Nonprofit Ends Art Gallery Lease Over ‘Censorship’ Claim of Controversial Art

A man walks past a Wells Fargo bank in Laguna Beach, Calif., on April 1, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—A nonprofit arts organization terminated a 20-year relationship with Wells Fargo over censorship claims after the branch removed a 36 quilt-exhibit containing a gambit of political messaging about civil rights, climate change, and COVID-19.

“We were recently informed that the Community Art Project is terminating its pro-bono use of space at our Laguna Beach branch,” Wells Fargo spokeswoman Josefina Talavera told The Epoch Times in an email. “We wish the organization well and remain committed to the arts in the Laguna Beach community.”