With support from the CAC, California Lawyers for the Arts will strengthen its legal services, educational programs, alternative dispute resolution services, advocacy and network activities for the benefit of communities throughout California. Grant funds will be used to support program staff based in San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Berkeley and San Francisco as we expand our on-line education programs and continue a multi-year demonstration of the benefits of arts programs in county jails.
Our core services include legal consultations with attorneys who specialize in arts and entertainment fields; alternative dispute resolution services, including negotiations counselling, conciliation, mediation, arbitration, and facilitation; and education programs that are designed to help artists and arts organization leaders understand legal rights, relationships and responsibilities so that they can become more sustainable. Since the organization’s inception in 1974, we have also been engaged in advocacy to support artists’ rights, freedom of expression, and public funding for the arts. Cross sector initiatives have included community development, arts and environment, and arts in corrections.

