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Arts Law WORkshops Arts Law Advice Clinics

If you have any questions about the law and how it relates to your art practice, or if you have a specific legal problem that you're trying to navigate, you can talk face to face with a very experienced arts lawyer. These clinics are open to all art forms and creative endeavours. Bookings are essential so please email Arts Law at artslaw@artslaw.com.au with your name, contact number, preferred appointment time and a brief description of your legal query.

Business Basics Being an artist often means being a business. We’ll help you navigate the legal issues around doing business in the Territory and Federal requirements. We’ll also cover how to create a valid contract and how to protect yourself in business, including a run down on insurance and liability, understanding duty of care and looking at different risks.When: 10.30am - 12.30pm, Friday 1 September 2017To book workshops contact City of Darwin E: arts@darwin.nt.gov.auP: 08 8930 0674 Contracts and CollaborationsUnderstanding arts contracts and knowing the legal ins and outs of collaborating gives you the skills to negotiate and navigate working with creatives. This workshop explores how to make and negotiate a contract and some of the key terms to look out for in those agreements. It also dives into the issues around creating and owning copyright jointly, incorporating a collaborative group, and some of the opportunities and responsibilities you have when collaborating with other artists. This workshop is for you if you’d like to update your knowledge for a more sustainable arts practice and get a clearer understanding of the legal frameworks behind contracts and collaborative processes or projects.

PresenterRobyn Ayres, CEO Arts LawRobyn has been a lawyer for over 20 years and the CEO of Arts Law since 2002. She is committed to ensuring that artists and arts organisations properly understand their rights as well as their legal responsibilities and are fairly rewarded for the work they do.Prior to joining Arts Law, Robyn spent a significant part of her legal career working to achieve social justice for different groups in the community, including as a lawyer with Royal Commission Into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1988-1991), a Public Interest lawyer at the Aboriginal Legal Service WA (1993-1998); and as Executive Director of the Mental Health Law Centre WA from 1998 to 2002. In 2004, under the direction of Robyn Ayres, Arts Law established the Artists in the Black service, a legal advice service specifically for Indigenous artists.Robyn has Bachelors of Arts and Law from the University of NSW.

When: Please note Advice Clinics run over two days2pm – 5pm Friday 1 September 9am – 11am Saturday 2 September 2017To book, please contact Arts Law by email.E: artslaw@artslaw.com.au

When: 11.30am - 1.30pm, Saturday 2 September 2017To book workshops contact City of Darwin E: arts@darwin.nt.gov.auP: 08 8930 0674