Art Speak Series

Lone Star College-CyFair’s new Art Speak Series proves there is more to the art world than gallery exhibitions. Art faculty will lead engaging discussions on topics not only to help raise awareness of the great art in the area, but to help attendees form more educated opinions on hot button issues, such as censorship and spirituality.

The Art Speak series is sponsored by Windows on the World.
For more information, contact Matt Backer at Matthew.S.Backer@LoneStar.edu or 281-290-3445.

“Censorship and the Visual Arts”

10-18-12
3 - 5 p.m.
Center for the Arts Room 102 (Recital Hall)
Discussion led by Anne Engerrand

For as long as artists have been creating art, governments, religious institutions, and individuals have attempted to shape the character of the people. From Ancient Assyria to modern-day China, art and artists have been guided, supported, and censored. In the United States, the First Amendment to the Constitution protects the content of art as a form of speech and expression. Yet the conduct or method associated with the protected content of the work of art can be regulated. We will examine the limitations that the Constitution imposes on the government to regulate art and the method of its expression.

Anne Engerrand is an adjunct professor of art history and art appreciation at Lone Star College-CyFair. She is a licensed non-practicing attorney in the state of Texas.