Workshop on copyright for conservators

"Copyright for Conservators" Workshop at AIC Annual Meeting
Update
(at AIC Annual Meeting)
May 11, 2010
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

For those of you interested in attending the INCCA-NA sponsored
workshop "Copyright for Conservators" scheduled to take place at the
AIC annual meeting in Milwaukee, the workshop content has been
expanded to focus on a broader set of legal issues confronting
conservators working with living artists or artists' estates. Please
see the updated description below:

Copyright, Claims, and Contracts: Legal Considerations for
    Conservators of Contemporary Art
AIC Annual Meeting

$79

    Scott Hodes
    Senior Counsel
    Bryan Cave LLP, Attorneys

    Robert E. O'Connell
    Fine Art Advisor
    O'Connell International Arts, Inc.

    John Griswold
    Principal Conservator
    Griswold Conservation Associates, LLC.

Organized by Kendra Roth and Gwynne Ryan, representing INCAA-NA

This workshop provides an introduction to some of the legal
considerations that may confront conservators of contemporary art,
both in private practice and in institutional settings.  Since
December 1990, the vested interests of living artists or their
estates have been protected by the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA),
granting new rights for American artists and consequently imposing a
legal obligation on art conservators to preserve the artistic intent
of the artist. In addition, conservators may find themselves in an
unfamiliar dialogue between insurance claims adjusters, artists, and
collectors.  The process and pitfalls that conservators must know
about when dealing with insurance claims and the obligations set by
VARA will be discussed in the context of conservation ethics,
project documentation, and conservation-client contracts. Scott
Hodes specializes in corporate and art law, representing prominent
artists such as Christo, and is an author of three books on art and
the law.  Robert O'Connell is a fine art advisor and an art
historian with 25 years of insurance claims experience.  John
Griswold is a principal conservator of a well-established art
conservation firm in Los Angeles.

Register online at the AIC website:

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/>

Early bird registration for the annual meeting has been extended to
March 5, 2010


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