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Santa Ana artists ask council to remove VARA waiver from Restore Art contracts
Santa Ana City Council · December 3, 2025
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Summary
Restore Art grantees told the council the Arts & Culture Department issued a contract requiring artists to waive federal VARA protections and asked council to direct staff to remove the waiver and reissue contracts.
Several Restore Art grantees told the Santa Ana City Council that the Arts and Culture Department issued a third contract requiring them to waive federal Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) protections, which would permit the city to alter or remove murals without artists’ consent. They asked the council to direct the city manager and city attorney…
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