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Suing Art Experts
Last month’s consideration of art after death suggested that artists might adopt straightforward and sensible practices to authenticate and inventorise their works, to avoid difficulty and complication after death as well as during their lifetimes. This month…
Who is liable for insurance for artwork kept on consignment?
A shop or gallery would always be legally responsible for taking good care of works it received on consignment from artists, and should make careful arrangements accordingly. When the shop/gallery…
Why are Artists Poor?
Borrowing the title of Hans Abbing’s important sociological interrogation of contemporary art practice from 2007, let us consider a case in point. A young unknown artist relocated 30 odd kilometres north of his hometown to a…
Pensions for self-employed people
Kay Linnell and Nick Wilson of Accounts Action Ltd shed some light on the different pension options available. There are many different pension scheme variants, but they fall into two main categories – Defined Benefits and…
Studios, pensions and tax
Buying your own studio is the dream of many artists. Kay Linnell and Nick Wilson from Accounts Action Ltd explains how to do so in the most tax efficient way. The most tax efficient way of…
Working as an artist’s assistant
Many established artists employ assistants. This can be a good way for artists to earn money, develop skills and learn about the art world. Here, painter Michael McManus talks about working as an artist’s assistant.…
Who Owns Street Art
A Banksy style rat holding a sign asking ‘Why?’ was recently stencilled on the wall outside a London shop from which the Banksy attributed mural Slave Labour had been hacked away a few weeks earlier. This…
Henk Gieskens: Money = Time
I left art school thinking I would find a paid job in a gallery. 5 days a week that covered the rent and bills, and enabled me to buy materials to create art. As well…
Do I have to pay tax on the award or grant I have been given?
There continues to be no up to date and definitive answer or ruling to the question of whether prizes and awards will be deemed taxable…
What work should I get paid for?
If you work in the arts you should get paid. Even if you volunteer you should get paid expenses so that working does not cost you anything. Many people in the arts do…
Catch-22 Inheritance Tax
The absolute certainty of death and taxes poses an unavoidable estate planning question for owners of artworks: how will they be valued for inheritance tax purposes? A recent valuation dispute between the US Government’s Inland Revenue Service…
Susan Royce: avoiding the hobbyist approach
What does it mean to turn doing what you love into a business? Art consultant Susan Royce shares her thoughts. I started working in the arts as a happy accident. I soon realised I…
Hiring people
Even if you are self employed, there may come a point when you need more formal assistance in your practice. For example, you might need to produce a large commission and need help for the period of a…
Helen Johannessen: working with designers and manufacturers
Commissioning somebody else to manufacture and distribute your own designs can be a daunting prospect. Designer Helen Johannessen talks about her own experiences with this process. Helen describes how she moved from making…
Commissioning and running a commercial website for artists
Is your website doing the job of selling your work? And do you know what you need to do if you hold customers’ data? Or who owns copyright in your website? This…
Sotheby’s and Christie’s
The new year ushered in several important judicial decisions dealing with artlaw matters, including the Bacon Estate; the Sotheby’s and Christie’s so called ‘price fixing’ case; payments to artists of royalty fees by UK Universities; and Gilbert…
Earning money as an artist
Most artists earn only a small proportion of their income directly from their art. Earning a living off the sale of artworks, exhibitions and commissions is a reality for very few people. Many earn nothing…
Career planning for artists
Spending a bit of time planning your career and future as an artist can yield huge rewards. Unless you know very clearly where you want to be and how you’re going to get there, you’ll be…