The Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition (MALC) has announced the upcoming 11th Annual Artists Under the Dome event which will take place at the Massachusetts State House's Great Hall on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 from 9:30am to 2pm. It is a free event for Massachusetts artists working in all disciplines. Last year, MALC inaugurated its "Champion of Artists Awards," an … [Read more...]
Arts Law
Artists Under the Dome
Artists Under the Dome The Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition's 8th Annual Artists Under the Dome event will be held Wednesday, November 12 from 10am–2pm in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House. This event will provide artists of all disciplines with the opportunity to meet and become more engaged with legislators and their staff. There will be networking at a … [Read more...]
Artists as Independent Contractors in MA
In Kenji Nakayama's terrific letter stream (above), art meets commerce quite literally - in a storefront window. But art and commerce can, at times, be uneasy partners. There was an interesting post recently in the (always-interesting) Grub Street Daily by John Weeks, a democratic strategist, political consultant, and Grub Street writer. Like many writers, Weeks works on a … [Read more...]
Copyright (or wrong)
Your graphic novel reimagines a 40-year-old old movie. Your paintings integrate corporate logos into the imagery. Your photograph was used without your permission in someone's news article. If you make new work, and do so for long enough, you're likely to someday come up against the quagmire of copyright. The issues can be complicated and the solutions, at times, … [Read more...]
Copyright, Appropriation, and Creatives
In May 2011, artists Tim Devin and David Taber organized a conference in Cambridge called Play-Jurisms, exploring the complex thicket of copyright, appropriation, and ethics in the work of contemporary artists. We asked the two collaborators to share their observations from that weekend, which approached the idea of creative property from all angles. How does copyright … [Read more...]