There is 1 week left to submit your proposal for the Denver Music Advancement Fund!
This fund, created Denver Arts and Venues in partnership with Illegal Pete’s and LivWell Enlightened Health is providing $100,000 to projects that help to advance The Denver Music Strategy and Denver’s Cultural Plan, IMAGINE 2020.
The deadline to submit proposals is Friday May 17, 2019.
Click Here for more information and submission requirements.
Join Dave Ratner on Friday, April 5th, from 10am-12pm at the Carbondale Branch Library for "When Art Meets Law - Navigating Copyrights & Contracts for Creatives".
Dave will be leading a discussion copyrighting, licensing, contracts, agreements and maintaining a creative business.
This event is free and all are welcome! Click Here to get more information!
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts and Colorado Attorneys for the Arts Present: Art + Law Greeley
Art + Law: Greeley is a full day of legal workshops for attorneys, creative professionals and arts organizations that takes place on Tuesday, April 16 at Mirage Productions.
10:00 - 11:30: What You Need to Know About Counseling Creatives.
Dave Ratner covers the nuances of counseling creatives and catering to the creative industries
11:30 - 11:50: Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) Info Session for Attorneys
12:00 - 1:00: Interactive Networking Lunch for Attorneys and Creatives
1:00 - 1:20: Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) Info Session for Creatives, Colorado Creative Industries and Greeley Creative District
1:30 - 3:30: Legal Issues for Creatives
Creative Law Network’s Dave Ratner and Erickson Kernell IP’s Dave Rein will cover the common legal issues that creative professionals and entities encounter including intellectual property, contracts, business entity types and much more.
4:00 Casual Mixer - Everyone is welcome!
To learn more and register for your spot: Click Here!
See you there!
Today’s Client Spotlight features spoken word poet, Andrea Gibson!
Beginning February 25, 2019, Andrea Gibson is touring on their new book, “Lord of the Butterflies”.
In a fierce oscillation between activism and love, Andrea Gibson’s newest literary triumph, Lord of the Butterflies, is a masterful showcase from the renowned poet whose writing and performances have captured the hearts of millions. An artful and nuanced look at gender, romance, loss, and family, this is also a book of protest. While rioting against gun violence, homophobia, and white supremacy, Gibson celebrates gender expansion, queer love, and the will to stay alive. Each emotion in Lord of the Butterflies is deft and delicate, resting within imagery heavy enough to sink the heart, while giving the body wings to soar.
Winner of the first ever Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2008, Andrea Gibson remains one of the most captivating performers in the spoken word poetry scene today. Known for pulling hearts out of chests to either wrench or kiss, Gibson has authored four full-length collections of poems, an illustrated book of their most memorable quotes (Take Me With You, Penguin 2018), and has released seven beloved albums. Gibson regularly sells out 500+ capacity standing room only venues to eager audiences, mouthing along every word, further popularizing the art form and creating a space for each person in the room to feel, and to heal.
Click Here for more information on Andrea Gibson and to find a tour date near you.
Introducing our new “Client Spotlight” Series! In this series we’ll feature some of our awesome clients and give you a little insight into what they do.
Our first Client Spotlight feature is RiNo Art District! Founded in 2005 by local artists, this north Denver art district is made up of 4 historic neighborhoods: Globeville, Elyria-Swansea, Five Points and Cole. Together with the RiNo Business Improvement District (BID) and the RiNo General Improvement District (GID), RiNo Art District funds and supports this area through advocacy, infrastructure improvements, artist support, community programming, business support, and events. Look out for their next event Side Stories starting March 1st!
We love working in the creative and inviting community that RiNo Art District has worked so hard to create! To learn more and to connect with this awesome organization, visit www.rinoartdistrict.org.
We are excited to announce that Dave Ratner has been named a 5280 Top Lawyer for 2019! Dave has been recognized a 5280 Top Lawyer since the magazine’s Top Lawyer list was created.
Congratulations, Dave!
Dave Ratner has been named Colorado Business Committee for the Arts’ 2019 Volunteer Attorney of the year!
“Dave Ratner, Principal, Creative Law Network has dedicated his legal practice and volunteer service to the creative industries, including stewarding the development and growth of CBCA’s Colorado Attorneys for the Arts - CAFTA program across Colorado.” - CBCA
Congratulations, Dave!
Today, December 4, 2018, is Colorado Gives Day!
Colorado Gives Day was founded in 2011 as a way to show support for our state’s non-profit organizations, so “Give Where You Live” and give what you can to help Colorado grow!
Check out Dave’s presentation at Greeley Creative District's “A Cacophony of Creatives” this past June. He discusses an overview of the legal basics for creatives including copyrights, "fair use" and protections for musicians, artists, filmmakers and other creators.
Dave Rater has been named Barrister’s Best, Barrister’s Choice “Best Entertainment Attorney” by Law Week Colorado for the second year in a row!
Barrister’s Choice is based on interviews and discussions within the legal community.
Congratulations, Dave!”