Contracts and agreements play a major role in the administrative side of working as an artist. To help you through the process, we’ve put together this guide outlining some common ones, as well as useful resources.

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Contracts and agreements play a major role in the administrative side of working as an artist. To help you through the process, we’ve put together this guide outlining some common ones, as well as useful resources.
Arts Law
Arts Law’s contract templates help artists and businesses build good legal contracts so everyone is on the same page. Each contract template includes a How To Guide and has example clauses you can edit to suit your situation.
Freelance Union
Designed to empower freelancers to create customized contracts tailored to their specific needs and circumstances. The contract creator is currently in beta mode and open for feedback!
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Hear from a panel of experts about how to understand your rights and obligations as a dancer or choreographer, and protect your creative work. Topics include understanding contracts, how (and why) to form a company, copyrighting your work, and issues for freelancers. We will also be addressing how the COVID crisis has affected the dance community. On-demand recording.