For Immediate Release - January 7, 2002

For More Information:
Svetlana Mintcheva, NCAC Arts Advocacy Coordinator - 212/807-6222 ext 23
Rebecca Metzger, ART NOW Research Assistant - 212/807-6222 ext 16

New York, NY -- Today, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) announced the launch of ART NOW , an online register of artistic responses to the events of September 11 and their political and social aftermath, as well as a discussion forum among artists.

ART NOW tracks responses to the attacks and their aftermath from artists, curators, writers, musicians, and filmmakers, as well as performance spaces, museums and art-related web sites, as they develop from documentations and memorials to critical explorations of the present and of possible futures.

The ART NOW Discussion Forum is hosting a conversation among artists on the ethical, political and historical aspects of creative expression in times of crisis. With this online forum, NCAC brings the boldness and freedom of live dialogue to a space that crosses state and national lines and engages people of all backgrounds in a conversation about sensitivity and appropriateness, free expression and political critique, the relevance of art now, and other important issues.

ART NOW is adding new information daily and is looking for work that provides a perspective on the current state of the world as defined by recent events in the United States, Asia, and the Middle East.