Policy on Technology-Assisted and Artificial Intelligence-Generated Artwork

On July 15, 2026, the membership of Ptarmigan Arts Cooperative Corporation adopted the following policy on technology-assisted and artificial intelligence-generated artwork. 

Purpose

Ptarmigan Arts Cooperative Gallery recognizes that artists have always incorporated emerging technologies into their creative practices. Photography, digital imaging, computer-assisted design, projection, video, fabrication technologies, and other technical tools have expanded artistic expression and contributed meaningfully to contemporary art.

This policy affirms our support for technology as a tool in the artistic process while establishing clear standards regarding artwork generated by artificial intelligence systems.

Technology-Assisted Artwork

Ptarmigan Arts welcomes and encourages the exhibition and sale of artwork in which technology serves as a tool under the direction of a human artist. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Digital illustration and painting
• Photography and photographic editing
• Video and multimedia works
• Computer-assisted fabrication
• Technology used for research, reference gathering, or text editing
• Other forms of technology-assisted artistic production where the artist retains substantive creative authorship and control as determined by Ptarmigan Arts

Artificial Intelligence-Generated Artwork

Ptarmigan Arts does not exhibit, market, represent, sell, or promote artwork that is generated in any way by artificial intelligence systems from text prompts, image prompts, or similar automated processes.

For purposes of this policy, “AI-generated artwork” refers to work in which the visual, compositional, or expressive content is partially or substantially created by an artificial intelligence model rather than through direct human artistic authorship, regardless of whether the work has been subsequently edited, enhanced, replicated, or modified by a human.

Disclosure Requirements

Any new artist or existing member wishing to submit previously unexhibited work for consideration must disclose any use of artificial intelligence tools in the creation of their artwork.

Ptarmigan Arts reserves the right to request additional information at any time regarding artistic process, authorship, and the role of any software or automated systems used in the production of submitted work.

Failure to accurately disclose the use of artificial intelligence will be considered a violation of the member agreement and may result in the removal of artwork, termination of membership, and future ineligibility for membership at Ptarmigan Arts.

Review and Determination

Existing Ptarmigan Arts members retain sole discretion in determining whether a submitted work constitutes technology-assisted art or AI-generated art under this policy.

When evaluating artwork for acceptance, members may consider:

• The degree of human creative authorship
• The role of artificial intelligence in producing the final image or object
• The artist’s documented process
• The extent to which expressive decisions were made by the artist rather than an automated system

Statement of Values

Ptarmigan Arts supports innovation and experimentation in artistic practice. At the same time, we are committed to preserving and promoting artwork that reflects direct human creativity, skill, intention, and authorship.

This policy is intended not as a rejection of technology, but as an affirmation of Ptarmigan’s mission to exhibit and market works whose primary creative origin is human artistic expression.