Register for the course!
Legal issues can be overwhelming for many visual artists: relationships with galleries, appropriation practices, damaged artwork, art world employment practices, and collaborations with other artists are just some of the issues visual artists face.
With this in mind, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has initiated a course for contemporary visual artists that will make legalese comprehensible and manageable, while giving visual artists an introduction to legal issues necessary to protect themselves and their art projects. This 5-week lecture series will cover intellectual property (copyright and trademarks); contracts, consignment agreements, and licensing agreements; basic business models (non-profit and for-profit corporations, LLC's); employment issues with studio and gallery assistants; artist websites; as well as issues in public art and commissioning agreements.
Participants who complete the entire 5-week series will also have access to one of two VLA legal clinics, where participants will meet with a pro bono attorney regarding any specific issues they may have regarding their work and projects. These clinics are free to these participants.
Law School for Visual Artists is taught by VLA's Associate Director and artist, Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, Esq.
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Dates for Fall 2012 to be announced soon!
Classes take place on Tuesdays
4 - 6:30 pm at VLA Auditorium (1 East 53rd Street, 6th floor, NY)
Please note we now have registration fees for this class.
Registration Guidelines
This class series is open to visual artists only, and includes class materials.
All classes take place from 4 to 6:30 pm, and are held at the VLA Auditorium, One East 53rd Street, NY.
5-class Registration Fees:*
$125 Artists VLA-members
$175 Artists non-members
$100 Students/All You Can Learn Pass (VLA)
The 5-class Registration Fee includes the following:
• 5-classes (2hrs each; 30 min Q & A)
• One free Legal Clinic Meeting
• Class materials
• 50% off a one-year VLA Membership (see benefits)
*You can also register for a single Tuesday session for $50 each.
To view the complete schedule and topics for each class click here.
Please note: Space is very limited
To register for this lecture series, please download this registration form and e-mail, fax or mail to:
Luis Nieto Dickens
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
One East 53rd Street, Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10022
lndickens@vlany.org
Fax: 212.752.6575
For any questions please contact Luis Nieto Dickens at lndickens@vlany.org. |
Download Law School for Visual Artists Registration Form Fall 2012
