LAW’s Free Legal Advice for Artists Nov. 18-22

 

Washington Lawyers for the Arts (WLA) presents November Legal Advice Week (LAW) during November 18-22. During this week, artists in Washington can sign up for 30-minutes of legal advice over the phone entirely free of charge. LAW clinics’ legal advice for artists can cover various areas such as: copyright, trademark, publicity rights, licensing, fair use, business formation, and contract review. The sign-up form link can be found here, and will be open for sign-ups until Thursday, November 14.

Please note, WLA states legal issues involving patent, employment, criminal, tax, and family law are not apt for WLA LAW.

By |2024-11-09T15:42:17-08:00November 9th, 2024|Categories: Art News 360|Tags: , , , |

WLA’s Legal Advice Week! Sept. 16 – 20

WLA‘s Legal Advice Week in September starts on the 16th.  Sign up today for 30 minutes of free advice related to specific legal issues.

 

WLA LAW is open to artists and arts organizations throughout Washington State. LAW Clinics address and support Legal issues* related to an artistic discipline and can cover a wide range of areas, such as:

  • Copyright
  • Trademark
  • Publicity Rights
  • Licensing
  • Fair Use
  • Business Formation
  • Contract Review

ARTISTS and ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE

ATTORNEYS VOLUNTEERING, CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE
 

Intakes will be accepted until the evening of Thursday, September 12th. 

By |2024-09-06T19:35:09-07:00September 6th, 2024|Categories: Art News 360, community news|Tags: , , , , |

All Access Whatcom proposal

All Access Whatcom is a proposal with the mission of providing greater and equal opportunities for everyone to arts, heritage, and science throughout Whatcom Country! 

 

The proposal is a publicly funded program that could expand community access to cultural programs in STEM, heritage, and the arts through a 0.1% increased sales or equal amount through property tax. In Whatcom County, it is estimated that $6.3 million per year through sales tax could be raised for All Access with a little under 60% of funds coming from Bellingham residents ($3.7 million). This tax increase would provide funds to increase public access to cultural activities, expand cultural education activities for public school students, and provide sustainable funding for not-for-profit science, heritage, and arts organizations. We are looking for your support to move forward with our proposal to the county commission. You can learn more at Inspiration League’s All Access Whatcom info page.

 

Join us for a group meeting with a couple of other representatives of the cultural community at the Allied Arts Thrift Store: 1213 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham on Monday, May 20 at 4:00pm. Unable to attend? No worries, we would be happy to schedule a date and time more convenient for you. We look forward to discussing this amazing opportunity for the residents of Whatcom County and increasing access to arts, heritage, and science programs. We will share how Tacoma, Olympia and King County have already adopted Cultural Access programs and our own visions for Whatcom county.

 

If you are already familiar with the program and want to be included on the list of supporters please sign the petition!

 

By |2024-05-05T17:32:37-07:00May 5th, 2024|Categories: AAWC Blog, Art News 360, community news|Tags: , , , |

Inspire WA Spotlight on King County

From Inspire Washington: 

Cultural Futures is our FREE funding, policy, and advocacy workshop for cultural businesses and supporters! This spring, we invite you to join your local partners for Cultural Futures! Cultural Futures is Inspire Washington’s annual post-State Legislative Session tour when we visit communities to share what happened during the 2024 Legislative Session. It’s our job to alert you to new funding and policy opportunities.

 

Why is this work important? The 2025 Legislative Session is ramping up to be a BIG one! We anticipate many new objectives for each of our sectors—science, heritage, and the arts. Without new advocates and active engagement across the state, these large funding requests will be very challenging to secure. If you have thought about getting involved in the past but haven’t yet participated, now is the time! With Inspire Washington, cultural advocacy is easy, fun, collaborative, and inspiring!

 

On the agenda:

  • New Funding & Policies – We will break down the wins and successes of the Legislative Session and the opportunities for your work.
  • Coalition Building – The 2025 Legislative Session is going to be huge for our sector and we will need to double our coalition of advocates to secure our big requests for science, heritage, and arts programs.
  • Grant opportunities – ArtsWA, Humanities WA, USDA, community projects, Capital Funding, Federal Opportunities, and much more!
  • Listening – What do you need and what should we advocates for? How do you get involved? It will take a broad coalition to secure future funding.
  • About Our Coalition – Do you want to be more involved in policy development and advocacy or learn about partnership? We’ll plug you into future activities so that your community is represented.

 

In Person Events:

Virtual Events, via Zoom: 

For more of the latest news from Inspire Washington, visit their website!

By |2024-05-03T14:46:49-07:00May 3rd, 2024|Categories: Art News 360, community news|Tags: , , , , |

OUR FOCUS

Allied Arts of Whatcom County is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to the arts in our region by empowering local artists through organized festivals and events, enriching our local school children through educational outreach programs, and working as a liaison to art enthusiasts of all ages to help make our region a creative, vibrant place to live.

CONTACT US

Mail
PO Box 2584
Bellingham, WA 98227

Telephone 360-676-8548
Fax 360-650-9317

info@alliedarts.org

VISIT US

Gallery & Store
1213 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225

Hours
Wednesday – Sunday: 11AM – 4PM

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