Art Law Workshop: Estate Planning and Preserving Archives of Artists

An artist’s job is to create. While less glamorous, the business of art is a necessity, permitting creatives to sustain their careers and plan for legacy—historically and financially. Join the Center for Art Law with Darlene Bialowski, Principal of Darlene Bialowski Art Services, LLC as we discuss various strategies and collections management techniques for artists.

The workshop will also focus on different archiving, registrarial approaches, and business and estate planning for artists—and allied professionals—helpful regardless of the stage in the career in which one operates.

About the Speaker

Darlene Bialowski, Principal of Darlene Bialowski Art Services, LLC

Darlene Bialowski, principal of Darlene Bialowski Art Services, LLC, has been in the museum and cultural heritage preservation field for more than 25 years working as a Curatorial Assistant at Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield, MA; to being the sole Registrar for the then four Springfield Museums in Springfield, MA as well as overseeing two satellite exhibition sites at Smith & Wesson’s headquarters and its Shooting Academy; to being an independent contract Registrar.

She is also an author, lecturer, co-founder and President of the non-profit Collections Care & Conservation Alliance, an Immediate past President of Red Arch Cultural Heritage Law & Policy Research as well as a past President of the Center for Painted Wall Preservation. Darlene sits as a Consultant on both non-profit boards. Darlene is also an accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America with her appraisal specialties in fine and decorative arts. With her extensive background in the fields of collections care, art, cultural preservation, appraising, and being a former paralegal, Darlene’s expertise and broad network of colleagues and experts assist her in aiding clients directly or being able to make the right introductions if necessary.