Our Mission
Center for Art Law is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that offers educational resources and programming for the advancement of a vibrant arts and law community.
Created in 2009 as an online resource, the Center evolved into a go-to leader in the field that provides learning opportunities to a worldwide community. Today, the Center is the only independent art law entity in the United States dedicated to writing, gathering, and sharing law and visual arts information for the benefit of artists, students, lawyers, academics, and many more.
What we do
From its offices in DUMBO, Brooklyn and Zürich, Switzerland, the Center offers research and education in the field of art law.
Website
Our main outreach is through our website where we publish articles, provide insights, and aggregate art law resources, including law firms with art law practices, educational courses, books, films, artists’ assistance, and bar associations. Our Case Law Corner provides summaries of recent and ongoing art law litigation. Since 2009, we have published over 1,200 articles and dozens of resource pages that have become a repository of information. Become a Member for full access to our resources.
Newsletter
Our monthly electronic newsletter, the “Art Law Blast“, is an engaging rundown of upcoming events, legal cases, recent news, publications, exhibitions, and more. Subscribe now or read the archives.
Events
The Center organizes virtual and in-person conferences, lectures, workshops, screenings, and studio tours. We work closely with law schools, student societies, law firms, arts organizations, and bar associations to plan events and to offer networking opportunities. Our Art & Law Auctions also provide exposure to artists in our community. Check our calendar for upcoming events.
Center for Art Law Switzerland
Since 2025, Center for Art Law Switzerland offers museum tours, film screenings, and panel discussions to engage the Swiss visual arts and law communities through diverse programming. Center for Art Law Switzerland brings together attorneys, artists, researchers, and students to foster dialogue on pressing art law topics including restitution, artist-dealer relationships, and cultural property law. Through these initiatives, the Center serves as a bridge between the international art law community and a catalyst for addressing complex legal and ethical questions at the intersection of art, history, and justice.
Programs
Throughout the year, we work closely with law schools, bar associations, law firms, galleries, and other nonprofits, and we participate in discussions about proposed legislation, such as the merits of instituting a federal resale royalty right in the United States and diversity in arts-related organizations.
Internship and mentorship program
since 2013
Art & Law Workshops
for visual artists
since May 2019
Visual Artists’ Immigration
Clinic
since January 2020
Art Law Lunch Talks
including "Some Like it Digital" Series
since July 2020
Artist Legacy and Estate
Planning Clinic
since Summer 2021
Artist-Dealer Relations
Clinic
since Spring 2022
Art and Copyright Clinic
since Spring 2024
Art Lawyering Bootcamp
since Summer 2024
How to get involved
Become a Member
for unlimited access to articles, case summaries, and discounted…
Apply for an Internship or Fellowship
to join our team and experience the art law…
Become a Corporate Sponsor
to support the work of the Center
Sign-up for the Newsletter
to read engaging and timely news on everything that…
Attend our Events
to learn and to review the various aspects of…
Donate
to make sure we can do it again and…
We welcome all friends and fans of art law disciplines. Your participation and feedback allow as to continue improving our efforts and offerings.
Irina Tarsis, Esq.
Founding Director
Center for Art Law
