C.L.A. is pleased to announce receipt of an economic stimulus
grant of $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts. With
these funds, we will be able to maintain staff positions in Sacramento,
San Francisco and Los Angeles Counties for the benefit of artists, arts
organizations and communities throughout California.
Posted: Summary
and Full Report of our
Arts and Environmental Initiative Dialogue 1.
As a member of C.L.A., you are
supporting and participating in a dynamic service organization,
providing vital links to other community sectors and current issues
affecting the arts as well as quality legal services and educational
programs.
C.L.A. By the Numbers
In 2008:
1,267 individual artists and arts organizations received legal assistance from our
attorney panel.
1,261 persons attended C.L.A. educational
events,
including mediation trainings.
628 artists, art businesses and arts organizations
participated in Arts Arbitration and Mediation Services (A.A.M.S.)
125 artists used the ArtHouse hotline, and 28 artists and
arts organizations occupied space managed by ArtHouse.
35 attended C.L.A.'s 3rd Symposium on California Arts and
Healthy Communities in San Jose.
70 participated in our first Arts
and Environmental
Dialogue in San Francisco.
64 deserving youth were placed in internships
with arts
organizations and apprenticeships with
artists in Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
The Arts Policy Committee of the C.L.A. Board of Directors
asked Congress to stop further action on the proposed Orphan Works
Amendment to the US Copyright Act, pending further review and input
from all stakeholders. For more information, see our Advocacy page.
Our educational programs section has been updated with
new workshops . Reserve
your
place now!
Webmaster: Josie
Porter
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Lawyers for the Arts, all rights reserved.
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