Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art-related legal cases and law reform in Australia, as well as select cases internationally.

In this story, our Director and Founder, Alana Kushnir and Paralegal Associate, Mia Schaumann, report on the judgment of the Federal Court of Australia in a trade mark and copyright case which considered the replica of the iconic Fearless Girl statue, a County Court of Victoria finding of misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to inauthentic artworks, a US Court of Appeals finding of copyright infringement against the Andy Warhol Foundation plus more.

For this issue of Meet our Guest, Guest Work Agency & Guest Club Director and Founder Alana Kushnir interviewed James Vivian.

James is the Founder of James Vivian, which has been delivering tailor-made dermal therapy solutions for more than a decade. James is also an avid art collector and Guest Club Art Supporter member, with a true knack for collecting pieces by emerging artists.

For this story of Meet our Guest, we interviewed Yayoi Shionoiri, an art lawyer and the Executive Director of the Chris Burden Estate and the Nancy Rubins Studio, where she is responsible for stewarding Burden's art historical legacy and promoting Rubins's artistic practice.

Yayoi also serves as U.S. Alliance Partner to City Lights Law, a Japanese law firm that represents creators, innovators, and artists, and as an Outside Board Director to Startbahn, an art technology company that is seeking to bring greater reliability to transactions in the art ecosystem. She was recently featured in Art She Says' Power List: Top Female Attorney's in the Art World and The Art Gorgeous' 10 Trailblazing Women Working in Art Law. Find her on Instagram here and at her website here.

Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art-related legal cases and legal reform in Australia, as well as select cases internationally.

In this story, we profile an Australian trade mark case which considered the branding of craft beer, the unanimous decision of a New York zoning board, which acknowledged that artist Nick Cave’s outdoor art installation is not an illegal sign, the US Supreme Court’s rejection of a Nazi-era restitution claim and more.

Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art business – we want to provide you with useful insights, resources and tips on the day to day running of an art-oriented business.

In this Art of Business story, freelance art and design writer Emma-Kate Wilson talks us through the craft of writing and how important clear communication is for artists and art organisations.

For this story of Meet the Guest, Guest Work Agency Director and Founder Alana Kushnir interviewed Channon Goodwin, an artist and arts-worker based in Melbourne, Australia. Channon has developed a distinct creative practice focused on collaboration, collectivism and artist-run organisations.

Currently, Channon is the Director of Bus Projects, founding Convener of the All Conference network and makes films and podcasts for Fellow Worker. He is also in the process of establishing Composite: Moving Image Agency, an Artist-Run agency dedicated to supporting artists’ moving image practices in Australia through exhibition, research, education and distribution. Composite will work in concert with other organisations, initiatives and festivals to champion artists moving image practice to a wide audience.

Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art business – we want to provide you with useful insights, resources and tips on the day to day running of an art-oriented business.

In this story our friends at Lowensteins, specialist accountants for the arts in Australia, share their thoughts on the impact of Covid-19 on the local sector, relevant tax relief options granted to date, and the latest on the Federal Government’s long-awaited arts rescue package.

Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art-related legal cases and legal reform presently taking place within Australia, as well as select cases internationally.

In this story, our Paralegal Associate, Reetika Khanna, reports on an unsuccessful copyright infringement claim by an Australian fashion designer, ongoing copyright negotiations around the use of the Aboriginal flag, a UK decision ordering disclosure of confidential information about the sale of a painting, plus more.