Visual Arts Law – Online Library

Visual Arts & Design

Licence for Design Agreement Checklist Issues to consider in licensing a registered design from a designer
Freelance Consultant Agreement Terms Topics to consider in a consultancy agreement with a freelance designer, photographer, illustrator or other creative professional
Arts Employee Employment Agreement Checklist Relevant to artists employed by community organisations, and other artist employees
Negotiating a Commission Checklist Topics to be included in an artwork or artists commission agreement

Graphic Designers Speech 1989 speech concerning importance of business management for artists and designers
Art as Currency – Boggs 1989 article on the perils of artists drawing money, and being convicted for counterfeiting under the Crimes (Currency) Act (Cth)
Copyright for Visual Arts Summary of the principles of copyright law for visual arts practitioners
The Effect of GST on the Arts 1999 summary of impact of then-proposed GST on aspects of arts practice and management
Copyright and Contemporary Visual Art Practice Image appropriation, sampling, post modernism, the pictures generation and copyright
Davida Allen “Close to the Bone” Launch Speech What is a portrait legally? ESP and portrait painting