Art Issues Speaker Series: All the programs are for any type of artist or art business. Reservations on-line at $15 in advance or $18 at the door. Programs begin at about 12:15 with refreshments giving attendees time to network and see the exhibit that is on view before the formal programs begin at 1pm. After the program, there will be more time to network with artists and panelists. Refreshments will be served. For more info: contact the event producer Nancy Ori at: nancyori@comcast.net or 908-790-8820
November 17: “The Business Side of Art” This panel-driven program introduced and moderated by Nancy Ori will address a multitude of topics including branding, pricing your work, tips on how to build a data base, important current copyright issues, tips on creating a web site, what skills are necessary beyond your art to be successful, what works and what doesn’t, where to use social media, learning about what collectors are looking for today, and how to properly approach a gallery. Questions will be collected throughout the program and addressed to the panel during an interactive Q&A session. Panel: Kathleen Palmer, owner of Studio 7Fine Art Gallery in Bernardsville; Virginia Fabbri Butera: Director Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery in Morristown; Gerry Heydt, exhibiting artist and instructor; Ellen Denuto, President of American Society of Media Photographers and exhibiting artist; and David S. Gold of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard P.A. in Hackensack and New Jersey Lawyers for the Arts. Register on line at: http://nanciorilectureseriesnov172013-eorg.eventbrite.com/
November 24: “Estate Planning for Visual Artists,” will address the artist’s legacy. Although many people may not want to think about this topic, there is great significance for every artist with a body of work to learn about the practical and legal issues related to artists’ estates. Who will get your stuff? How will it be handled? What has to happen in order to donate work to a museum? You love your work. Don’t let it be a burden to your family. Get prepared. Learn how. Spear heading this panel will be Brian R. Selvin, Esq., Partner, Tax, Trusts and Estates Department, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, Counselors at Law in Woodbridge, a expert tax, trust and estate attorney who will speak about how to prepare and protect an artist’s professional legacy through sound planning, and include information about how to best assist surviving family and friends with decisions on financial issues and disposition of artwork. Also represented on the panel will be the well known New Jersey artist Mel Leipzig who is currently in the planning process for the disbursement of his paintings. And Donna Thompson Ray, (ATFA Appraisals, Westfield, NJ) will discuss the importance of an updated appraisal of an artist’s collection of works/artist archive, and how the museum donation process can help support smart estate planning. The handout alone will be worth the price of admission. Register on-line at: http://nanciorilectureseriesnov242013-eorg.eventbrite.com/