Practical legal education for working artists and creative professionals.
Empowering artists with legal knowledge is part of my practice. I offer classes and workshops designed to help you understand the legal frameworks that affect your work — because informed artists make stronger, more sustainable decisions.
Whether you’re an emerging artist or a seasoned creative looking to deepen your understanding of rights, contracts, or nonprofit formation, these classes are designed with you in mind.
Studio sessions
Studio sessions
Below are the regularly scheduled classes, but please sign up to learn about special classes being offered by demand.
Want me to host a custom workshop? Let me know! We can create something together.
Legal Basics for Artists
A foundational course covering intellectual property, contracts, and business structures—designed for working artists, not lawyers.
Copyright & Contracts: Protecting Your Creative Work
Learn how to register your work, negotiate fair terms, and understand your rights in collaborative and commissioned projects.
Starting & Running an Arts Nonprofit
A step-by-step guide to incorporation, 501(c)(3) status, and legal compliance for mission-driven creative projects.
AI, NFTs & Emerging Media Law
Explore legal and ethical questions at the frontier of art and technology—from authorship to ownership in digital spaces.
Collecting & Selling Art: Legal Essentials for Artists, Collectors, and Dealers
This class is ideal for working artists, collectors, gallerists, curators, and arts administrators. No prior legal experience is required—just a curiosity about how art moves through the market and how to protect your interests along the way.
On Stage & On Paper: Legal Fundamentals for Performing Artists
Designed for dancers, musicians, actors, composers, producers, and interdisciplinary performers, this class centers the realities of working artists — balancing legal insight with artistic integrity.