UNT art students protest exhibit’s removal with a funeral for freedom of speech

U of North Texas Cancels Exhibit With Anti-ICE Art

The University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design removed an art exhibit that includes anti-ICE artwork, the artist told The Denton Record-Chronicle.

UNT art students protest exhibit’s removal with a funeral for freedom of speech

University of North Texas students wore black, lit candles and gave eulogies Monday to mourn a canceled exhibit by renowned street artist Victor Quiñonez, also known as Marka27, and to memorialize the loss of freedom of speech.

University of North Texas Faculty Calls on School to Disclose Reason for Cancelation of Victor Quiñonez Exhibition

Members of the faculty of College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD) at the University of North Texas (UNT) released an open letter on Friday objecting to the cancelation of a solo exhibition of artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez. In the letter, which was addressed to the “Office of the President and University Leadership, University of North Texas,” the faculty said that they “strongly object to the abrupt and unexplained cancellation” of Quiñone…