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The Canadian Press on MSN2d
P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
The University of Prince Edward Island has apologized to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered ...
P.E.I. vet college apologizes for asking artist to remove painting based on U.S. politics
The Atlantic Veterinary College has apologized to its former artist-in-residence who quit after being asked to take down a ...
Canadian university apologizes for asking artist to remove his 'political' painting
The Crossing bears a resemblance to Washington Crossing the Delaware, but with lemmings instead of Revolutionary soldiers ...
The Canadian Press on MSN3d
P.E.I. university backs down after artist accuses administration of censorship
The University of Prince Edward Island is backing away from a demand that an artist in residence take down a painting that ...
Ottawa Citizen on MSN2d
Ottawa-Charlottetown artist wins apology over censorship of politically charged painting
The Ottawa-Charlottetown visual artist who was asked to remove a politically charged painting from the walls of the Atlantic ...
CBC.ca4d
Artist quits post after P.E.I. vet college tells him to remove painting based on U.S. politics
became the regional college's first-ever artist-in-residence last November. The unpaid position gave him the opportunity to brighten up some of the UPEI-based college's community spaces.
SaltWire on MSN2d
P.E.I. artist leaves AVC residency after college asks him to remove political painting
An artist at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at UPEI says he’s disappointed in how the school handled concerns about ...
Toronto Star4d
P.E.I. university backs down after artist accuses administration of censorship
CHARLOTTETOWN - The University of Prince Edward Island is backing away from a demand that an artist in residence take down a painting that the school said offended some American faculty members.