Arts Law Week Victoria 8-15 May 2007

Free Professional Development for Artists

The Arts Law Centre of Australia (Arts Law) together with Victorian Arts Law Consortium supported by the Victoria Law Foundation will present a week of free seminars and workshops on issues relevant to artists and arts organisations.

Don’t miss the chance to hear from industry professionals and legal specialists who will share their experiences, advice and tips for success.

Some of the many events that may interest artists include:

• Intellectual property and contracts: the basics
• Writers - Keep your Eye on the Prize: entering your work in competitions, prizes and journals
• Being in a Band - issues for musicians + bands
• Rights Online - Copyright and ways of distribution online; laws in other countries;
• Construction of a Festival - Producing a festival – have answers to problems before they happen….
• Art in Public Places Forum - Specialists tease out issues in commissioning, selecting & managing public art within a local government context
• How to do risky art & get away with it - Are you a terrorist if its art? Can you be arrested with an aerosol can? Who’s responsible….?
• Getting the Board You Deserve - Board governance for small arts organisations

CLICK HERE for Program Details