Hi all,
I'm wondering if any of you have experience with First Amendment artists' rights--specifically in regards to city art galleries in city-owned, "public buildings" (for example, city hall).
We have a Public Art Committee that selects work from artist submissions to hang up in our galleries. We do not sell work from our galleries but we do promote our shows on social media and through email newsletters. Right now, we are under scrutiny for jurying/curating the work in regards to whether it should be run as a lottery or open to anyone who wants to show work without a selection process. Is curating art for galleries in city-owned public buildings against First Amendment free speech?
Have any other cities dealt with this? If so, what was the outcome?
Megan Berner
Public Art Program Coordinator
Office of the City Manager
1 East 1st Street
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