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VLA has seen an increase in demand for pro bono legal services, in-house consultations, legal clinics, and educational programming, and we expect 2010 to be even more demanding. Would you like to support more VLA legal services and educational programming? Please click here to donate!VLA's Current Class Offerings
VLA plays an important role in educating individual artists, arts professionals, attorneys, students and the general public about legal and business issues that affect artistic and creative endeavors.
To view a complete list of our current course offerings including those offering CLE credit click here.
VLA Art & Law Residency Program
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts solicits applications from professional visual artists and arts writers for its new Art & Law Residency Program, the first program of its kind.
As legal and judicial issues now permeate every aspect of social, political and cultural life, artistic production is no longer immune. The Art & Law Residency provides an intellectual and artistic setting for participants to engage in ongoing discussions and debates that examine the overlap and disconnect between artistic production and the law from historical, social, ethical and intellectual standpoints. Using law as both a discourse and medium, new visual artwork and critical writing will come into being through the Program. All the participants will also gain experience and knowledge they can carry into the future beyond the Program.
Program dates: March 8 through August 30, 2010 (6 months)
Application deadline: Monday, February 22, 2010 (in-office receipt)
Notification: March 1, 2010
For more information on our program and application requirements, please click here.
The Artists Forum/AF Mag Honors VLA with Their April 2010 Arts Org of the Month Award
Every month The Artists Forum/AF Mag awards an artist or arts organizations for the work they do in the arts community. VLA has just learned that we have been awarded The AF Arts Org Award for April 2010.
Please view The Artists Forum/AF Mag website to read more about VLA's award.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC)
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Access Restricted: Law and Representation
Access Restricted is a free nomadic lecture series that opens rarely visited and often prohibited spaces in Manhattan to the general public. Once inside these unique interiors, the audience is treated to a site-specific lecture and discussion addressing a range of topics revolving around issues of architectural history and preservation, social justice, and urban development. The aim of the series is to foster new perspectives by encouraging the public to explore locales and situations through the various lenses of architecture and planning, art, history, sociology, political science, and law.
Each event is free, but capacity is limited and reservations are required.
Spirit of Service
VLA is proud to announce that we’ve been included in the new book, Spirit of Service.Spirit of Service is a daily guide that explores the many ways we can get involved in service to others. With 365 specific suggestions, and an interactive website featuring opportunities around the nation, there is truly a calling for everyone.
VLA Memberships & Member Services
A VLA Membership provides individuals and organizations with access to the VLA Legal Clinic, discounts on VLA programs, services and publications, and invitations to member events.
For more information regarding individual and organizational membership benefits, services, and rates, click here.
Our Location and Contact Info
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
The Paley Building
1 East 53rd Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
212·319·ARTS (2787) ext. 1
212·752·6575 fax
If you are disabled and need information about how to access VLA's services please contact the Art Law Line at 212·319·ARTS (2787) ext. 1 and someone will be able to assist you.
VLA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) legal service organization supported in part by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), 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.
NY Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts