Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News v. 10 n. 5, May 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 

• Aton, Francesca. “Ownership of Egon Schiele Drawing Lost During Holocaust to Be Decided by New York Court.” ARTnews, May 10, 2024. 

• Greenberger, Alex. “British Arts Center Apologizes for Canceling Palestinian Film Events.” ARTnews, May 3, 2024. 

• Greenberger, Alex. “Dozens Arrested at Pro-Palestine Encampment at Art Institute of Chicago.” ARTnews, May 5, 2024. 

• Hamelo, Gameli. “An Emotional Show in Ghana Marks the Return of Looted Asante Culture from the UK.” ARTnews, May 15, 2024. 

• Ho, Karen K. “Metropolitan Museum of Art Signs Cultural Agreement with Thailand.” ARTnews, May 1, 2024. 

• Ho, Karen K. 2024. “Two Activists Arrested After Sticking Posters Around ‘Liberty Leading The People’ Painting at the Louvre.” ARTnews, May 9, 2024. 

• Rosa, Amanda. “Miami arts nonprofit accused of ‘censoring’ pro-Palestinian art installation in Miami Beach.” Miami Herald, May 9, 2024.

• Solomon, Tessa. “Climate Activists Smash Glass Case of Magna Carta in the British Library.” ARTnews, May 10, 2024. 

• Solomon, Tessa. “Dutch Royal Academy of Art Severs Ties with Israeli Art School Following Student Protests.” ARTnews, May 14, 2024. 

Copyright & Licensing; Open Access 

• “Federal Court Gives Go-Ahead on Lawsuit against Internet Archive.” CBS News, May 16, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. “Is Maurizio Cattelan’s Latest Work a Copy?” Hyperallergic, May 13, 2024.
  
  

Funding

• Barclay, Krista. “Whose Communities? Provincial Funding Support for Community Museums in Ontario.” Active History, May 17, 2024.

• Press Release. "ALA awards $10,000 grants to 16 libraries serving incarcerated persons or assisting those re-entering society to build capacity." American Library Association, May 29, 2024.

• Solomon, Tessa. “Biden Administration Forgives $6.1 Billion in Debt of Former Art Institutes Students.” ARTnews, May 1, 2024.

• Sutton, Benjamin. “Bard College Plans $10m Expansion of Center for Curatorial Studies’ Library.” The Art Newspaper, May 8, 2024.

• Velie, Elaine. "Queens Art Fund Distributes Almost Half a Million to Local Artists." Hyperallergic, May 27, 2024.

• Ware, Joe. “Theft of Bronze Age Gold Artefacts from UK Museum Sparks Fresh Concerns about Lack of Government Investment in Sector.” The Art Newspaper, May 14, 2024.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA)

• Easter, Makeda. “The WPA-inspired, living wage program for artists offering much needed stability and support.” The Art Rebellion, May 8, 2024.

• Wagner, David. “Hollywood Gets Some New Affordable Housing For Artists. Here’s Why It Took 7 Years To Build.” LAist, May 30, 2024.

Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information

• Albanese, Andrew. “The Cases Against Book Bans.” Publishers Weekly, May 10, 2024.

• Alfonseca, Kiara. “Book Bans, Threats and Cancellations: Asian American Authors Face Growing Challenges.” ABC News, May 2, 2024.

• American Library Association. “ALA Announces 2024 Recipients of Distinguished Library Intellectual Freedom Awards." May 13, 2024.

• Dimolfetta, David. “Thwarted Cyberattack Targeted Library of Congress in Tandem with October British Library Breach.” Nextgov/FCW, May 8, 2024.

• Freeland, Chris. "Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine under DDoS cyber-attack." Internet Archive Blogs, May 28, 2024.

• Jensen, Kelly. “Anti-Book Ban Legislation (Re)Introduced in Colorado.” BOOK RIOT, May 7, 2024.

• Jensen, Kelly. “An Idaho Public Library Will Become Adults-Only July 1, 2024.” BOOK RIOT, May 20, 2024.

• Liscia, Valentina Di. “Art Alluding to Pro-Palestine Slogan Nixed From Miami Beach Display.” Hyperallergic, May 9, 2024. 

