Codes of Ethics
Professional
Associations:
American
Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS)
http://asecs.press.jhu.edu/
A very detailed Web site with lots of links to sections
like Officers & Committees, Professional & Career
Development and Publications. No code of ethics is listed
on their pages.
Association
of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art (AHNCA)
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/ARHU/Depts/ArtHistory/ahnca/
AHNCA is an affiliate of the College Art Association (CAA).
No separate code of ethics is available at this site.
College
Art Association (CAA)
- The
Professional Practices for Artists
http://www.collegeart.org/caa/ethics/prof_pract_artists.html
This Professional Practices for Artists section includes
a code of ethics for artists as well as guidelines for
the professional practice of studio art.
- The
Professional Practice for Art History
http://www.collegeart.org/CAA/ethics/art_hist_ethics.html
Even though A Code of Ethics for Art Historians and Guidelines
for the Professional Practice of Art History is part of
the CAA site, they have a separate code of ethics section.
- Ethical
Standards for Casting in Bronze
http://www.collegeart.org/CAA/ethics/sculpture.html
This document is a statement on standards for sculptural
reproduction and preventative measures to combat unethical
casting in bronze. It was endorsed by the Association
of Art Museum Directors and the Art Dealers Association
of America.
Historians
of Eighteenth-Century Art and Architecture (HECAA)
http://plaza.ufl.edu/mhyde/hecaa/
The HECAA site does not post a code of ethics, but membership
data, current officer listings and the HECAA Constitution
are provided. Information on how to subscribe to the HECAA
listserv can also be found at this site.
Industrial
Designers Society of America (IDSA)
http://www.idsa.org/
A link to the Mission and Values Statement for IDSA is available
that covers the value of design, the leadership provided
by IDSA, and the way IDSA serves its members. No code of
ethics is listed on this site.
Midwest
Art History Society (MAHS)
http://www.mahsonline.org/mahsbody.html
No code of ethics is available at this time. Several sections
on the site say, "Coming Soon".
National
Art Education Association (NAEA)
http://www.naea-reston.org/programs-research.html
No code of ethics is documented on their Web site, but they
do have a Research Agenda section that attempts to identify
research issues and ways these issues may be funded.
National
Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
http://nceca.net/purpose.htm
The NCECA site doesn't have a code of ethics section. They
do, however, state their organization's purpose.
Other Professional Art Associations Codes:
The following sites are organizations that have code of
ethics statements that may be of interest.
Graphic
Communication Industry
http://www.gag.org/about/fair_code.html
The Code of Fair Practice for the Graphic Communication
Industry that is intended to "uphold existing law and
tradition and to help define an ethical standard for business
practice in the graphic communications industry".
National
Artists Equity Association (AEA)
http://www.iit.edu/departments/csep/PublicWWW/
codes/coe/National%20Artists%20Equity%20Association%20Dec.html
The Declaration of Artists' Rights of the National Artists
Equity Association (A.E.A), USA represents "the best
interests of practicing artists throughout the country"
and significant economic and legal issues".
National
Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
http://www.arts-accredit.org/nasad/code.htm
NASAD is an organization of schools, colleges and universities
that offer art and design programs. The NASAD Code of Good
Practice has been approved by the NASAD Board of Directors.
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Case Studies
An
Artful Dodger?
http://ethics.acusd.edu/resources/cases/Detail.asp?ID=33
A case involving a major art museum director's dilemma over
whether or not to compromise standards for the sake of revenue.
Case
Scenarios
http://grove.ufl.edu/~rolandc/scenarios.html
A mixed bag of case scenarios, but there are a few dealing
with art. These cases are intended for a college group,
but they may be adapted to any level.
Ethics,
Art & Money in the Work of J.S.G. Boggs
http://www.jsgboggs.com/covey.html
This scenario is based on a situation encountered by the
artist J.S.G. Boggs and his project involving fake paper
currency.
National
Endowment for the Arts-Lessons Learned: Case Studies
http://arts.endow.gov/pub/Lessons/Casestudies/casecontents2.html
The cases presented at this site are different from the
others listed in this section. These National Endowment
for the Arts case studies outline some of the struggles
they have faced in the art world. Solutions are also given.
Savannah
College of Art and Design Case
http://www.phoueix-master-scad.com/
A scenario that deals with a student enrolled in an Art
& Design MA program and the grades he received for classes
not attended.
Stolen
Property or Finders Keepers
http://home.att.net/~tisone/problem.htm
This site lists an art-related scenario that can be used
with a group divided into teams. Each team has an "assignment"
with questions that should be considered during the investigation
of the situation.
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Art Issues
Plagiarism
and Art:
Plagiarism
is a No Win Situation
http://www.nineronline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2002/01/25/3c50653c80faa
This is a general piece on plagiarism and students, but
it does make some art references.
