The Artist's Contract: Drafting New Terms for 2021
Zoom Virtual Workshop
Wednesday September 30th, 2020
1:00pm - 3:00pm
As we approach the 50th Anniversary of the Artist's Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement from 1971, new terms are needed to address the rights of artists in 2021. Join us for a virtual seminar on artist contracts and a discussion about what a new Artist Contract should include.
This virtual workshop will be led by Attorney Susan Schwartz and hosted by The Artist's Office.
$5-$20*
sliding scale**
Funds are being collected to help fund the creation and design of a new artist contract. However, please don’t let lack of funds keep you from joining. Reach out if the fee creates a barrier for you to participate: aap@aapgh.org
You can register and purchase your tickets by choosing an option at the bottom of this page or by clicking here.
NOTE: The workshop is free for AAP members. Please check your email for the code or email aap@aapgh.org
About Susan Schwartz & The Artist’s Office
Susan Schwartz, Attorney at Law
Susan is a graduate of UCLA Law School where she was a member of the Law Review, Moot Court Honors Program and an editor of the Federal Communications Law Journal. She has a Bachelor’s Degree cum laude from the City University of New York with a major in mass communications and journalism and a minor in art. Susan obtained a Master’s Degree in Art Business, with honors, from the Drucker School at the Claremont Colleges’ Center for Arts Management. An artist and an advocate for artists, Susan has represented artists and gallerists in their contract and copyright disputes. Susan specializes in keeping her clients out of trouble by clearly expressing their needs and desires in negotiations and contracts. Her clients have included conceptual artists, graphic artists, gallerists and choreographers. She brings an exceptional level of enthusiasm, dedication, and nuanced perspective that makes her firm the holistic solution for creative clients.
susan@susanschwartzlaw.com (213)336-4221
Virginia Broersma, The Artist’s Office
Virginia Broersma is a Los Angeles based artist whose work focuses on patterns of representation in figurative painting. Her engagement with the art community involves curating, writing, collaborative projects, and public art along with her studio practice. In 2019 she launched The Artist's Office, through which she creates systems of support for artists' professional practices. This involves increasing professional capacity by offering needs-based tools and opportunities to share knowledge between peers and professionals. This work is done with candor and a critical eye towards art world systems that are failing artists. Broersma has exhibited extensively in Los Angeles as well as internationally and in the various other cities that she has lived, which include San Diego, Savannah, Chicago and Santa Fe. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
This event was organized by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Bunker Projects, Casey Droege Cultural Productions, Legacy Arts Project & Radiant Hall.
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Associated Artist’s of Pittsburgh will email you a Zoom link approximately one hour before the event. This link cannot be shared with others and will only work for your email.