Category: Art Biz & Law

16 Art Licensing Agent Agreement Essentials

Once you’ve found a licensing agent you want to work with, you’ll need to know what items must be in a contract between you and a licensing agent. It’s easy to get excited about the prospect of finally signing with an agent and forget to make sure that the contract is not only fair to

How to Copyright Your Art

Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works… [ Visit Website ]

Starting an Art Business

Once you decide that you want to sell your art on a serious level, you should be aware that this decision creates certain legal requirements on the local, state local federal level. It may seem less trouble to avoid or ignore the requirements but failure to take them into consideration can cause many headaches down

Drawing Up a Contract With a Gallery

Once you have found a reputable gallery that wants to represent you and your work, draw up a contract. Many artists and dealers may wrinkle their noses at the idea, proclaiming their trust in each other’s verbal word, but unless your mother runs the gallery that represents you, make sure you get all agreements in