A.R.T.I.S.T. Demonstration and Paint-In THIS Thursday, March 6th 1997, 10:45 A.M. in front of N.Y. City Hall ["An exhibition of paintings is not as communicative as speech, literature or live entertainment, and the artists' constitutional interest is thus minimal". Quoted from pg. 22 of N.Y.C.'s appeal brief to Supreme Court.] ARTISTS: Protest the Giuliani Administration's street artist arrest policy and U.S. Supreme Court appeal which seeks to eliminate First Amendment protection for all visual art! Demo/Rain or shine/ Please come 10 minutes early, bring your art, something to paint on and a protest sign. Let's show the Mayor that art is expression! (take N or R train to City Hall Station) For detailed information on the street artist Federal lawsuit visit the A.R.T.I.S.T. web page at: http://www.openair.org/alerts/artist/nyc.html [It includes contact #'s; a bibliography of newspaper articles; the case's rulings; previous press releases; descriptions of arrests, etc.] or contact: Robert Lederman, president of Artist's Response To Illegal State Tactics [log in to unmask] (718) 369-2111 or (212) 334-4327 Press kits, photos of arrests etc. available on request. N.Y.C. Corporation Counsel (representing N.Y.C. in the appeal) (212) 788-0303 Leonard Koerner, Elizabeth Friedman, Robin Binder.