Are you an artist negotiating contracts with galleries, buyers, promoters, or other collaborators? Do you have questions about how to navigate these agreements to protect your rights and secure fair compensation?
Join this dynamic panel discussion with attorneys to explore the essentials of contract knowledge that every artist should have. Panelists will discuss the core components of contracts in the art world, share real-life insights on negotiating fair terms, and provide tips on how to avoid common legal pitfalls. This conversation will offer invaluable advice on how artists can safeguard their work and establish mutually beneficial partnerships.
This panel is perfect for visual artists, teaching artists, musicians, writers, performers, and all creative professionals who want to gain practical insight into how contracts shape their careers. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, this conversation will equip you with knowledge to handle the legal side of your art with confidence.
GENERAL PRICING, $10
This discussion is scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 12-1pm. You will receive Zoom login information upon registration.
About the Panelists
Charles Sexton
Charles is an attorney and Partner of Eunoia Law Firm. He began his legal journey helping small business owners in Greensboro, NC with business services from entity formation to think tank strategy sessions. As the Branding Attorney at Eunoia Law Firm, he has used his love for music and the arts to help artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Charles has negotiated artists’ deals, created contracts for production companies, and advised creatives on the proper ways to earning more money through their intellectual property.
Peter Singh
Peter currently works as an attorney with Fourscore Business Law. In February 2023, he started the nonprofit Carolina Lawyers for the Arts & Entertainment (CLÆ). He also serves as an arbitrator and mediator with several panels. Prior to these positions, his most recent experience was with a startups practice group in Raleigh, which followed an in-house stint with a private equity company in Durham as a Corporate Counsel and M&A Attorney. Singh received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law with Intellectual Property and Corporate Law concentrations and a B.B.A. from Hofstra University as a Legal Studies in Business major. After law school, he worked with Winslett Studnicky McCormick & Bomser LLP, a boutique corporate and entertainment law firm in New York. Through the years, Pete has helped clients with a wide range of matters including M&A deals, venture financing, copyright and trademark cases, complex commercial litigation, dispute resolution, outside general counsel, contract drafting and negotiation.Outside the office, he serves as a NC DRC certified mediator and arbitrator on several rosters including BBB, FINRA, NCIC, and VLA, as well as NC and NY courts. Negotiation skills are critical and transferable, so he has developed these skills with training in alternative dispute resolution as a neutral and advocate. Pete is also a professional musician, model and founder of Alarm Mattress Topper Inc., which is home to his Timely Topper™ mattress pad invention.
Beth Yerxa (moderator)
Beth Yerxa, executive director of Triangle Artworks, has been involved in the arts community in the Triangle since 2001, when she was asked to serve on the Raleigh City Council’s Task Force created to write the initial Raleigh Public Art Policy and then appointed served on the Raleigh Arts Commission from 2003 to 2009, including three years as Chair. Beth practiced environmental regulatory law and litigation for 13 years, most recently as a partner at Smith Helms Mullis and Moore in Raleigh. She currently serves on the Board of Arts North Carolina.
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