Art Law Symposia

Contracts, once shied away from in the art world, are now not only more prevalent but evolving to adapt to a changing art market.  The Symposium was an examination of what stakeholders are looking for in these documents, and how (and if) legal agreements are a solution in an industry adapting to the new ways art is created, bought, and sold.

Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the 25th Anniversary of its Second Protocol, and the 15th Anniversary of US Ratification.

In an increasingly complex world where photographic images can be distributed worldwide with the click of a button, concerns about ethics in the industry are on the rise.  Whether photographing on assignment, in the street, or for purely artistic purposes, photographers are on the front lines.  Where do they draw the line between documenting reality and intruding?

This first U.S. edition of the RAM Conference introduced the RAM Initiative to the U.S. art market and allowed art professionals to exchange on two current topics: new regulatory developments and art transaction risk management.