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Commissioners raise concerns about censorship, funding shifts and stalled Black Lives Matter street mural project
Summary
During the April 9 meeting commissioners discussed national and local pressures on arts funding and programming, highlighted delays to a proposed Black Lives Matter street mural and suggested the commission should develop guidance on how to respond to politically contentious projects.
Several commissioners used the April 9 meeting of the Ann Arbor Public Art Commission to raise concerns about political pressure on arts institutions and the potential local consequences for public art projects.
Commissioner remarks noted a national shift in some funding priorities. One commissioner observed that an NEA grant application was turned down because current NEA guidance emphasized projects marking the nation’s 250th anniversary, and said that funding…
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