Resources
Resources
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Organizations
(For states not listed below, try your contacting
your state arts council.)
CALIFORNIA
Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers Committee for the Arts
300 S. Beverly Dr., Ste. 201
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 601-2422
California Lawyers for the Arts (Sacramento)
1127 Eleventh St. #214
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 442-6210
California Lawyers for the Arts (San Francisco)
Fort Mason Center, Building C, Rm 255
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 775-7200
California Lawyers for the Arts (Santa Monica)
1641 18th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 998-5590
San Diego Performing Arts League
110 West C St. #1414
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 238-0700 x. 16
COLORADO
Colorado Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 48148
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 722-7994
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
One Financial Plaza
755 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 566-4770
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
901 New York Ave. NW P1
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-4440
FLORIDA
Legal Art
924 Lincoln Rd. #205
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 674-8278
1350 E. Sunrise Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale , FL 33304
(954) 462-8190
GEORGIA
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
887 West Marietta St. NW, Suite J-101
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 873-3911
ILLINOIS
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
213 W. Institute Pl.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 649-4111
INDIANA
20 N. Meridian St. #500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
818 Howard St.
New Orleans, LA 70113
(504) 523-2430
MARYLAND
113 West North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 752-1633
MASSACHUSETTS
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts
249 A St.
Studio 14
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 350-7600
MICHIGAN
ArtServe Michigan
17515 West Nine Mile Rd.
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 557-8288
MINNESOTA
Springboard for the Arts
308 Prince St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 292-4381
MISSOURI
KC Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
115 W. 18th St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 472-3535
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
6128 Delmar
St. Louis, MO 63112
(314) 863-6930
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts
One Granite Pl.
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-8300
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 1520
Laurel Springs, NJ 08021
(856) 627-0428
NEW YORK
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1 E. 53rd St., 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 319-2787
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 26513
Raleigh, NC 26513
(919) 699-6285
OHIO
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Program
Cleveland Bar Association
1301 E 9th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 696-3525
OREGON
Northwest Lawyers and Artists
621 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 295-2787
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
200 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 545-3385
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
707 Penn Ave. #2
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 391-2060
RHODE ISLAND
Ocean State Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 19
Saunderstown, RI 02874
(401) 789-5686
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1130 8th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
((615) 312-7224
TEXAS
Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts
1540 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 526-4876
WASHINGTON
Washington Lawyers for the Arts
6512 23rd St. NW #320
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 328-7053
WISCONSIN
Arts Wisconsin
PO Box 1054
Madison, WI 53701
(608) 255-8316
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK
U.S. Copyright Office is the federal government's official copyright site containing information and forms, which can be downloaded.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is the federal government's well-organized site for patent and trademark information complete with downloadable forms.
Creative Commons offers creators a way to protect their work while encouraging certain uses of their rights through "some rights reserved" licenses.
FREE SPEECH
American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights--litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.
Electronic Frontier Foundation works in the public interest to protect fundamental civil liberties, including privacy and freedom of expression in the area of computers and the Internet.
INSURANCE, HEALTH AND SAFETY
Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance Risk Retention Group is tax-exempt nonprofit insurance company that provides reasonably priced liability insurance for nonprofit organizations.
Artists' Health Insurance Resource Center is operated by the Actors' Fund with support from the NEA It provides information about individual and small business health insurance options.
Arts, Crafts and Theatre Safety offers professional information about the hazards posed by toxic materials and dangerous equipment used in art and theater.
Estate Project for Artists with AIDS was created by the Alliance for Arts primarily to preserve artworks and create archives of visual artworks, films, videos, musical scores, dances and manuscripts. The site offers estate planning advice, specific strategies for arts preservation, and links to relevant arts organizations.
Future of Music Coalition has created a Health Insurance Navigation Tool, a great new resource for artists, especially musicians, who need information about health insurance.
LAW AND MEDIATION
Artists from Abroad provides information about the most recent regulations affecting artists coming into the US and is designed to aid presenters navigate through the visa process. The site is a collaborative project of the Association of Arts Presenters and the American Symphony League.
Conflict Resolution Resource Center provides a clear explanation of the mediation process, articles, links to organizations, information on training opportunities, and more.
Findlaw is an easy-to-navigate site that provides links to articles, legal news, and cases.
Harvard Program on Negotiation Clearinghouse markets materials that are useful in the study of negotiation, mediation, and other forms of dispute resolution.
Nolo Press is a publisher of self-help legal books and software. The company's extraordinary site includes helpful articles.
TAXES, ACCOUNTING AND SMALL BUSINESS
Internal Revenue Service created a surprisingly helpful and well-organized site providing free publications and downloadable forms. Highly recommended are the Guide to Free Tax Services (Publication 910), Your Federal Income Tax (Publication 17), and Tax Guide for Small Businesses (publication 334).
CCH Business Owner's Tool Kit offers practical small business advice.
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory is a gateway to a number of valuable sites.
FUNDING AGENCIES
National Endowment for the Arts serves the public good by nurturing the expression of human creativity, supporting the cultivation of community spirit, and fostering the recognition and appreciation of the excellence and diversity of our nation's artistic accomplishments. In addition to arts news and grants info, links by discipline to service organizations, unions, and guilds, the NEA's site includes Lessons Learned: A Planning Toolsite, essays and case studies on strategic planning, audience development, and more.
National Endowment for the Humanities is a grant-making agency that supports research, education, and public programs in the humanities.
Americans for the Arts is the national service organization for local arts agencies and united arts funds. It is among the nation's leading arts information clearinghouse and advocacy organization.