Three groups, three responses — each conveying variant outrage regarding the Smithsonian censorship as the Board of Regents gears up for its quarterly meeting on Monday, Jan. 31.

In the first intra-Smithsonian rebuke of the Portrait Gallery fiasco, the Hirshhorn's board of trustees today released a statement condemning Clough's actions:

The attempt by any individual or group to restrict the content-not only artistic, but cultural, historical, and scientific-that may be shown in an institution that serves the public as a whole is counter not only to the founding American principle of freedom of thought and expression, but also to the spirit of inquiry at the core of the Smithsonian's mission. Hence we are deeply troubled by the precedent the Institution's leadership has set with its decision. We believe that bowing to pressure with regard to the works on view in its galleries harms the integrity of the individual Smithsonian units and the Institution as a whole. If dissension arises over the presentation of a piece, then rather than remove it, that is the very moment to initiate conversation so that all perceptions may be heard in an effort to create greater awareness and understanding.

Next, the Catholic League once again reared its ugly head in response to Michael Kimmelman's New York Times article about how the National Portrait Gallery situation would never have happened in Britain. More of the same from Bill Donohue:

It was not the Catholic Church that killed the artist, David Wojnarowicz: it was gay activists, many of whom are in the artistic community. They were the ones who demanded that the bathhouses be kept open, even as their brothers were dying left and right. To exploit this tragedy any longer is sick. Catholicism is the answer, not the problem.

Lastly, ART+, the same group that organized the New York Smithsonian protests last month, is coming to D.C. to demand Clough's firing at the Board of Regents meeting on Monday. They'll be meeting at 1 p.m. outside the Smithsonian Metro stop, and they'll march to the Castle, where the meeting will take place.

When the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents meets Monday, Jan. 31 in Washington they’ll be confronting this controversy and Clough’s action for the first time. They have the power to restore the video and fire Clough. We want to be there to let them know that his decision was wrong and it will not stand. Clough’s actions are a clear threat to this country’s largest cultural institution, the Smithsonian.

However, it is hard to say whether or not any members of the Board of Regents will hear ART+'s message — they'll be in session from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.