Legal Guide for the Visual Artist

Tad Crawford

This highly acclaimed reference book presents a comprehensive overview of the legal issues faced by anyone working in the visual arts. The narrative text is arranged into twenty-four chapters writing: copyright, contracts, censorship, moral rights, sales (by artist, gallery, or agent), taxation, estate planning, museums, collecting, and grants. The book suggests basic strategies, gives information to help with further action, and contains many sample legal forms and contracts. This edition is a complete revision, providing not only updated legal information, but also covering the ever-increasing importance of new media and electronic rights.

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The Artist's Marketing & Action Plan Worksbook
Jonathan Talbot & Geoffrey Howard

This book has been written to help you become more skilled at the art of selling your art. It is a workbook, a book to write in. It will guide you through the process of learning how to sell your art and how to make money doing it!

The making of art and the selling of art are essentially different. For most of us, artmaking is intensely personal and private. Only when we are finished are we willing to share what we have done. Selling art is, on the other hand, a social activity in which we need to interact with the world outside our studios. This book provides a vocabulary and structure for that interaction.

When you have finished doing the exercises in this book, you will have a personalized, step-by-step marketing and action plan for selling your work. .

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The Fine Artist's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion

Julius Vitali

This book is an innovative guide to understanding and implementing the possibilities for self-promotion and marketing available to fine artists. With an emphasis on which strategies work and which don't, the author explains ingenious and not commonly thought of ways fine artists can become visible and establish a reputation, even on a small budget.

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The Artist's Resource Handbook

Daniel Grant

This is a carefully researched, complete guide to the organizations and other resources available to help artists advance and prosper in their careers. This updated edition includes chapters on working with arts organizations, funding sources, legal and accounting services, artist-in-residence programs, artists' networks, health and safety, locating affordable studio space, artists' communities, plus World Wide Web sites of special interest to artists. "This wealth of information, collected first-hand from hundreds of artists, dealers and other professionals in the business, has now been assembled in a complete guide" - Artist's Magazine

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The Artist-Gallery Partnership:
A Practical to Consigning Art

Essential reading both for artists and galleries, this book's in-depth discussion of consignment contracts clarifies every aspect of a crucial business relationship in the world of art. The book presents a provision-by-provision explanation of the Standard Art Consignment Agreement, a model contract between artist and dealer suitable for use. The contract is flexible, making it ideal for establishing consignment arrangements that are mutually beneficial. It covers agency, consignment, warranties, transportation responsibilities, insurance coverage, pricing, gallery's commission, promotion, return of art, and much more. "[The authors] have compiled almost every word there is to be said on the legal aspects of consignment selling. The book is aimed at clearing away the misgivings and misconceptions which abound on both sides of the fence." "A fine example of a truly practical guide to consignment for the artist or craftsperson.

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The Law (in Plain English) for Small Businesses
Leonard Duboff

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 99.7% of all businesses are identified as small businesses (having less than 500 employees). This is where The Law in Plain English for Small Business comes in.

This complete guide covers 25 distinct topic areas concerning small business owners with countless subtopics discussed. It provides vital legal and business information in simple, everyday language, giving the reader quick answers to their questions.

Areas of initial concern to every new business venture such as the steps needed to organize a business and how to develop a business plan are covered, as well as areas of concern to a business in its early stages of development such as hiring procedures, insurance options and tax deductions specific to the small business owners. It does not stop at the new business but also address matters affecting maturing businesses such as product liability issues and how to protect business trademarks and patents.

Business owners in any field or endeavor will benefit from this book and its accessible, easy-to-understand style.

About the Author
Leonard D. DuBoff is a practicing attorney, former law school professor, and past president of the Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. A recognized expert on art law and a frequent lecturer, he is the author of more than fifteen books on art law and art business.

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An Artist's Guide - Making It in New York City
Daniel Grant

For artists who want to move temporarily or permanently to the art capital of the world, here's the ultimate guide to getting started in New York! Covering everything from the challenges of getting around town and finding affordable studio space to landing an art-related job and getting exhibited, readers will discover proven solutions to every problem a newcomer to the New York art world may encounter. Here are dozens of insider success tips for finding a creative niche; interacting successfully with art dealers, gallery owners, and publicists; seeking financial, marketing, and personal support; and much more. Meticulously researched and very detailed, this valuable guide offers a realistic yet encouraging perspective on the thrills and pitfalls of finding success in this competitive art haven. With this meticulously researched and detailed companion, aspiring artists will ultimately spend more time making art and less time getting organized. 6 X 9, 224 pages; Paperback.

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Caring for Your Art:
A Guide for Artists, Collectors, Galleries, and Art Institutions

by Jill Snyder. For artists, collectors, gallery staff, and art curators, here's everything you need to know about presenting and protecting works of art being transported or on display in the studio, home, gallery, or museum. Step by step, readers will learn how to store and handle art properly, photograph art, insure and secure art, set up proper environmental controls, mat and frame safely, and utilize manual and computer systems for record keeping. This third edition also features all-new information on technological advances, materials, methods, and art forms, plus interviews with leading experts. "An invaluable addition to the library of anyone who creates, collects, or exhibits art." --Antiques & Auction News. "Caring for Your Art is the hands down winner in terms of readability and useful illustrations." --American Artist. 6 x 9, 256 pages; Paperback.

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The Fine Artist's Career Guide: Making Money in the Arts & Beyond
Daniel Grant

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Art Law Conversations: A Suprisingly Readable Guide for visual Artists
Elizabeth T. Russell

It is written that the only things of which one can be absolutely certain are death, taxes and me picking the longest line at the grocery store. - From First Page

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Publicity is the best bridge between artists and collectors. This book explains how to fashion an effective public relations plan; make publicity and advertising work together; create media lists, press kits, and pitch letters; and prepare press releases that get results.

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