Running The Show

Creators have a special class of legal rights in addition to copyright. They’re called ‘moral rights’ and in this episode, Delwyn tells a story of painters, princesses and portraits that explains just how the moral right against false attribution works in practice. It’s got all the elements of Shakespeare - young love, death and near death, and courtroom drama! 

In the first episode of 2021, Delwyn talks to the manager of an Aboriginal community art centre operating in the vast Pilbara region north of Perth. There’s a wonderful painting that’s described and you can see it for yourself at this link on page 63 of the What Now Exhibition catalogue https://issuu.com/form-wa/docs/what_now_catalogue_final

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Delwyn's conversation in this episode is with Anthony Wallis who has managed the Aboriginal Artists Agency for over three decades earning royalties for Indigenous creators by licensing the copyright in their artwork.

Contracts are the building blocks of doing business - whether making, negotiating, performing, enforcing or trying to get out of them. Understanding how contracts work is essential for anyone managing an arts organisation. In this episode, Delwyn explains why - especially in the arts - contracts are your friend! 

Episode 6 continues the conversation with Howard Cearns, brewer turned arts advocate with an ambitious vision for Western Australia’s creative sector. If you haven't listened to part 1 of this conversation with Howard, go back and start at episode 5.

Howard Cearns’ long and successful  career in marketing and branding has focussed on the commercial food and beverage and tourism sectors. How does the entrepreneurial founder of a craft brewery apply that expertise to the cultural sector in his current capacity as a board member of one of the world’s largest fringe festivals. In this episode, Howard chats to Delwyn about driving arts strategy at the Perth Fringe.

Who’s Your Team? A well run organisation understands its obligations both to, and for, its people, whether they are staff, external contractors or volunteers. In this episode, Delwyn discusses the roles and responsibilities of the different members of the arts organisation team.

In this episode, Delwyn talks to Annie Silberstein, CEO of The Lester Inc, the non-profit arts organisation which produces the prestigious national annual portraiture competition, The Lester Prize. From Annie's career progression to how adjusting to coronavirus, this conversation offers an insight into leading a small team in the arts.

‘C’ is for copyright! So important to the creative sector yet often such a mystery. Delwyn unpacks the mystery and provides a simple checklist that arts organisations can use to develop an IP strategy that protects copyright and respects creativity.