EDUCATION

The business of the arts is about more than  just the creative spirit.  From concept to creation, sale to distribution, art also involves  complicated legal issues such as intellectual property, copyright,  incorporation and trademark, as well as the infinite possibilities  of contract provisions.
  

For artists, arts and cultural organizations,  entertainment start-ups and the attorneys who represent them,  WALA offers workshops to help navigate  the complex convergence of arts and law.  A volunteer faculty of some of the most accomplished attorneys in arts, entertainment and media law  provide instruction at regularly scheduled courses  each year.
 

Through the generous contributions of the law firms DLA Piper and Finnegan, WALA is able to offer The Basics courses - monthly workshops on copyright, trademarks, licensing, and forming a 501c3 organization.   These workshops are free for WALA members.  Throughout the year, WALA also produces and co-sponsors other programs on other arts-related legal topics.  You can find these by clicking on our events calendar www.thewala.org/calendar.htm , or by subscribing to our email newsletter www.thewala.org/newsletterform.html .