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Please Note: The following downloadable PDF Sample Contracts (with explanatory notes) are non-editable PDF files. You are advised to follow the purchasing directions and save the file to your computer for use as a template. As they are non-editable PDF files you will need to retype the agreement with your own amendments.
- Artist and Gallery Agreement (Long Term)
This sample agreement outlines what is needed when an Artist wishes to enter into a long term relationship with a Gallery where the Gallery acts as an agent. - Artist in Residence
A sample agreement that summarises what may occur when an artist is granted a residence to work in for their own means. - Consignment
A sample agreement that informs an artist what is involved when they allow a gallery to exhibit and sell works for a set period. - Design and Commission
A sample contract that outlines when an artist is commissioned to design a work. - Gallery and Touring Agency
This sample agreement applies where a gallery is receiving works supplied and organised by a touring agency. - Image Reproduction Licence for Merchandise
This sample agreement should be used when a visual artist agrees to licence an existing visual image for multiple reproduction. - Image Reproduction Licence for a Publication
This sample Image Reproduction Licence for a Publication is for use when a visual artist agrees to licence an existing visual image for multiple reproduction in a particular publication. - Independent Curator and Exhibition Space
The sample agreement between independent curator and exhibition space is for when a curator is providing their services in a freelance capacity to a gallery. - Loan of Artwork for Public Exhibition
A sample agreement between artist and public exhibition space should be used where an artist agrees to lend their work to the organiser of an exhibition. - Public Art: Design and Commission Agreement
This sample Public Art: Design and Commission Agreement should be used when a visual artist is being commissioned to design and create a public artwork. If the artwork is not a public work Arts Law's standard Design and Commission Agreement would be more appropriate. - Sale of Art Work
A sample agreement between an artist and the purchaser of an artwork. - Venue Hire
A sample agreement that can be used for hiring a place/space for short period of time. - Writer and Commissioner
A sample agreement for use where a writer is commissioned to write a short work.