[Bcma-l] copy right query

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

Hi everyone - we coordinated a street art project this summer that consisted 
of four panels installed on posts on public property on which people were 
invited to create street art/graffiti. Some of the artists provided us with 
personal info while others remained anonymous in their work. The panels were 
photodocumented each day by staff.  The panels, along with a selection of 
the photos, were exhibited in the gallery.  We were pleased that we got a 
very favourable response from these young artists as well as gallery 
visitors to the project.  What became even more amazing is that we had 
requests for purchase of some of these panels as well as some of the 
photographs (or simply asked to have the photos emailed to them).  We also 
had a request from a high school teacher to have copies of them for his 
class room.  My concern is how do we deal with copyright issues for these 
public projects - can we simply disperse photos of these panels because they 
were created in a public space, especially since we don't know who most of 
the artists are?
Sincerely,
Manon Staiger
Curator
email: curator@crartgallery.ca

general contact info:
Campbell River & District Public Art Gallery
1235 Shoppers Row
Campbell River, BC, V9W 2C7
250-287-2261
email: contact@crartgallery.ca