• Mason, Amelia. “A Photography Exhibit about the West Bank Ignites Tensions in Newton.” WBUR, May 21, 2024.

• Otis, Daniel. “Information Commissioner Faces $700K Funding Shortfall, Says System Is ‘Overwhelmed.’” CTVNews, May 17, 2024.

• Platt, Stacy J. “Native Artist’s Residency Canceled Over Painting Referencing Palestine.” Hyperallergic, May 21, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. “Calls to Boycott Artforum Resurface Amid Rumored Palestine Edition.” Hyperallergic, May 24, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. “Providence College Cancels Exhibition Over ‘Anti-Catholic’ Artwork.” Hyperallergic, May 8, 2024. 

• Solomon, Tessa. “In a Polarized Art World, This New Index Is Mapping Incidents of Censorship Since October 7,” ARTnews.com, May 22, 2024.

• Velie, Elaine. “Burning Man Removes Pro-Palestine Watermelon Artwork From Website.” Hyperallergic, May 13, 2024. 

• Vrbin, Tess. “Arkansas State Library Board Rejects Proposals to Withhold Funds Based on Content, Litigation ." Arkansas Advocate, May 10, 2024.

Technology and Digital Privacy

• Jacobs, Harrison. “Christie’s Website Down Due to ‘Security Issue’ Days Before New York Auction Week.” ARTnews, May 10, 2024.

• Cassady, Daniel. “Website Posing as Van Gogh Museum Shut Down After Selling Fake Tickets.” ARTnews, May 8, 2024. 

• Ho, Karen K. “Fake ‘Monet’ and ‘Renoir’ on eBay Among 40 Supposedly Counterfeit Paintings Identified Using AI.” ARTnews, May 9, 2024. 

• Kash, Wyatt. “How the State Department Used AI and Machine Learning to Revolutionize Records Management.” FedScoop, May 16, 2024.

Workplace 

• Greenberger, Alex. “Nino Mier Gallery Accused of Underpaying Artists in New Investigation.” ARTnews, April 30, 2024. 

• Keenan, Annabel. “‘Empty Promises’: Art on Queens College Campus in New York Has Languished in Damaged State for Decades.” The Art Newspaper, May 13, 2024. 

• Pontone, Maya. “American Folk Art Museum Workers Move to Unionize.” Hyperallergic, May 27, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. “Citing ‘Anti-Palestinian’ Exhibition, Seattle Museum Staff Walk Out En Masse.” Hyperallergic, May 28, 2024.

• Solomon, Tessa. “Vatican Museums Employees File Complaint Over Working Conditions, Pay.” ARTnews, May 13, 2024. 

• Velie, Elaine. “Workers at Maryland’s Glenstone Museum Move to Unionize.” Hyperallergic, May 8, 2024.

Miscellaneous

• Asch, Mark. “Experimental Silent Films by Man Ray, Restored and with New Scores, Return to the Big Screen.” The Art Newspaper, May 15, 2024. 

• Boyd, Kealey. “Denver Art Museum to Take over Neighbouring Decorative Art Museum.” The Art Newspaper, May 14, 2024.

• Bresge, Adina. “Learn Long and Prosper: U of T’s Fisher Library Becomes ‘Eternal Archive’ on Star Trek: Discovery.” University of Toronto News, May 17, 2024. 

• Dawson, Aimee. “One of the Biggest Social Media Jobs in the Art World Is Now up for Grabs.” The Art Newspaper, May 3, 2024. 

• “Dr. Kenvi Phillips Appointed Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library.” National Archives, May 20, 2024. 

• Fleming, Tyler. “Public Welcomed to Get a Glimpse of Canadian Historical Artifacts at Library and Archives Open House.” CTV News Ottawa, May 23, 2024. 

• Harris, Gareth. “British Museum on the Hunt for ‘visionary’ Design Team to Help Transform Space.” The Art Newspaper, May 10, 2024. 

• Wandio, Sam. “Photography Exhibition Shows Extensive History of P.E.I.’s Many Libraries.” CBC News, May 19, 2024.

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