This agreement explains the terms under which you offer work to The People's Folk Art Museum, operated by Danny Allgaier, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Last updated: November 2026. By submitting a piece — through a form, email, or any process we publish — you agree to this agreement.
You keep your copyright
You keep the copyright in the work you submit, including photographs of it, recordings, lyrics, and the story you tell in your own words, unless you and we later agree otherwise in writing. We do not ask you to sign your copyright over to the museum.
License you grant us
You grant Danny Allgaier, as operator of the museum, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to display your work on the museum’s websites and in promotional materials for the museum (for example, a pamphlet, a social post, or a press note), always with credit to you. This license is revocable: you may withdraw it at any time as described below. “Non-exclusive” means you remain free to show or sell the same work elsewhere.
Credit
We will credit you as you ask us to (your name, a chosen artist name, or “anonymous” if you prefer, subject to any safety or legal limits). The story of the work will be told in your words, edited only lightly for length or clarity when needed, and not rewritten to change your meaning.
Your promises about the work
You warrant — that is, you promise — that: the work is your original, handmade, human-made creation, or that you have the right to submit it; it is not AI-generated or AI-altered art presented as handmade; you have the rights needed to grant the license above, including rights in any photographs, recordings, or text you send; and, if the work or documentation depicts other people, you have the rights or permissions reasonably needed to share those images or recordings with us for display, or the depictions are otherwise lawful to share. You also promise that the work does not include threats, incitement to violence, hate directed at a person or group, or doxxing (publishing someone else’s private information in order to harm or expose them).
All viewpoints welcome — with limits
Political content from every viewpoint is welcome. The museum does not pick sides. We may still decline or remove work that includes threats, incitement, hate, or doxxing, or that we believe is unlawful or breaks this agreement or our Terms of Use.
We may decline or remove work
A real person reviews work before it goes live. We may decline a submission, or later remove a piece from display, for any reason, including if we believe it breaks this agreement, our guidelines, or the law, or if we receive a valid takedown request. Declining or removing a piece does not transfer any of your rights to us.
You may withdraw at any time
You may withdraw your work at any time by writing to hello@peoplesfolkartmuseum.org and telling us what to take down. We will remove it from the Site within a reasonable time. We will also stop using it in new promotional materials. We may not be able to recall printed pieces already given out, or to erase every cached or archived copy on the internet, but we will not keep displaying a withdrawn work on the Site.
No payment unless we agree otherwise
Submitting work does not entitle you to payment. The license above is royalty-free. If that ever changes for a particular use, we would agree with you in writing first.
Governing law
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, USA. Contact: hello@peoplesfolkartmuseum.org.
These policies are written in good faith and are not legal advice; we'll update them as the project grows.