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Georgia Lawyers for the Arts Information

In an effort to ensure that all Georgia artists have access to legal services, Georgia Lawyers for the Arts is trying to contact all local arts councils and associations in the state to make sure that artists know who we are and what services we provide.

Georgia Lawyers for the Arts (GLA) is a nonprofit organization that provides legal assistance and education to artists and arts organizations of Georgia. GLA, through its network of volunteer and panel attorneys, provides legal assistance to musicians, songwriters, photographers, filmmakers, painters, graphic designers, actors and artists from many other disciplines. In addition to providing pro bono legal services to limited-income artists and nonprofit arts organizations with budgets under $650,000. GLA makes referrals to experienced attorneys for artists that can afford to pay for such services. In an effort to educate artists about their legal rights and responsibilities, GLA conducts 50-60 educational seminars and workshops for artists each year on numerous legal and business-related topics. GLA also has an extensive resource library (over 250 titles as well as sample contracts, copyright forms and other resources). GLA has frequent walk-in clinics where artists can come meet with volunteer attorneys to discuss various issues and legal questions. Lastly, GLA provides free or low-cost mediation services as a means of resolving artists' legal disputes. Each year GLA serves thousands of artists and arts organizations in Georgia and provides a critical link between members of the legal and the arts communities.

If it's possible, we would be more than grateful if your organization could include a blurb about GLA in your newsletter or include a link to our Web site on yours. We have also attached a Frequently Asked Question list to this e-mail. We would love for you to keep it at your office and provide your members or local artists with our contact information if they are in need of arts-related legal services.

Thank you very much for your time. Please call us at the office or e-mail us if you have any further questions about Georgia Lawyers for the Arts.

King Plow Arts Center

887 West Marietta Street N.W.

Suite J-101

Atlanta, Georgia 30318

(404) 873-3911

gla@glarts.org www.glarts.org