Generative AI Policy

At Faultline Gallery and Artspace, our mission is to support living artists, their labor, and their creative authorship. For that reason, artworks primarily generated using generative artificial intelligence (AI) will not be exhibited, promoted, or represented by our gallery.

We believe that artists—not algorithms—should remain at the center of the creative process. While generative AI has rapidly entered conversations around contemporary art, digital media, and mixed media practices, its widespread use raises important concerns around authorship, originality, labor, and the uncredited use of existing artists’ work. Presenting generative AI imagery as finished artwork is not aligned with our mission to uplift artists, sustain creative communities, and value human-driven process.

That said, AI in art is a nuanced and evolving landscape. We recognize that artificial intelligence tools can be useful in certain contexts—such as research, ideation, reference gathering, writing assistance, workflow efficiency, or experimental exploration. We do not take a blanket prohibitionist stance on all AI tools.

Disclosure & Transparency Requirement

Any use of generative AI tools in the production of an artwork—including but not limited to:

  • AI-generated imagery from text prompts

  • AI-assisted image generation from references

  • AI-based inpainting, outpainting, or image “fill” tools

  • AI-generated collage elements or composited components

must be clearly and explicitly disclosed by the artist at the time of submission.

Transparency is essential. Artists must describe how, where, and to what extent generative AI was used in the creation of the work. Failure to disclose AI usage may result in removal from exhibition or future opportunities.

What We Prioritize

We actively prioritize and champion:

  • Human-made artwork

  • Artist-led digital media

  • Mixed media grounded in physical or manual process

  • Conceptual rigor supported by craft and authorship

  • Ethical creative practices

  • Original work created without reliance on generative image models

Our goal is not to police tools, but to maintain clarity for audiences, collectors, and artists, and to ensure that work shown in our space reflects a meaningful investment of human creativity and labor.

Why This Matters

The rise of generative AI in art presents a slippery slope—one that can blur the line between authorship and automation, and between artistic practice and data-driven synthesis. As a gallery rooted in community, sustainability, and artist support, we choose to draw a clear boundary while remaining open to informed, transparent dialogue.

This policy may continue to evolve as the conversation around AI, digital art, and creative technology develops. Our guiding principle will remain the same: support artists first.