Who Are We?
Advocacy for the Arts,
a student outreach project, was formed in 2005 with the goals of providing
general legal education and legal referral services to artists and those
affiliated with artists (such as gallery directors, museum curators,
collectors, and other art professionals). The organization is based on the
pro bono efforts of law students at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State
University and attorneys in the Phoenix
area.
Our Mission
Online Information
The Advocacy for the Arts project provides a wonderful assortment of
web-based information as a starting point for those who have questions about
the law as it relates to creative endeavors.
Our "Frequently Asked Questions" pages provide general information which has
been researched, compiled, and reviewed by law professionals in an attempt
to provide you with the information you need. These FAQs sections contain
information on dozens of topics, including Contracts, Valuation of Work,
Intellectual Property Issues, and Insurance.
On other pages, ArtsAdvocacy.org will provide you with a list of helpful
publications and links to relevant sites (such as start-up business tools
and a national directory of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts).
Hotline
In early 2006, Advocacy for the Arts plans to incorporate a student-staffed
email hotline (“Dear CATE”) to our list of benefits. This will allow
artists or or affiliates to pose direct questions regarding legal concerns.
Legal Services
Advocacy for the
Arts, through our volunteer lawyers, will eventually provide legal services
to low income and indigent artists according to the broadest definition of
the arts. For example, theater, dance, fashion, the visual arts,
performance, music, journalism, crafts, textiles, film, design, literature,
and poetry are only a few of the artistic disciplines we are here to
support. Whether an artist is looking to negotiate an agreement with a
gallery, to start a nonprofit dance company, register their copyright in a
manuscript, or produce an independent film, we will be available to take
your questions - and hopefully, provide you with an answer.
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