Silencing in the Arts 🤫

Why participate?

Each individual experience helps tell the story of the true impacts of silencing in the arts. Collectively, they show the urgent necessity to abolish the misuse of NDAs and call for public accountability within our institutions. 

Data collected from this survey will serve to inform arts institutions, funders, and policymakers about the serious harm caused by NDAs in the arts sector, and advocate for meaningful change.
Silencing in the Arts is a research project that traces the extent and impact of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) on the Canadian visual arts sector. The project aims to shed light on the culture of silence that permeates the artworld, and the cycles of abuse, professional misconduct, and censorship that are perpetuated as a result.
Have you signed, or been asked to sign, a legal agreement that prevents you from speaking about your experience working with a Canadian arts organization? Please consider contributing to vital research through this anonymous survey.

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Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts Sector Innovation & Development Program

"Shhh" drawings by anonymous artists
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