VLA NEWSLETTER

November 2011

Greetings New York!

VLA wishes everyone a creatively spooky yet safe Hallowe'en at the end of an eventful and only somewhat snowy October!

Highlights of the past month include: a fully subscribed Entertainment & Arts Career Counseling and Resume Review Clinic and Networking Reception hosted by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison; a Volunteer Attorney Introduction to VLA CLE and Mixer with Sergio Mu�oz Sarmiento, VLA's Associate Director; and our popular Law School for Visual Artists, which ran weekly during October and wraps up November 2nd. VLA Executive Director Elena M. Paul also conducted a Legal Issues in Dance class, whose publicity was greatly helped by an advertisement that Dance Magazine ran pro bono in its pages -VLA extends its wholehearted thanks for this generous contribution!

VLA kicks off November's chilly days with a pair of classes suitable for new non-profit organizations and artists who are considering forming such an organization: a Nonprofit Incorporation and Tax Exemption Workshop on November 15 from 1-4PM and a class on Fiscal Sponsorships-An Alternative to Forming an Arts Nonprofit on November 16 from 6-8PM, taught by Sergio Mu�oz Sarmiento .

VLA would also like to announce its Holiday Card Program featuring images graciously provided by Stephen Harmon - thank you Stephen!

Please note that VLA's offices will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th. We will re-open on Monday, November 28th. Safe travels home and happy holidays to all! VLA wishes everyone a creatively spooky yet safe Hallowe'en at the end of an eventful and only somewhat snowy October!

Best,



NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of Public Hearing
Art & Law Residency Program Exhibition

 

NEW YORK -Please join us for the Art & Law Residency Exhibition, Notice of Public Hearing, which will take place at SculptureCenter in Long Island City, NY. The Residency Exhibition will highlight projects created during the 2011 Art & Law Residency Program. The projects engage issues of law in relation to property, land use, intellectual property, commodities, language, national security, risk, privacy, and criminality. 

 

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts would like to thank SculptureCenter and its staff for hosting this exhibition. 

 

 

Exhibition
December 8 - December 21, 2011

 

Artists 

Michael Cataldi
Blane De St. Croix
Molly Dilworth
Carolyn Lambert
Graham Parker
Risa Puno
Li�n Amaris
Woody Sullender
Alex Villar

 

Opening Reception
Thursday, December 8, 2011
7 - 8:30pm

 

SculptureCenter
4419 Purves Street
Long Island City, NY 11101

2 Subway stops from Manhattan:
E or M to Court Square  

Gallery Hours
Thursday - Monday, 11am - 6pm
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays

 

Art & Law Residency Program 

SculptureCenter 

 

 



Upcoming Classes & Workshops  

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For a list of classes, check out our complete calendar:

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Donate to VLA


VLA has seen an increase in demand for pro bono legal services, in-house consultations, legal clinics, and educational programming, and we expect 2012 to be even more demanding. Would you like to support more VLA legal services and educational programming?

In 2011, your support will make possible: 

  • More legal services to low-income artists
  • More legal services to arts nonprofit organizations
  • More educational programming
  • More scholarship programs
  • More outreach programming
  • Maintaining lower fees for legal services and educational programming
  • More discounts on legal books for artists



Donations of any size will have a positive impact on our ability to provide vital services for artists and the arts community. $5, $10, $25, or $75 will help. In fact, if you donate more than $100 we will send you a VLA Supporter Box. What's in a VLA Supporter Box? Click
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LIBRARY & BOOKSTORE 

Library and Bookstore  

 

VLA has a small but in-depth book library containing a wealth of materials and resources for artists, arts organizations, and legal professionals. Our books and materials cover diverse areas such as nonprofits, fiscal sponsorships, visual art, music, theater, dance, writing, film, internet, and digital media, all in relation to intellectual property, contracts, licensing, legal entities, free speech, employment law, and grant writing. Access to VLA's library is free and is open to the public Monday through Friday, 12 to 6pm.

 
Along with providing individuals and organizations with access to the VLA's Library, VLA makes available a wide variety of books for all arts disciplines and organizations. For a list of our publications and books available for sale, please visit our list. For book prices and shipping fees, please contact VLA at our Art Law Line at 212.319.2787, x1.

 

About VLA

 

Since 1969, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has been the leading provider of pro bono legal services and mediation, as well as educational programs, publications, and advocacy to the arts community in the New York area and beyond. As the first arts-related legal aid organization, VLA is the model for similar organizations around the world.

 

VLA is supported in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and through generous gifts from law firms, corporations, foundations and individuals.

Our Supporters

VLA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal service organization supported in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and through generous gifts from corporations, foundations and individuals. View a full list of foundation and government supporters here; to view a full list of law firm and corporate supporters, click here.


 

 


 
 
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In This Issue
Residency Exhibition
Upcoming Classes & Workshops
Donate to VLA
Library & Bookstore
About VLA



 

 

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VLA & Artspace

special offer!

 

Jim Hodges 

VLA is pleased to announce the partnership with Artspace to bring you limited edition artwork from leading contemporary artists. Sing-up to Artspace now and receive a special offer!  

 

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ARTSPACE 

 

 


 

 

YAM'S 

 

YAM's 

 

VLA's Young Associate Membership (YAM's) is a membership category exclusively for young lawyers and arts professionals generally in their 1st - 4th years of practice and career.

 

Learn more about YAM's here! 

 

   

 



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