Triangle ArtWorks and Orange County Arts Commission present Arts + Law: Trademark, Copyright and Intellectual Property — a workshop that will teach local artists how to protect and profit from their artwork.
The workshop will allow artists to ask questions about copyright, trademark, the public domain and other legal concerns surrounding creative work. It will be held on Nov. 18 at the PIT Chapel Hill.
Artists will get the chance to speak to lawyers Ed Timberlake of Timberlake Law and Erica Rogers of Ward and Smith about what intellectual property is and why it matters. There will be an open discussion for artists to ask general questions about their rights to their work.
“This workshop should be important to artists of all kinds — musicians, writers, painters and performing artists. Anyone that is creating new work,” said Katie Murray, director of the Orange County Arts Commission.
This workshop is one of many in the CreativeOrange: Learn series, a series of workshops meant to provide artists with professional development opportunities. They offer monthly classes on topics that artists may need help with, Murray said.
“The challenge is that artists need to make a living,” said Beth Yerxa, executive director of Triangle ArtWorks.
This workshop can help ensure artists protect their original work, focusing not only on copyright and trademark but also what to do if their work is stolen, Yerxa said.
The workshop will also touch on visual branding. They will discuss how to create a brand, a brand logo and a name for the artist and their work, Yerxa said.
Cynthia Deis is a craft writer and a jewelry maker who is on the board of directors for Triangle ArtWork. She is also looking forward to attending the workshop.
