Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News v. 10 n. 11, November 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

• Farfan, Isa. “Protesters Take to MoMA During World Jewish Congress Gala.” Hyperallergic, November 13, 2024.

• Farfan, Isa. “Activists Get Prison Time for Dumping Powder on Constitution Case.” Hyperallergic, November 25, 2024.

• Farfan, Isa and Rhea Nayyar. “‘Chinatown Is Not a Museum,’ Protesters Chant at MOCA Gala.” Hyperallergic, November 8, 2024.

• Ho, Karen K. “Three Charged With Hate Crimes and Conspiracy for Vandalizing Brooklyn Museum Leaders’ Homes.” ARTnews.com, November 6, 2024. 

• Solomon, Tessa. “Pro-Palestine Activists Call for MoMA to Sever Ties with Honorary Chairman Ronald S. Lauder.” ARTnews.com, November 13, 2024. 

• Tracy, Marc. “How the Mideast War Has Shaken America’s Cultural Institutions.” The New York Times, November 14, 2024.

• Villa, Angelica. “Artists and Art Workers Call on Tate to Divest from Donors with Ties to Israel.” ARTnews.com, November 25, 2024.

Copyright & Licensing; Open Access

• Ambartsumian, Yelena. “When Copyright Transforms the Right to Remember.” Hyperallergic, November 8, 2024.

• Cassady, Daniel. “Copyright Case Between Artists Deborah Roberts and Lynthia Edwards Continues Without a Victory for Either Side.” ARTnews.com, November 7, 2024. 

• Heydari, Anis. “Media Outlets, Including CBC, Sue ChatGPT Creator.” CBC News, November 30, 2024. 

• “Updated Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Companies (Nov. 9, 2024).” Chat GPT Is Eating the World, November 9, 2024. 

Funding

• Chrastka, John. "Election Day 2024: Libraries on the Ballot." Library Journal, November 11, 2024.

• Farfan, Isa. "15 Women Artists Receive $50,000 No-Strings-Attached Grant." Hyperallergic, November 25, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. "SF’s Contemporary Jewish Museum Announces Temporary Closure." Hyperallergic, November 13, 2024.

• Press Release. "American Alliance of Museums Statement on the 2024 Elections." American Alliance of Museums, November 8, 2024.

• Solomon, Tessa. “Congress Passes Bill That Gives Trump the Power to Designate Art Nonprofits ‘Terrorist Organizations.’” ARTnews.Com, November 21, 2024.

• Stromberg, Matt. "Maura Brewer Pulls Back the Curtain on Art Investors." Hyperallergic, November 5, 2024.

• Villa, Angelica. "Pérez Art Museum Miami Gets $10 M. Gift from Kenneth Griffin." ARTnews, November 11, 2024.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) 

• Ho, Karen K. “House Republicans Have Proposed a Capitol Bathroom Ban. What Museums Could Be Affected?” ARTnews.Com, November 22, 2024. 

• Schrader, Adam. “Artists Are Planning a Gaza Biennale.” Artnet News, November 28, 2024.

• Schrader, Adam. “Art Group Facilitates Historic Land Transfer to Osage Nation.” Artnet News, November 21, 2024.

• Waxman, Lori. "Chicago’s History of Radical Art Pedagogy." Hyperallergic, November 19, 2024.

Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information

• Kelderman, Eric. “Trump’s Vision for College Accreditation Could Shake Up the Sector,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 27, 2024.

• Nayyar, Rhea. “‘Why Can’t I Speak, Germany?’ Says Nan Goldin in Searing Speech.” Hyperallergic, November 25, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. “US Archivist Accused of Sanitizing American History Exhibits.” Hyperallergic, November 10, 2024.

• Taft, Isabelle. “How Universities Cracked Down on Pro-Palestinian Activism.” The New York Times, November 25, 2024.

Technology and Digital Privacy

• Belanger, Ashley. “Welcome to Google’s Nightmare: US Reveals Plan to Destroy Search Monopoly." Ars Technica, November 21, 2024.

• Pope, Alex. “AI Artwork of Alan Turing Sells for $1m at Auction.” BBC News, November 7, 2024.

• Robertson, Katie. "New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike." New York Times, November 4, 20240

• Satariano, Adam. "Amazon Invests $4 Billion in Anthropic, Deepening Its A.I. Ties." New York Times, November 22, 2024.

Workplace

• Davis, Josh. “I’m a Guard at the Seattle Art Museum. This Is Why We Plan to Strike.” Hyperallergic, November 25, 2024.

• Greenberger, Alex. “Curator Sues Arizona City Over Postponed Show with Shepard Fairey Work About Police Brutality.” ARTnews.Com, November 6, 2024. 

• Nayyar, Rhea. "Berlin Court Convicts Curator Over Instagram Posts About Hamas Attack." Hyperallergic, November 19, 2024.

• Vansynghel, Margo. “Seattle Art Museum Security Staff Goes on Strike." The Spokesman-Review, November 29, 2024. 

Miscellaneous (ALL)

• Nayyar, Rhea. “Boston University Halts Admissions for Art History PhDs.” Hyperallergic, November 20, 2024. 

• "The 30 Best Art Books of 2024." Hyperallergic, November 25, 2024.
  
  

This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Michele Jennings, Stephanie Kays, Torie Quiñonez, Michelle Riggs Waller, and Annie Sollinger.