R. Emmett McAuliffe assists business clients with the protection and exploitation of their intellectual property portfolios, offering special services to the music, film, art, fashion and internet application/software design communities. Emmett has filed and prosecuted a large number of U.S. and international trademark and copyright applications and has represented IP-based businesses in matters involving asset protection, acquisition, work-for-hire, financing, production, distribution, licensing and litigation.
Emmett is especially active in the fields of Arts & Entertainment and Evolving Media. In March, 2008 he received a three-year gubernatorial appointment to the Missouri Arts Council. In 2007, Emmett was awarded a Gold-record plaque by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his involvement in an album achieving 500,000 in sales. Also in 2007, Emmett was elected to the Board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and elected President of the Board of St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA)
Ten Things You Need To Know About Copyright And Trademarks in The Digital Age
In 1983, just out of college, Sheila Meehan began a 10 year career in the marketing and manufacturing side of the gift /stationery business. This experience was valuable and eventually led her into the art licensing world. She has led licensing programs at Determined Productions, