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University of North Texas Cancels Victor Quiñonez Exhibition

02/16/2026

The exhibition was intended to be a homecoming for artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez who grew up in the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area. The excitement built when he got the first batch of images showing his traveling solo exhibition being installed …

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Ai Weiwei Says London’s Royal Academy Sought to Eject Him After Post–October 7 Tweet about Jews

02/10/2026

In a new interview with The Guardian in advance of his forthcoming book On Censorship, artist Ai Weiwei talked about experiencing censorship not just in his native China but also in the West—including an incident involving his membership in London’s …

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Artist Removed For Kirk Posts Cleared—But School Won't Reinstate Her

01/14/2026

Hope McMath, an artist and art history teacher who until recently taught at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, was removed from the classroom in September in connection with social media posts she made following the …

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Texas State University Cancels Black History 101 Mobile Museum Visit

12/19/2025

A decision by the Texas State University (TXST) to cancel an appearance of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum at one of its campuses, scheduled for 2026 Black History Month, has prompted a First Amendment challenge from the American Civil …

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Bob Ross Painting Breaks Record at John Oliver's Public Media Auction

11/27/2025

John Oliver’s benefit auction for public broadcasting just set a new market milestone for Bob Ross’ painting—and funneled some crucial funds toward free speech in America. On Monday, Ross’ Cabin at Sunset, painted for a 1986 episode of PBS’ iconic …

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Just Stop Oil Activists Who Dyed Stonehenge Found Not Guilty

11/04/2025

After dyeing Stonehenge in bright orange last June, three climate activists with Just Stop oil have been found not guilty of criminal damage. On Friday, October 31, a Salisbury crown court jury acquitted Luke Watson, Rajan Naidu, and Niamh Lynch. …

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Climate Activist Who Targeted Degas Sculptures Sentenced to 18 Months

11/04/2025

Timothy Martin, a climate activist who smeared paint on a glass vitrine protecting an Edgar Degas sculpture in 2023, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last week. Martin had been found guilty of conspiracy and injury to government property …

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East Tennessee State University Cancels Exhibition of Political Art

10/18/2025

East Tennessee State University has cancelled an annual juried exhibition of politically-themed art at the school’s Reece Museum. The show, “The Fletcher Exhibit of Social and Politically Engaged Art,” was first held in 2013 in honor of ETSU art student …

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Estonian Museum Director Sentenced to Russian Prison

09/25/2025

Maria Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova, the director of the Narva Museum in Estonia, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia on charges related to hanging banners that label Russian president Vladimir Putin a “war criminal.” One banner fuses Putin’s face with …

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Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Removed from DC’s National Mall

09/25/2025

Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Removed from DC’s National Mall US Park Police early this morning assisted the National Park Service in removing a sculpture depicting President Donald Trump cavorting hand-in-hand with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein from the …

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Artists Respond to Removal of Statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein

09/24/2025

After going viral online this week, a statue of President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein disappeared from view on Wednesday morning. The circumstances of the removal remain uncertain. The anonymous artists behind the artwork, titled The Secret …

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NEA Implementation of Trump’s “Gender Ideology” Order Ruled Unconstitutional

09/24/2025

NEA Implementation of Trump’s “Gender Ideology” Order Ruled Unconstitutional A Rhode Island federal court on September 19 ruled that theNational Endowment for the Arts(NEA) could not implement a new policy of reviewing grant applicants to make certain they comply with …

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Court Rules 'Gender Ideology' Ban on Art Endowments Unconstitutional

09/23/2025

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants are not required to comply with President Trump’s executive order on “gender ideology”, a Rhode Island federal court ruled on Friday, per the New York Times. The court determined that the new policy, …

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Ai Weiwei claims De Zeit portrayed him in 'distorted, unjust manner.'

09/22/2025

Chinese artist Ai WeiWei has claimed that German newspaper De Zeit portrayed him in “a distorted and unjust manner” in an article it published on Thursday. His claim follows another he made earlier this year, alleging that the paper censored …

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