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No charge. Lunch included.

Daniel McClean, a curator/lawyer, will discuss legal contracts from two perspectives: how Post-Conceptual artists use the medium of the contract to create artworks, and how lawyers create contracts and the role that aesthetics might play in their construction and interpretation.

$25 ($20 for Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Members) Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.

This all-day workshop presented by artists and administrators who are currently working in the field and commissioning projects will give you an opportunity to learn about artist opportunities, fabrication and materials, legal issues, budgeting, working with communities, and planning for successful projects.

Presenters Include:
Leslie Ansley, Artist, Pittsburgh, PA
Morton Brown, Public Art Manager, City of Pittsburgh
Lea Donatelli, Program Manager, Office of Public Art
Kelly Pajek, Deputy Director, Percent for Art Program, New York, NY
Renee Piechocki, Director, Office of Public ArtJon Rubin, Artist, Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts. Presented by Michele Stanton, CPA.

CARFAC Ontario and Mural Routes are pleased to present a special workshop on Demystifying Public Art Commissions.

FULL!
Demystifying Public Art Commissions-TORONTO
Instructor: Adrian Göllner
Date: Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:30+ PM
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120, Toronto ON
Price: $50.00 + GST for Mural Routes and CARFAC Ontario members; $65.00 + GST for non-members

Join Maryland Lawyers for the Arts at Maryland Art Place (MAP) on Saturday, March 6 from 2 to 5 pm for an “Internet Copyright Workshop” with MLA Board Member and Ober-Kaler attorney Cynthia Sanders and artist Stacia Yeapanis.

Two attorneys and two filmmakers will walk you through VLAA’s sample agreements. Co-sponsored by CALOP, Cinema St. Louis and KDHK Media Arts.

Connie Ellerbach, Partner, IP Group Fenwick & West

This workshop provides valuable information about starting a culinary business, including restaurants, bakeries, bars, and catering companies.

Bill Patry; Ben Sheffner; Fred von Lohmann; Virginia Rutledge; Jeremy Williams; Pogo (Nick Bertke); David Hoffman; Lois Wasoff; Jim Griffin; David Marburger; David Shields; Jessica Litman; Barbara Bloom; Jay Rosen; Gordon Crovitz; Dr. Srinandan Kasi; Gaby Darbyshire; Kasian Franks; Bill Burger

Moderator:
CAREN KHOO, Assistant General Counsel of IP Litigation, Verizon

Speaker:
FLORA W. FENG, Senior Counsel, Global Intellectual Property - Patents, Kraft Foods, Inc.; KAREN HAGBERG, Morrison & Foerster

Although many nonprofits have already experienced the challenge of completing the new 990 tax return mandated by the IRS, many will be encountering it for the first time as 2010 gets underway. Join Jody Blazek, CPA, and Amanda Adams, Blazek & Vetterling, for an update on the 990 experience, with plenty of time for questions and comments.

Featured speaker: Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, Esq., VLA’s Associate Director

With M.J. Bogatin. This workshop will cover the key issues for any visual artist with the prospect of a public art commission, whether the commission is by a public agency or of a private or commercial nature.

Rural Arts Management Institute presented in partnership by Arts Wisconsin and Northern Lakes Center for the Arts at the Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, Amery, WI.

Sessions will include:

· Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, non-disclosure agreements)
· Contract Essentials and Negotiation Skills
· For-Profit, Non-Profit, Fiscal Sponsorship Models
· Considerations for Documentary and Fact-Based Projects
· Internet, Websites, Blogs

Program Faculty:
Elena M. Paul, Esq.
Executive Director
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, Esq.
Associate Director
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq.
Fettmann, Tolchin and Majors, P.C.
Peter Rienecker, Esq.
Vice President and Senior Counsel, Original Programming
Home Box Office, Inc.
Frederick N. Samuels, Esq.
Cahn & Samuels, LLP

Miguel Guillen, Artist Resources Manager for Artist Trust, will discuss the essentials of presenting your work; how to get informed about the funding and exhibition possibilities available to Washington State artists; and information on health care, insurance, emergency assistance, and legal services available to artists.