Category Archives: Svetlana Mintcheva: Author

Happy Nude Year! Lawsuit Forces Display of Nudes Until January 17

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Court settlement extends San Bernardino County Government Center exhibit, to compensate for time during which paintings had been removed. Today NCAC and and the ACLU of Southern California were please to see the final court settlement that extends the exhibition … Continue reading →

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NY Art School Boxes Student Sperm Project

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

The recent rather heavy-handed treatment of Marc Bradley Johnson’s MFA thesis project at New York’s School of Visual Art (SVA) raises some interesting concerns—especially for an institution that aims to play a leadership role in the bio-art movement. Johnson’s project … Continue reading →

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Art, Porn and Censorship: the Mansfield Art Center (OH) Covers up Painting

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

A painting, included in a juried exhibition show at the Mansfield Art Center in Ohio, was partially covered with black paper. The painting had been selected for inclusion in the show, but the management of the Art Center decided that the … Continue reading →

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Art Succeeds in Starting a Conversation, But Some Call for the Cancellation of the Project

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Update: Lawrence, KS officials have banned the project, saying the proposed art installation would amount to animal cruelty. The Kansas code allows “with respect to farm animals” for “normal or accepted practices of animal husbandry, including the normal and accepted … Continue reading →

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Kismet Cancelled in Pennsylvania School District

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

The Richland, PA School District canceled a high school student production of Kismet, a 1953 musical made along the lines of stories from the Arabian Nights. The musical was planned to open in February. The reason: the proximity of the … Continue reading →

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Anti-Bullying Legislation: Good Intentions, but…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

A New Jersey state law coming into effect today (Sept 1st)  is considered the “toughest legislation against bullying in the nation”. It may, however, also prove to be dangerously overbroad and stifle student speech on a variety of topics. Called … Continue reading →

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In Banning Books School DIstricts Betray Students

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

As Banned Book week approaches it appears that the book censors are in competition to suppress some the most interesting and recognized authors and books! Buckling under pressure from vocal individuals with narrow ideological agendas, school districts are betraying their … Continue reading →

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On M.F. Hussain, Free Expression, and Pluralism

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Nudity in art appears to be controversial whether exhibited in a public space in the US, or created by India’s most renowned artist. And so is the artistic treatment of religious icons. India’s greatest contemporary artist, M. F. Hussain, died … Continue reading →

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CUNY Likely to Reverse On Kushner, But The Pattern Stands

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

It is appalling that the trustees of CUNY voted not to bestow an honorary degree on Tony Kushner, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, because a trustee disagreed with his views on Israel. Denying him this honor solely because of … Continue reading →

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Christian Extremists Vandalize Art — Again and Again

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship

Last October we reported about an incident at the Loveland Museum/Gallery in Colorado where a woman ripped into a lithograph after she busted the artwork’s plexiglass case with a crowbar. She did this because God told her to do it. … Continue reading →

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