Tag: Keith Haring
The Catholic Church forced a public school to paint over a student’s pro-LGBTQ mural
The rainbow heart mural at the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School, before and after the Catholic Church complained about it. (image via Garden State EqualityThe Bergen Arts and Science Charter School is a taxpayer-funded public charter school in New Jersey run by a private non-profit organization. But their landlord is the Catholic Church, and because of this, the school was forced to paint over a 16-year-old student’s LGBTQ-supportive mural after parishioners complained about it being “offensive” and “obscene,”...
Church demands public school cover up ‘obscene’ mural inspired by Keith Haring
A Catholic church in New Jersey has demanded that a public charter school cover up a Keith Haring-inspired mural because it is “obscene.” The school rents the property from the church.
The murals, created by students at the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School, were inspired by famous artists and displayed in the cafeteria. A high school junior’s mural that depicted his trademark style of graffiti art, however, didn’t sit well with the landlords.
“So…my school’s owned by a Catholic Church and...
