Skip Navigation  Student Research Projects  Ethics in the World
of Art  Student Shirley Lynette Lancaster Faculty Mentor(s) Mr.
Philip Guilfoyle Department Art   My research is directed
towards how the world of visual arts is effected by ethics and
cultural background. When a gallery owner or manager is finding
artists to show work in their gallery they have to determine
what kind of demographic they are most likely to rreach with
that display. This will greatly effect what type of artists they
allow to show work in their gallery. If the artist has a
tendency to make work that has a very bold statement and will
shake people up and make them and think, then the owner must
have a demographic that will not easily be offended and is open
minded. If the people that come to that gallery are very closed
minded and set in their ways that effects the type of art that
can displayed. The owner also has to be aware of what things are
socially taboo and offensive in other cultures. This knowledge
will greatly effect how w