The Artists Legal Outreach (ALO) is a pilot project of the Alliance for Arts & Culture.  We will provide artists in all disciplines with access to summary legal advice and hold dialogues on arts-related issues.

Who we are

The Artists Legal Outreach is staffed by volunteer lawyers with experience in legal issues faced by artists.  All are members of the Law Society of BC and have insurance coverage.  The ALO is guided by an Advisory Committee of members of the arts community and the Alliance for Arts & Culture.

What we do

Summary Advice: Free legal advice will be offered in 30 minute sessions with a volunteer lawyer. After the artist completes an online intake form, ALO will review the form and schedule a session. During the session the lawyer can answer questions you may have and provide advice. 

For more information on Summary Advice Clinics, click here.

Website: The ALO is currently developing a searchable database of all documents held in the Alliance for Arts & Culture resource library.  We are working toward expanding the database to feature downloadable full text documents including fact sheets and materials generated for workshops. We will be continually updating the database and welcome contributions of any kind. 

Opportunities

The ALO encourages community participation. As such, we are looking for volunteers to assist in the following areas:

• Legal research and writing
• Events planning
• Administrative assistance
• Fund development
• Web design
• Database development and maintenance

Privacy

We respect your rights to privacy and confidentiality.  This means we will keep all information provided by you confidential unless we have your permission to provide your information to a third party or we are required to under the law.

For more information on the Alliance for Arts & Culture’s privacy policy, click here.

Last Updated: Friday, August 10, 2007