National Coalition Against Censorship

The National Coalition Against Censorship has been advocating for free expression and the right to think, create and explore new ideas for more than 45 years. As a coalition of over 50 national organizations, NCAC works to resolve controversies through education and advocacy, avoiding the need for legal action, and supporting artists, students, teachers, activists, authors, librarians and others to become their own advocates and develop strategies to counter censorship in all its ever-changing forms. NCAC’s ArtsAdvocacy Program is the only national project dedicated to working directly with individual artists and curators involved in censorship disputes. NCAC works to protect artists’ rights to participate in the democratic dialogue by defending public access to their work, and supporting their ability to freely express views that might be unpopular or controversial 

NCAC is grateful to all of the artists, curators and galleries who have donated and supported our auction and is a proud advocate for the arts community. We invite you to explore the auction and bid or donate to support our efforts.

This year’s auction is curated by Kathy Brew. Kathy is a videomaker/artist and curator. In addition to her award-winning documentaries, experimental work, and public television productions, she has worked with the Museum of Modern Art’s Documentary Fortnight (2016-2020) and Lincoln Center’s NY Video Festival, as well as the Margaret Mead Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History and Thundergulch/Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s new media arts initiative, among many others. In 2018, she spent four months in Peru as a Fulbright Scholar, where she completed Following the Thread, a short film about indigenous weaving communities, along with a portfolio of photographs. Kathy teaches at the School of Visual Arts MFA Art Practice Department.

Bidding on select lots in the Benefit Auction has been extended  and will close on  Friday, November 20, 2020 at 8 pm (EST). Please click the box above to register to bid in the auction.  Winning  purchases of lots in the auction  will be shipped by the artists directly with the assistance of the NCAC  (at the buyer’s expense)  following the close of the  auction. 

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