Stories
Guest Work Agency regularly blogs about art news, cases, events and other updates for the industry in Australia and internationally.
‘The Boutique Lawyer Show’ Podcast: Alana Kushnir on Creating Success in a Niche Market
Guest Work Agency founder and director Alana Kushnir has featured as a guest on an episode of the Lawyer’s Weekly podcast ‘The Boutique Lawyer Show’. In the interview, she spoke with podcast host, Jerome Doraisamy, about establishing a niche legal practice, the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the arts sector and how boutique lawyers can build a practice in an area they are passionate about.
Guest Work Agency Signs up to New Payment Solution Supporting the Australian Arts Sector
Guest Work Agency has signed up to new payment processing platform ArtsPay. ArtsPay is a “profit-for-purpose” payments solution that gives back to Australian artists and small arts organisations every time a customer makes a purchase using ArtsPay - either in-store or online - via the ArtsPay Foundation, an artist-led organisation.
Guest Work Agency Director Alana Kushnir Announced as 2021 Australian Blockchain Industry Awards Finalist
Guest Work Agency founder and director Alana Kushnir has been shortlisted for the ‘Education Leader of the Year’ category in the 2021 ‘Blockies’ awards. The awards, run by Blockchain Australia, recognise leadership and excellence in the blockchain industry and community.
Art Case Update - November 2021
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 design law changes in Australia, recent international NFT disputes, the release of a New Jersey judgement on the unscrupulous operations of an art dealer on public interest grounds and much more…
Our Highlight Deals of 2021
We have worked with both new and long-term clients on a variety of inspiring creative projects this year from high profile commissions for public artworks through to advising new NFT platforms. Read our wrap up of our legal and advisory work highlights from 2021.
Introducing Our New Branding Visuals
Guest Work Agency and Guest Club have had a branding spring clean! We commissioned Berlin-based artist Rachel de Joode to create a series of designs that articulate what we do.
Pro Bono Legal Advice Offered to Collingwood Yards Residents
We’re excited to announce that Guest Work Agency will be running a free monthly art law advice clinic for residents of Collingwood Yards, a not-for-profit arts organisation and arts precinct in Melbourne’s inner north.
The Art of Business: Using Instagram Reels as Part of Your Marketing Strategy
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 as Business story, Marketing Consultant, Aleks Czerwinski from Pump Me Up, provides a beginner’s guide to using Instagram Reels as part of your marketing strategy.