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Guest Work Agency regularly blogs about art news, cases, events and other updates for the industry in Australia and internationally.
Art Law Coffee Talk: Serpentine Legal Lab Online Discussion
Join the Center for Art Law in a discussion with Serpentine Galleries R&D Platform Legal Lab about legal design and innovative collaboration.
Speakers include Alana Kushnir, Founder and Director of Guest Work Agency and Principal Investigator of the Serpentine Galleries R&D Platform Legal Lab; Marie Potel-Saville, Legal designer founder of Amurabi and Yayoi Shionoiri, Art lawyer and Executive Director to the Estate of Chris Burden and the Studio of Nancy Rubins. Moderated by Irina Tarsis, Founder and Managing Director of the Center for Art Law.
Meet our Guest with Anais Lellouche
For this story of Meet the Guest, Guest Work Agency Director and Founder Alana Kushnir interviewed Anaïs Lellouche, who has recently joined the Agency as International Curatorial Associate.
Anaïs is a curator and art consultant based in London. She has curated exhibitions and led major commissions in Dubai, Melbourne, Paris and New York. She collaborates with collectors to build tailored, museum quality collections and is actively engaged with artists, developing opportunities for them through museum projects around the world. She has been very involved with public art and sculpture parks. Anaïs is on the board of La Pause (Marrakech) and INSPIRE, Peace Research Institute (Oslo). She holds an MA from Bard College, Centre for Curatorial Studies (NY) and regularly publishes and teaches masterclasses on contemporary art.
Art Case Update – July 2020
Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art-related legal cases and legal reform presently taking place within Australia, as well as select cases internationally. In this story, our Paralegal Associate, Reetika Khanna, reports on the rejection of the Fake Indigenous Art Bill, an international copyright dispute against a theme park in Indonesia, and the dismissal of a copyright infringement claim against a German art collector who refurbished an American artist’s work.
Meet Our Guest with Maria Teresa Tavares
For this story of Meet the Guest, Guest Work Agency Director and Founder Alana Kushnir interviewed Maria Teresa Tavares, who joined the Agency in 2019 as Project Coordinator.
Maria Teresa is an arts manager from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Tavares moved to Melbourne in 2016 to undertake a Masters in Arts and Cultural Management at the University of Melbourne. Prior to that, she lived in Sao Paulo and worked at Videobrasil, producing numerous projects including the institution’s contemporary art biennial. She has also organised internet-based festivals for the Sergio Motta Institute in partnership with YouTube and Flickr, and worked as a gallery assistant at leading Brazilian contemporary art galleries, Galeria Nara Roesler and Casa Triangulo.
The Art of Business: Why It’s Vital to Build Your Digital Presence, And How to Do it Effectively
Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art business – we want to provide you with useful insights, resources and tips on the day to day running of an art-oriented business.
In this story, our friends at .art Domains share some tips on how to effectively build an online presence and the role of domain names in building your brand.
Meet our Guest with David Gryn
For this story of Meet the Guest, Guest Work Agency Director and Founder Alana Kushnir interviewed David Gryn, Director of Daata. Daata commissions original, digital artworks by established and emerging artists. Through three avenues—Daata Editions, Daata Streaming and Daata TV— ihundreds of original, digital works by an ever-growing portfolio of contemporary artists.
Around Town and Abroad - DIGITAL EDITION
While galleries may be closed IRL, there is so much art to experience online. In fact, dare we say there is almost too much for one person to wade through? We've done your art homework for you and filtered the results through in this Around Town and Abroad segment, virtually of course. Read more about museums going online, online art fairs and viewing rooms, digital projects and podcasts galore.
The Art of Contract: Public Art Commissions
In this series of legal-themed articles, art lawyer and founder of Guest Work Agency, Alana Kushnir, shares useful tips on contracts which regularly arise in the art industry. From public art commission contracts to artwork sales terms and conditions, here are some suggestions for you to consider before signing a contract.