The Ella Project has b
een hired by South Arts, a regional organization based in Atlanta that builds on the South’s unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts, to facilitate six upcoming, invitation-only national focus group meetings to assess the current jazz touring environment, and how to build careers for lesser-known artists located throughout the country’s more rural and underserved areas. These sessions will be instrumental in designing the launch of Jazz Road, a forthcoming initiative funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Jazz Road will be led by South Arts in partnership with the five other U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (Arts Midwest, Mid America Arts Alliance, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts, and Western Arts Alliance/WESTAF). Follow us on Instagram as we document these conversations taking place across the U.S. in next two months.
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Ashlye Keaton teaches Copyright & Trademark workshop as part of NOCCA Institute Summer Studio
The Ella Project will be part of The NOCCA Institute’s Summer Studio, teaching a Copyright
& Trademark workshop on June 9th. Join Ella Project Co-Founder Ashlye Keaton as she discusses:
- What copyright does for you
- How to register your copyrights
- What is (and isn’t) copyrightable
- Do you need a trademark?
- What’s the difference between copyright and trademark?
This is a multi-disciplinary workshop, covering musicians, visual artists, performing artists, filmmakers, writers, and all other creatives.
DATE AND TIME
Sat, June 9, 2018
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
LOCATION
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
2800 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
To register, please click here.
Ella Project produces case study on New Orleans culture for Canadian Music Week
The Ella Project is proud to partne
r with Music Policy Forum, Music Canada and Canadian Music Week to produce programming around the state of New Orleans music and culture to be presented at the annual Music Cities Summit as part of Canadian Music Week, which takes place in Toronto May 7 – 13, 2018. The Ella Project conceived, co-produced and is moderating the May 12th panel: New Orleans: A Case Study On Cultural Heritage, Economic Development and Audience Development in NOLA. Along with Ella Project co-founder Ashlye Keaton, who will serve as moderator, representatives from WWOZ, the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council, the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation and A Closer Walk will discuss how their organizations support the broader cultural ecosystem as it pertains to cultural heritage, economic development and audience development in New Orleans.
Partnering with organizations such as Music Canada and Music Policy Forum builds on The Ella Project’s strategy to create a network of public policy makers with a deeper interest in the current successes and challenges of New Orleans cultural development. “This summit brings people engaged in music policy from across the world,” says Keaton. “We have a great opportunity to learn from them, but I also believe they have a great opportunity to learn from us. New Orleans culture continues to thrive, despite lack of significant public investment and a changing city. Channeling knowledge gained and shared at summits like this is key for New Orleans to engage policy discussions going forward into the new administration.”
For more information on the Music Cities Summit at Canadian Music Week, please visit www.musiccitiessummit.com and www.cmw.net/conferences/music-summit.
For a copy of The Mastering of a Music City report, please visit www.ifpi.org/downloads/The-Mastering-of-a-Music-City.pdf.
Copyright and trademarking for artists with Ashlye Keaton workshop at NOCCA June 9
Business of art class: Copyright and trademarking for artists with Ashlye Keaton
Time: Saturday, June 9 from 10am-12pm
Instructor: Ashlye Keaton
Location: NOCCA, 2800 Chartres Street
ABOUT THIS CLASS
Anyone who wants to have a successful career in the arts needs to be able to protect and distribute their work. Join Ella Project Co-Founder and Supervising Attorney Ashlye Keaton as she discusses:
- What copyright does for you
- How to register your copyrights
- What is (and isn’t) copyrightable
- Do you need a trademark?
- What’s the difference between copyright and trademark?
This is a multi-disciplinary workshop, covering musicians, visual artists, performing artists, filmmakers, writers, and all other creatives.
REQUIREMENTS
No previous experience is required. Enrollment is limited to adults age 18 and older.
TO REGISTER
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-of-art-class-copyright-and-trademarking-for-artists-with-ashlye-keaton-tickets-44812989859
Ella Project at Music Cities Think Tank
The Ella Project was honored to participate in this year’s Music Cities Think Tank, hosted by Sound Music Cities at SWSW in Austin. This two day think tank brought together
music policy leaders from across North America to discuss issues including developing music friendly municipal policies, new revenue streams for musicians, the evolving role of non commercial radio, and more.
We’re excited to continue these conversations to bring the most progressive, music forward
public policies to New Orleans. Along with Austin, we met with music policy experts from:
- Seattle
- Washington Dc
- San Antonio
- Memphis
- Victoria, BC
- Portland, OR
- London, ON
- Milwaukee
- Fort Collins, CO
See more about the Think Tank here.