 2024. 

• Karnowski, Steve and Mike Catalini. “Minnesota and Other Democratic-Led States Are Banning the Book Ban." AP News, April 23, 2024. 

• Mendez, Cristina. “Maryland’s ‘Freedom to Read’ Act Bans Book Censorship in Libraries, Bolsters Rights amid National Debate." CBS Baltimore, April 26, 2024. 

Technology and Digital Privacy

• “Always Wanted to Ask Dalí a Question? Now You Can, through A.I.” Artnet News, April 15, 2024. 

• Brodkin, Jon. “TikTok Owner Has Strong First Amendment Case against US Ban, Professors Say.” Ars Technica, April 26, 2024. 

• Dawson, Aimee. “Not-so-New Kid on the Block: Pinterest Moves in on Museums.” The Art Newspaper, April 3, 2024. 

• Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “The Cultural Sector Can Shape A.I. for Public Good, New Report Says.” Artnet News, April 3, 2024. 

Workplace

• Altenberg, Nik. "'Not What I Signed Up For': SF Librarians Demand More Security Guards." KQED, April 9, 2024. 

• De Dios, Austin. "Multnomah County libraries increase staff as service disruptions continue." The Oregonian, April 11, 2024. 

• Haber, Zack. “Workers at a California Center for Artists With Disabilities Are Unionizing.” Hyperallergic, April 4, 2024.

• Humber, Larry. “Art Gallery of Ontario to Reopen after Month-Long Strike as Workers and Leaders Reach Contract Agreement.” The Art Newspaper, April 28, 2024.

• Irish, Anni. “Unionised Guggenheim Workers Stage Protests amid Contract Negotiations.” The Art Newspaper, April 22, 2024. 

• Peet, Lisa, and Hallie Rich. "If Not Libraries, Then Who? Conference Programs Address Advocacy, Inclusivity, and More | PLA 2024." Library Journal, April 12, 2024.

Miscellaneous

• Armstrong, Annie. “Art and Ephemera Once Owned by Pioneering Artist Mary Beth Edelson Discarded on the Street in SoHo.” Artnet News, April 17, 2024. 

• Boucher, Brian. "A Judge Rules on the Judd Foundation’s Lawsuit Over a Ruined Sculpture.” Artnet News, April 25, 2024. 

• Boucher, Brian. “National Museum of American History Receives Bomb Threat.” Artnet News, April 19, 2024.

• Ho, Karen K. “Several Top Museums in UK Admit Hundreds of Items Were Lost, Stolen or Destroyed.” ARTnews, April 12, 2024. 

• Lewis, Ben. “‘Why British Museums Must Start Charging Entrance Fees.’” The Art Newspaper, April 29, 2024. 

• Nayyar, Rhea. “Gaza’s Last Contemporary Art Space Decimated by Israel.” Hyperallergic, April 4, 2024. 

• Stromberg, Matt. "Contested Native Artworks Resurface at Art Fair, Drawing Scrutiny." Hyperallergic, April 15, 2024.

• Young, Molly. "Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor." New York Times, April 18, 2024.

This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Michele Jennings, Stephanie Kays, Annie Sollinger, and Petra Warren.