Nonprofit Formation and Fundraising Program Sponsored by the Center for Art Law and Hosted by VLA

June 11, 2015 – André Castaybert attended the program sponsored by the Center for Art Law and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) focusing on the basics and pitfalls of forming nonprofit organizations and fundraising for the arts, with discussion topics including nonprofit governance, compliance, and funding for the arts. Guest speakers included Peter Cobb, Program Officer for the New York Foundation for the Arts; Celia Muller, Associate Counsel for WNET; and Morgan Lindsey Tachco, Grants and Services Director for the Brooklyn Arts Council.

As part of the event, the Center for Art Law prepared a useful list of nonprofit entities in the New York metro area that may be resources for artists to receive advice about creating a nonprofit and for fundraising. Center for Art Law, located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY, serves artists and students, academics and legal practitioners, collectors and dealers, government officials and others in the field, and explores the many facets of this exciting and continually developing field of legal practice.

Established in 1969, VLA is the pioneer in arts-related aid and educational programs about the legal and business issues that affect artists and arts organizations. VLA’s Legal Services Department, its largest program, offers counseling and assistance to the arts community. VLA also offers pro bono legal representation to low-income artists and nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. André Castaybert is a member of the VLA.

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