Hundreds Demand Reinstatement of SAIC Professor Savneet Talwar
More than 400 individuals from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have endorsed a petition calling for the return of art therapy instructor Savneet Talwar, who was put on leave after requesting students to devise a treatment plan for a pro-Palestinian protester. Concerns regarding administrative overreach and academic freedom are escalating. In another matter, activists are opposing the potential sale of Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts, fearing it could negatively impact Scotland's cultural heritage. A recent study indicates that arts organizations receiving additional funding during the COVID pandemic fared better afterward. Furthermore, drawings by children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center reveal their distress. Obituaries pay tribute to Milan Knížák, Simone Forti, and Francisco Correa Cordero, while a feature highlights Elizabeth Blackwell's 'A Curious Herbal'.
Key facts
- Over 400 members of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago community signed a petition demanding the reinstatement of Savneet Talwar.
- Savneet Talwar was placed on leave after asking students to imagine a treatment plan for a pro-Palestinian protester.
- Advocates, politicians, and artists are campaigning against the sale of Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts building and archive.
- A new study found that arts organizations receiving more COVID-era funding from local governments performed better in subsequent years.
- ICE released scans of nine pages of drawings by children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas.
- The drawings were released to podcast host Allison Gill after a FOIA lawsuit filed by her lawyer Kel McClanahan.
- The drawings include messages such as 'AYUDA POR FAVOR' and 'I am nine years old. Can you help me get out of this jail?'.
- A recent biography of Vermeer was criticized for speculating about his religious beliefs instead of exploring other mysteries like his possible use of a camera obscura.
Entities
Artists
- Savneet Talwar
- Milan Knížák
- Simone Forti
- Francisco Correa Cordero
- Elizabeth Blackwell
- Johannes Vermeer
Institutions
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Centre for Contemporary Arts
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Dilley Immigration Processing Center
- The Daily Beans
- Substack
Locations
- Chicago
- United States
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- Dilley
- Texas
- St. Louis
- Missouri
- Ancient Rome