ARCHIVED EVENTS

Louis Salerno

Victor Johnson
Saturday, January 21, 2023, 3 pm
Louis Salerno and Victor Johnson on Artists and Intellectual Property
How well is your work protected against borrowing without permission and compensation? High-profile court cases involving Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol have provided some guidelines, but all artists need to know how to protect their intellectual property (IP), including copyrights, rights of publicity or personality, and moral rights. IP provides the artist with tools to control and financially benefit from their art and strengthen his or her legacy. Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the creators of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. Questions and answers afterward.
Attorneys Louis Salerno and Victor Johnson will be presenting this panel to aid artists in the realization of these goals.
Louis Salerno splits his time between Taos and New York City, where he serves as General Counsel for business organizations including corporate negotiations, insurance, contracts, litigation and compliance with state and federal laws. As General Counsel Lou is responsible for a comprehensive coverage of intellectual property matters and is highly experienced in transactional matters.
Victor Johnson advises entrepreneurs, start-ups, and multinationals on intellectual property matters including copyright and trade secrets while focusing on patent and trademark issues. Victor founded Santa Fe IP (http://www.santafeip.com) to provide a concierge-level of attention leveraging his experiences at AmLaw 10 and AmLaw 100 firms, IP boutiques, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Louis Grachos
Saturday, December 17, 2022, 3 pm
Louis Grachos
Join SITE Santa Fe’s Phillips Executive Director Louis Grachos for a talk on contemporary art in New Mexico. Learn more about Louis’ multi-decade career in the field and hear his reflections on SITE Santa Fe during his first tenure in the 1990s, now, and his vision for the institution’s future.

Ken Boiarsky
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 3 pm
Ken Boiarsky
Ken Boiarsky, lawyer and organist extraordinaire (he built his own pipe organ in his house in Taos) will be demonstrating his talents on a portable keyboard. The program includes a variation on Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Prelude in C Major from Book 1 of JS Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, three of JS Bach’s Two-Part Inventions (Numbers One, Eight, and Thirteen), Minuet in G from JS Bach’s Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, Prelude in C major for Organ (adapted to keyboard), and an original composition.

Lauren Tresp
Sunday, December 4, 2022, 3 pm
Since taking over THE Magazine in 2016, publisher and editor Lauren Tresp has rebranded the publication as Southwest Contemporary and transformed it into several thriving offshoots, including print and online editions, and expanded the publication’s reach to include the greater Southwest region. Tresp will talk about how the staff makes editorial decisions and SWC’s overall approach to art criticism and arts journalism. She also has tips for artists about handling their own public relations and reaching out for press coverage.

Louis Salerno

Kenneth Boiarsky