2021 Awards and Gala
Please join Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts for its: 2021 CHAMPIONS OF THE ARTS AWARDS Virtual Gala | April 20, 2021, 7 PM - HONORING
VLA offers a variety of programs and workshops, which are listed below. We also offer a selection of on-demand, online recordings of previously held education programs for those unable to attend or want a refresher. Click here to access and view these presentations.
Please join Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts for its: 2021 CHAMPIONS OF THE ARTS AWARDS Virtual Gala | April 20, 2021, 7 PM - HONORING
Location: Online In this digital world, it’s important to engage with social media in order to share your work with your community and expand business
Location: Online You have a great idea, you have an eager team, and you have artistic drive. Are financial barriers the only issues keeping you
This program is a two-day online seminar offering up to 7 Continuing Legal Education credits to attorneys. Dates and Time (Participants should attend both days):
Note: This workshop is the same as VLA's formerly titled "Non-Profit Incorporation and Tax Exemption Workshop". Location: Online This workshop provides valuable information about forming
Location: Online Copyright infringement lawsuits must be brought in federal court—expensive, time-consuming process that is not well-suited for the resolution of claims involving hundreds, thousands,
Location: Online Join VLA on June 2nd for a special presentation on copyright law in the music industry, led by attorneys Felicity S. Kohn and
Location: Online DATES (Participants must attend all four days): Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Thursday, June 10, 2021 Monday, June 14, 2021 Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Location: Online This workshop provides valuable information about forming an arts-related non-profit organization! In addition to learning about what a non-profit is, learn how and
Location: Online You’ve expended effort and heart into your new artwork, and now you are ready to release it into the world. Is there anything
Location: Online How do artists like Weird Al and writers on Saturday Night Live manage to make a living parodying others without getting into constant
Location: Online This presentation is intended to provide you with an overview of what the consignment process entails so you can come away with a
Location: Online Join the VLA Associate Board for an evening of networking with other early-career attorneys interested in the arts, media, and entertainment. In this
Location: Online The ever-evolving music industry has dramatically changed how our favorite songs are produced and consumed. With this exponential growth, however, comes the complicated
Location: Online Creators of musical theater have long been inspired by books, music, or even myths and have transformed preexisting work into some of musical
Location: Online Learn about the right of publicity in NY and the new post-mortem right of publicity law! New York has joined over 20 states
Location: Online Have you ever wondered if social media users have protection over their usernames? Are viral Tik Tok dance challenges protectable? Can someone else
Location: Online For artists across all disciplines, this workshop will prepare you to put your best foot forward with funders the next time you apply
Note: This workshop is the same as VLA's formerly titled "Non-Profit Incorporation and Tax Exemption Workshop". Location: Online This workshop provides valuable information about forming
Location: Zoom Webinar Learn about the ethics issues associated with patent practice! Attorneys will receive 1.5 Ethics CLE Credits. This class will discuss major ethics
Location: Zoom Webinar Know your options. Learn about contract and compensation basics for songwriters and composers! Earning a living as a songwriter requires more than coming
Are you an artist wondering if and when you can incorporate copyrighted material into your artwork? There are certain circumstances where the limited, “fair use”
Location: Online This workshop provides valuable information about forming an arts-related non-profit organization! In addition to learning about what a non-profit is, learn how and
Whether you are creating commissioned work, a musician performing a gig, a filmmaker licensing music, or any artist engaged in any business relationship, you are
