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Artists tell San Francisco Arts Commission YBCA censored displays and urge use of space for community arts
Summary
Several artists and advocacy groups used the Arts Commission public-comment period to accuse Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) of censoring protest-related works, ask the Commission to consider YBCA as a venue for SOMArts programming, and call for transparency in museum leadership and funding.
Dozens of artists addressed the San Francisco Arts Commission during the March 4 public-comment period, charging that the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) removed or silenced works tied to a recent protest and urging the Commission to support artist-centered alternatives such as SOMArts.
"We've been censored and further silenced," artist and educator Shalea Asghari said during public comment, urging the Commission to consider YBCA as a potential home for SOMArts programming. Paz Gee, another artist who described participating in an exhibition…
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