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If you have ever sold or tried to sell your work, you are in business. This webinar compares and contrasts various forms that business might take—from sole proprietorships all the way to LLCs and C Corporations—and helps you understand which one will best suit you and help you achieve your goals. Lunch+Learn is a monthly program offered by Arts Counsel …
Creatives face numerous legal issues that affect their work, often without their knowing it. These include issues related to contracts (whether written or oral, known or unknown), taxation, copyrights, trademarks, and insurance, to name just a few. While ignorance may be bliss, we believe it’s safer to know where problems may arise. On April 14th, 2021 Michael Heinlen of Arts …
Rachel Stas, a CPA with over ten years of experience in accounting and tax services, will discuss the most common issues artists face as being self-employed contractors. Topics include tax implications of 1099s, what expenses you can/should write off, how to best structure your business, ways to keep track of your books, and guidance regarding applying for Paycheck Protection Plans …
On November 17, 2020 Darryl Ratcliff discussed what he’s learned about applying and receiving artists grants. Darryl Ratcliff is an artist, poet, art critique, community activist, and cofounder of Gossypion Investments, a newly formed cultural investment and advisory group. He’s secured many local and national grants both for his individual projects and for the many organizations he’s been involved with. …
On September 9th, 2020, Tom Maddrey and Michael Heinlen of Arts Counsel Texas began fall’s deep dive into copyright with basics. This session sets the state with the general idea or purpose of copyright, its origins, what is eligible for protection, and more. Lunch+Learn is made possible through Arts Counsel Texas where legal professionals offer monthly information sessions on topics …
In Copyright Part 1 we went over the basics of copyright and how you can use and protect your works. But what if you want to use someone else’s work? Or you find your work being used by someone else, and when you alert them they say “its fair use!” At this October 2020’s Arts Counsel Texas Lunch + Learn …
For the third part of our copyright series Arts Counsel Texas attorneys Tom Maddrey and Michael Heinlen registered an artwork for copyright so you can see the process step by step. We’ve spent the fall talking about how copyright works and how its applied, but this webinar might be the easiest to put to action. In fact, it’s probably the …
On July 14, 2020, artist and educator Nathan Madrid gave a webinar on best practices for building an artist website. In this recording he discusses planning your site map, the pros and cons of different website platforms, and tips for keeping your site effective and manageable.
On September 22, 2020 artists and educator Chesley Antoinette shared tips for staying organized and keeping students inspired and engaged with online, asynchronous learning.
On August 12, 2020, CU Development Manager Betsy Lewis interviewed Joshua King, artist and co-founder of AURORA, the public art organization that fuses together art, technology and community. We spoke to Joshua about the new trajectory of AURORA and their curatorial process, light and technology festivals and more.
