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VLA Legal and Business Bootcamp for Arts Professionals™

VLA Legal and Business Bootcamp for Arts Professionals™ is a comprehensive program about the legal and business issues that affect individual artists and individuals within organizations and cultural institutions. Intellectual property, contracts, and entity formation (LLCs, corporations, nonprofit tax-exempt corporations) are the three main areas covered. This program is for professionals within arts organizations, individual visual and performing artists, and art students at all stages of profesional development. Lawyers and other professionals who represent arts professionals will also benefit from the course. Launched in 2005 with over forty-five co-sponsors, this project is supported, in part, with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

When:
Saturday, June 28, 2008
10:00am – 6:00 pm

Where:
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004

Note: Due to security reasons, you must be registered in advance in order to gain access to the lawfirm.

For more information on our Bootcamp, please visit http://www.vlany.org/bootcamp/.

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VLA Summer Benefit and Awards Ceremony 2008

Enjoy hors d' oeuvres and a tequila bar amidst some of New York's finest contemporary art.

When:
Monday, June 23, 2008
6:30 – 8:30 pm

Where:
Nicholas Robinson Gallery
535 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
(Between 10th and 11th Avenues)

(Image: Untitled © Chris Eckert, 2005)

Click here if you would like to order tickets. For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Kelly Kocinski at 212.319.2787 x18, or email at kkocinski@vlany.org.

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New Dates and Times for Nonprofit Incorporation and Tax Exemption Workshop

VLA is proud to announce that beginning in 2008 our Nonprofit Incorporation and Tax Exemption workshop will now be available on select Saturdays throughout the year, as well as early evening hours.

Saturday, May 10, 2008: 10-12pm (CLE credit; coffee and pastries will be served)
Monday, May 19, 2008: 1-4pm (CLE credit available)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008: 4-6pm
Tuesday, July 15, 1-4pm (CLE credit available)
Tuesday, July 29, 6-8pm
Tuesday, August 12, 4-6pm

This workshop provides valuable information about starting a nonprofit organization. State issues to be covered include articles of incorporation, bylaws, and the first organization meeting. Federal issues include the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and corresponding regulations, application for employer identification number, IRS disclosure rules, unrelated business taxable income, charitable contributions, and restrictions on lobbying. VLA requires all applicants seeking Nonprofit Incorporation and Tax Exempt Status services through VLA to attend this workshop before a volunteer attorney can be assigned to them.

Additionally, CLE credits (Professional Practice, traditional format, transitional) are available on certain dates.

For additional information please e-mail Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento or contact him at 212.319.2787, ext. 13. To register for the Nonprofit and Tax Exemption Workshop please fill out and return this Workshop Registration Form.

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VLA Presents: Brown Bag CLE* Lunch Series

VLA's Brown Bag CLE Lunch workshops allow legal professionals to meet with a VLA staff attorney and discuss special legal issues concerning the arts and entertainment industry. These workshops are a great way to gain knowledge of recurring problems and issues in areas ranging from management agreements and licensing contracts, to film and television projects and nonprofit organization counseling. Attorneys are encouraged to bring lunch; VLA will provide beverages and dessert!

* 1.5 CLE Credit is available, Professional Practice (Traditional Format; Transitional)

1. Counseling nonprofit arts and cultural organizations: Tuesday, Feb. 26
2. Management agreements: Tuesday, April 8
3. Contracts for musicians and composers: Tuesday, May 13
4. Counseling creators of film and television projects: Tuesday, June 17
5. Film and television contracts: Tuesday, July 22
6. Legal issues in contemporary art: Tuesday, Sept. 16
7. Licensing contracts for visual artists and graphic designers: Monday, October 13

All workshops take place from noon to 1:15pm, and are held at our VLA location at 1 East 53rd Street (corner with 5th Ave.).

Fees: (per session)
VLA Legal Professional Member: $75
Legal Professional Non-Member: $125

To register for any of these workshops, please complete this registration form and return with payment information to VLA via fax to: 212.752.6575, or with check to:

VLA
Brown Bag CLE
One East 53rd Street, 6th fl.
NY, NY 10022

All registration fees are non-refundable.

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Upcoming: MediateArt Training Program, Fall 2008

VLA is offering a two-day intensive workshop of basic mediation training for attorneys, artists, arts administrators, and other professionals with an interest or background in entertainment and the arts or in intellectual property. The workshop will cover basic mediation, negotiation, and facilitative leadership skills with a focus on the resolution of disputes without litigation. Participants will learn and practice effective mediation skills and will receive one-on-one feedback from experienced mediators.

CLE Credit Available: Sixteen (16) New York CLE “Areas of Professional Practice” credits available (qualifying as “transitional” for newly admitted attorneys; includes 10 for professional practice, 4 skills, and 2 ethics).

Fees:
Artists: $250 on or before October 6, 2008; $350 after October 6, 2008
Attorneys: $375 on or before October 6, 2008; $475 after October 6, 2008

Note: All fees are non-refundable

Location:
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10103

Date/Time:
Wednesday, November 5, 2008: 10am – 5pm, and;
Thursday, November 6, 2008: 10am – 5pm

To register, please fill out this Registration Form and return with credit card info via fax to 212.752.6575, or pay by check and send via mail to:

MediateArt Training 2008
VLA
1 East 53rd Street, 6fl
New York, NY 10022

For more information contact Ben Brandow at 212.319.2787 x16, or via e-mail at bbrandow@vlany.org

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VLA Memberships

A VLA Membership provides individuals and organizations with access to the VLA Legal Clinic, discounts on VLA programs, services and publications, and invitations to member events.

For more information regarding individual and organizational membership benefits, services, and rates, click here.

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Books & Publications for Sale

Along with providing individuals and organizations with access to the VLA's Library, VLA makes available a wide variety of books for all arts disciplines and organizations. For a list of our publications and books available for sale, please visit our list. For book prices and shipping fees, please contact VLA at our ArtLawLine at 212.319.2787, x1.