Call for Papers -
Section on Art Law
Mapping Art Spaces I: University and Nonprofit Art
The recent controversy surrounding Brandeis University’s decision to sell its art collection valued at $350 million highlights the presence of art in locations outside of traditional art museums. Although the Brandeis collection is housed in a university art museum, the decision to sell the collection and protests that emerged following this decision reflect additional issues that may arise in considerations of art in university contexts.
In the 2010 and 2011 AALS Annual Meetings in New Orleans and San Francisco, the AALS Section on Art Law will undertake to present a series of discussions about art in non-traditional spaces, with a focus on art outside of museums. Mapping Art Spaces I at the New Orleans meeting will focus on art in university and nonprofit environments, while Mapping Art Spaces II at the San Francisco meeting will concentrate on art in corporate and public environments.
For the 2010 Annual meeting in New Orleans, the AALS Section on Art Law is seeking papers that discuss any aspect of art in university and nonprofit spaces with respect to a broad range of issues, including general business issues, contracts, intellectual property, insurance, tax, First Amendment concerns, selection and acquisition procedures, donor relations, security, appraisal, repair, maintenance, preservation, authentication, site selection, and financial and budget matters. A broad range of topics is possible, and we welcome submissions on any aspect of our selected topic.
Law teachers, other scholars, artists, art administrators or others who have an interest in speaking at this program are invited to submit abstracts dealing with any aspect of the foregoing topic. A review committee consisting of Section on Art Law officers will select at least two papers and will invite the author of each selected paper to make a presentation at the section meeting at the January 2010 AALS Annual Meeting. The review committee may also include persons selected to by the Section on Art Law officers to comment on the topics raised in the selected papers.
If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit an abstract of not more than 500 words by no later than Monday, August 17, 2009. In addition to the abstract, you may also submit a complete draft of your paper. Please submit the abstract and a draft, if available, to Professor Olufunmilayo Arewa (o-arewa@law.northwestern.edu), Chair of the Section on Art Law. E-mail submissions are preferred and should be sent to o-arewa@law.northwestern.edu. You may also submit your proposal by mail to Olufunmilayo Arewa, Northwestern University School of Law, 357 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601.
Please feel free to forward this Call for Papers to anyone who might be interested. Authors of selected papers will be notified by Monday, September 28, 2009.