Plagiarism
is No Crime
http://www.aoi.co.uk/magazine/1999_12_151.asp
This article addresses the issues surrounding artists who
use other's styles and concepts in their work.
Copyright/Fair
Use:
Copyright is very big topic in the art world right now,
and it's often discussed in conjunction with art plagiarism
issues.
10
Big Myths about Copyright Explained
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
This site has been listed on many artists' pages that discuss
copyright.
Actions
and Arguments in Support of Finding the Copyright Term Extension
Act Unconstitutional
http://www.studiolo.org/IP/CTEA/CTEA.htm
Links to documents regarding to the Copyright Term Extension
Act are presented at this site.
Copyright
and Plagiarism
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/seltzer/scholastic.pdf
Wendy Seltzer, a Harvard Law School graduate and associate
with Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, presented Copyright
and Plagiarism at the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Regional Sponsors' Conference.
Copyright
Law in Cyberspace
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cybrscen.htm
A University of Texas site that's often mentioned in articles
regarding artists and copyright issues.
Ethics
and Computers: Implications for Teaching Art
http://grove.ufl.edu/~rolandc/ethics~paper.html
This article has a school art teacher focus, but many of
the issues raised in this paper could be adapted to fit
a college setting.
Faculty
Tackle Copyright Issues
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/
ART/2000/10/10/3af96e4bed069?in_archive=1
An article about Penn State changing its intellectual property
policies, including works of art, in regard to faculty.
Influence
Versus Infringement
http://www.allworth.com/Articles/article13.htm
Designers often deal with issues related to professional
behavior, law and ethics. This article discusses those dilemmas.
Is
It Art, or Memorex
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,43902,00.html
This article addresses the issue of net art and originality.
Legal
Information for Artists
http://www.artistresource.org/forums/forum4/forum4.htm
Kevin Dunn, a California attorney and painter, designed
this site as a way to communicate legal information to artists.
Petrarch's
Apes: Originality, Plagiarism and Copyright Principles within
Visual Culture
http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/papers/alfrey.html
Petrarch's Apes is a paper that was presented at the Media
in Transition Conference at MIT on Oct. 8, 1999.
Three
Simple Steps to Avoiding Plagiarism Prosecution
http://www.stare.com/pdf/1993pdf/banffplg.pdf
This brief document cites 3 different ways for artists to
avoid getting involved in the growing number of lawsuits
involving plagiarism.
Turner
Chairman Rejects Plagiarism Accusations
http://www.guardian.co.uk/turner2000/article/0,2763,404008,00.html
An article about a plagiarism case involving a painting and
the cover of a 1970's science fiction paperback.
Web-based
Photographers Attacking Search Engines
http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/09/07/story/0000101995
A New York Times News Service article (reproduced
in the Taipei Times) that discusses Internet theft
and online art.
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Other Issues in the Art World
Big
Auction Houses Take Closer Look at Issue of Ethics
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/02/10/feat/arts.3.html
A Christian Science Monitor article that takes a
look at stolen art and the big auction houses like Sotheby's.
Indecency
on the Internet: Lessons from the Art World
http://www.csulb.edu/%7Ejvancamp/article1.html
This document discusses the fight groups like the National
Endowment for the Arts have had with Congress over censorship.
It also examines how the lessons learned from that experience
can be compared to those between Congress and the Internet.
Internet
Auctions: In Flagrante Delicto?
http://www.artworldnews.com/may00/online.html
An Art World News article that outlines the issues
and problems surrounding Internet auctions and art.
Museum
Security Network
http://www.museum-security.org/
The Museum Security Network was created and developed by
Tom Cremers, who encourages cultural protection and prevents
& solves crimes against cultural property. This site
has "outgrown all other national and world professional
organizations and service efforts in the field of museum
and library security." The opening page for the Museum
Security Network site posts recent thefts including the
two masterpieces stolen on December 7, 2002 from the Van
Gogh Museum.
Museums
OK Ethics Guidelines for Exhibits of Private Art
http://www.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/arts/08/04/museum.ethics.ap/
After the Saatchi exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art,
which was controversial due to the shock value of the art
(e.g. Virgin Mary displayed with clumps of elephant dung),
the American Association of Museums adopted new ethical
guidelines. This article discusses those guidelines.
The
American Association of Museums ethical guidelines mentioned
in the article can be found at http://www.aam-us.org/aamcoe.cfm.
New
MFA Link Seen to Looted Artifacts
http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/paintings/122798.htm
SIDE NOTE: The Boston Globe (the source for
this article) is reported to be a good source for art and
museum scandals.
This particular article takes a look at the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts (MFA) and issues surrounding the way museums
purchase artifacts from the antiquities market.
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