With support from the California Arts Council, California Lawyers for the Arts will strengthen its legal services, alternative dispute resolution services, educational programs, and advocacy initiatives for the benefit of communities throughout California. Grant funds will be used to support staff in Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Berkeley and San Francisco as the organization expands pro bono legal services, online learning, collaborative education, and networking opportunities.
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.

