Comments on: Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Workshops http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/craftybastards/2009/05/21/washington-area-lawyers-for-the-arts-workshops/ Crafty Bastards Blog Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:37:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paige Conner Totaro http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/craftybastards/2009/05/21/washington-area-lawyers-for-the-arts-workshops/comment-page-1/#comment-22006 Paige Conner Totaro Fri, 22 May 2009 13:05:19 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/craftybastards/?p=1185#comment-22006 Thanks for the mention! In addition to those, we also have a bunch of FREE programs at Artomatic. All programs take place in the Fourth Floor Education Room at Artomatic (55 M St., SE) unless noted. June 3, 2009 6:30 - 8 pm Protecting Your Artistic Legacy - Selected Topics including creating an inventory, selecting an artistic/literary executor and exploiting works through licensing presented by Janet Fries, Esq. of Drinker, Biddle & Reath and Ann Garfinkle, Esq. of Whiteford, Taylor and Preston free Weds., June 10 6:30 - 8 pm Taxes for Artists presented by Michael Kreps, Debbie Leung, and Ben Takis of Groom Law Group free June 12 8 - 10 pm Arts and the Economy: Why Art is the Real Stimulus for Economic Recovery We will have a lively guided discussion about the much overlooked role of artists in rebuilding the economy. Several studies across multiple disciplines have found that art and innovation is a key component to economic development and growth. So will the economic value of the arts be called into question (again)? Moderator, Laura Possessky, Esq. President, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Panelists: Susan Jones, Director, Small Business and Community Economic Development Clinic, George Washington University Law School George Koch, Chair, Artomatic Steve Moore, President & CEO, DC Economic Partnership free June 13 noon to 2pm The Art of Doing Business: a panel discussion Moderator: Jodi Walsh, art sales and marketing Panelists: Nancy Prager, Esq., attorney Elyse Harrison, Neptune Gallery Trudy Van Dyke, art associations and coops Marga Fripp, artists coach free June 17 6:30 - 8 pm Make Art Not Lawsuits: legal basics for artists John D. Mason is an art and entertainment attorney and intellectual property attorney at The Intellectual Property Group, PLLC (www.artlaws.com), and is on the Board of Directors of the Washington Area Lawyers (www.thewala.org). He will be discussing legal matters related to art and artists, including copyright, trademark, and contract issues. free Weds. June 24 6:30 - 8 pm How and when to form a business for your creative endeavors presented by Cynthia Gayton, Esq. free PLUS - check the Artomatic calendar for times to drop in and meet the WALA Volunteer Attorneys and other arts professionals in the Arts Resource Center (also on the Fourth Floor). Thanks for the mention! In addition to those, we also have a bunch of FREE programs at Artomatic. All programs take place in the Fourth Floor Education Room at Artomatic (55 M St., SE) unless noted.

June 3, 2009
6:30 – 8 pm
Protecting Your Artistic Legacy – Selected Topics including creating an inventory, selecting an artistic/literary executor and exploiting works through licensing
presented by Janet Fries, Esq. of Drinker, Biddle & Reath and Ann Garfinkle, Esq. of Whiteford, Taylor and Preston
free

Weds., June 10
6:30 – 8 pm
Taxes for Artists
presented by Michael Kreps, Debbie Leung, and Ben Takis of Groom Law Group
free

June 12
8 – 10 pm
Arts and the Economy: Why Art is the Real Stimulus for Economic Recovery
We will have a lively guided discussion about the much overlooked role of artists in rebuilding the economy. Several studies across multiple disciplines have found that art and innovation is a key component to economic development and growth. So will the economic value of the arts be called into question (again)?
Moderator, Laura Possessky, Esq. President, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
Panelists:
Susan Jones, Director, Small Business and Community Economic Development Clinic, George Washington University Law School
George Koch, Chair, Artomatic
Steve Moore, President & CEO, DC Economic Partnership
free

June 13
noon to 2pm
The Art of Doing Business: a panel discussion
Moderator: Jodi Walsh, art sales and marketing
Panelists:
Nancy Prager, Esq., attorney
Elyse Harrison, Neptune Gallery
Trudy Van Dyke, art associations and coops
Marga Fripp, artists coach
free

June 17
6:30 – 8 pm
Make Art Not Lawsuits: legal basics for artists
John D. Mason is an art and entertainment attorney and intellectual property attorney at The Intellectual Property Group, PLLC (www.artlaws.com), and is on the Board of Directors of the Washington Area Lawyers (www.thewala.org). He will be discussing legal matters related to art and artists, including copyright, trademark, and contract issues.
free

Weds. June 24
6:30 – 8 pm
How and when to form a business for your creative endeavors
presented by Cynthia Gayton, Esq.
free

PLUS – check the Artomatic calendar for times to drop in and meet the WALA Volunteer Attorneys and other arts professionals in the Arts Resource Center (also on the Fourth Floor).

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