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Home > Case Studies

Community Arts & Festivals Case Studies

Artist Mim Cole.

Arts Law Helps Mim Cole Secure a Fair Fashion Collaboration

April 15, 2025

Mim Cole is a Larrakia, Wardaman, Karajarri woman and visual artist from the Northern Territory....

Art Forms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture & Knowledge, Community Arts & Festivals, Design, Fashion

Legal Topics: Contracts, Copyright & moral rights, Indigenous cultural & intellectual property

Post Type: Case Study

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Arts Law's former CEO Robyn Ayres and volunteer solicitor Shane Simpson working with a group of Aboriginal artists outside.

Opening A New Art Centre: Utopia’s Experience

July 1, 2024

While well-known artists have hailed from the Utopia region for years, as a community-owned and...

Art Forms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture & Knowledge, Community Arts & Festivals, Visual Arts

Legal Topics: Business structures, governance & tax, Indigenous cultural & intellectual property, Wills & estates

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Opening A New Art Centre: Utopia’s Experience
Photograph of and by Annette Green, picturing silo artwork by Sam Brooks (with permission from the artist).

Australian Silo Art Trail: Photography That Respects Silo Artists

March 31, 2023

Annette and Damian noticed that photos of silo art were increasingly turning up on a...

Art Forms Community Arts & Festivals, Photography, Visual Arts

Legal Topics: Copyright & moral rights

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Australian Silo Art Trail: Photography That Respects Silo Artists

Reviewing the T&Cs for MAGNT – Telstra NATSIAA 2023

February 9, 2023

“It is a wonderful result to be able to go out with guidelines that look...

Art Forms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture & Knowledge, Community Arts & Festivals

Legal Topics: Business structures, governance & tax, Indigenous cultural & intellectual property

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Reviewing the T&Cs for MAGNT – Telstra NATSIAA 2023

Advising the Australasian Association of Writing Programs on best practice terms and conditions for writing competitions

December 23, 2022

Arts Law are always pleased to be approached by competition organisers for advice on how...

Art Forms Community Arts & Festivals, Writing

Legal Topics: Business structures, governance & tax

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Advising the Australasian Association of Writing Programs on best practice terms and conditions for writing competitions

Advising Women with Disabilities Australia on best practice terms and conditions for its competition and blog

October 28, 2021

Arts Law advised Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA), on best practice for its terms and conditions for...

Art Forms Community Arts & Festivals

Legal Topics: Business structures, governance & tax

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Advising Women with Disabilities Australia on best practice terms and conditions for its competition and blog

Advice on creating a best practice art prize: National Capital Art Prize 2021

May 28, 2021

It’s wonderful to see that as a result of our advice The National Capital Art...

Art Forms Community Arts & Festivals, Visual Arts

Legal Topics: Contracts, Copyright & moral rights

Post Type: Case Study

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An Alternative Way to Resolve Disputes: Settling a dispute between an artist and Government

May 19, 2017

Jason Passfield contacted Arts Law when he believed a design he had created had been...

Art Forms Community Arts & Festivals, Visual Arts

Legal Topics: Indigenous cultural & intellectual property, Mediation & dispute resolution

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about An Alternative Way to Resolve Disputes: Settling a dispute between an artist and Government

Deborah Mills: Sharing a gallery space with other artists

March 30, 2017

Deborah Mills contacted Arts Law to determine what kind of agreement would be suitable to...

Art Forms Community Arts & Festivals, Visual Arts

Legal Topics: Contracts

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Deborah Mills: Sharing a gallery space with other artists
Aerial photograph of Brighton Beach and its bathing boxes in Melbourne

Bayside City Council Case Study: Advice on creating a best practice art prize

March 14, 2017

Arts Law will give best practice advice to an arts organisation where we think that...

Art Forms Community Arts & Festivals

Legal Topics: Copyright & moral rights

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Bayside City Council Case Study: Advice on creating a best practice art prize

Auburn City Council: Best Practice and Licensing Images for Merchandise

July 27, 2015

Auburn City Council is a vibrant council in the heart of Western Sydney and is host...

Art Forms Community Arts & Festivals, Photography, Visual Arts

Legal Topics: Business structures, governance & tax, Contracts, Copyright & moral rights

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Auburn City Council: Best Practice and Licensing Images for Merchandise
A photograph of an art exhibition in a bright gallery space

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair: Creating a Non-Profit Business Structure

April 2, 2013

Established in 2007, the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair is an annual cultural event showcasing visual artworks from...

Art Forms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture & Knowledge, Community Arts & Festivals

Legal Topics: Business structures, governance & tax, Indigenous cultural & intellectual property

Post Type: Case Study

Read more about Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair: Creating a Non-Profit Business Structure
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The Arts Law Centre of Australia acknowledges all Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia.

We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continuing connection to land, place, waters and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders both past and present.