ORIGINS

The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) convened Don’t Delete Art in March 2020, to counter the censorship of art by social media platforms. The project was originally founded as a collaborative initiative, uniting human rights and artistic freedom groups, art collectors, and artists in support of defending artistic freedom online. A cohort of organizations and individual artists have contributed to, collectively curated, and maintained Don’t Delete Art from its launch in 2020 to its official adoption by NCAC in June of 2026.
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Co-founding Curators *

JULIA FARRINGTON*
International Arts Rights Advisors

SVETLANA MINTCHEVA*
National Coalition Against Censorship

SVERRE PEDERSEN*
Freemuse

SAVANNAH SPIRIT*
Artist

SPENCER TUNICK*
Artist

JULIE TREBAULT*
ARC - Artists at Risk Connection

DAVID WILLSON*
The IBEX Collection

PATRICK BOND
ARC - Artists at Risk Connection

WILLIAM HARRIS
National Coalition Against Censorship

ELIZABETH LARISON
National Coalition Against Censorship

MINJI LEE
National Coalition Against Censorship

GALA GARRIDO LOZADA
Artist

JAKE NEUBERGER
ARC - Artists at Risk Connection

PRIKLUT
Artist

RACHEL RUTSTEIN
National Coalition Against Censorship

VALENTINE SARGENT
ARC - Artists at Risk Connection

EMMA SHAPIRO
Artist and Writer