[DAC] Fwd: [Artfound-list] Press Conference for Senate Bill 2461

[Joyce Linehan]

___
Joyce Linehan
Ashmont Media
sent by a Treo wireless device

...... Forwarded Message .......
From: artfound-list at artistsfoundation.org
To: artfound-list at artistsfoundation.org
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:33:59 -0500
Subj: [Artfound-list] Press Conference for Senate Bill 2461

News from the Artists Foundation
_______________________________________________
Information about this mailing list, including
unsubscription information, may be accessed
through the link at the end of this message.
_______________________________________________
Greetings-

If you are around please attend:


PRESS ADVISORY

For Immediate Release
November 14, 2006   
Contact:    Rosemary Powers
        Office of Senator Jack Hart
        (617) 722-1150
Passage of S2461 an Act Further Regulating the Consignment of Fine Art
WHEN:   Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 12:30pm
WHERE:  Midway Studios, 15 Channel Center Street, Boston, MA 02210 
WHO:        State Senator Jack Hart, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on 
Tourism,            Arts & Cultural Development

        Representative Eric Turkington, House Chair of the Joint Committee 
on               Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development

        Kathleen Bitetti, the Artists Foundation

        Jim Grace, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

WHAT:   Senate Bill 2461 passed into law clarifies and improves on the 
previous     important statute.  This new law expands protection for both 
artists and owners of      art who wish to attempt to sell their art, as 
well as the consignees of fine art.  It       provides transparency and 
predictability and reestablishes trust in the marketplace.  

WHY:        The previous law governing the consignment of fine art in 
Massachusetts,    chapter 104A, was recently tested in 2 key legal cases: 
The Boston Corporate Art        (2003) and Haley and Steele (2005).  
Unfortunately the law fell short in        protecting the artists, 
consignors and consignees of fine art.  The literal     interpretation and 
application of Chapter 104A proved problematic.  Senate Bill     2461 will 
help to ensure transparency and provide a good business template for  both 
consignees and consignors of fine art who follow sound business             
   practices.

###

_______________________________________________
Artists Foundation mailing list
For more information, or unsubscribing, visit:
http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/artfound-list
_______________________________________________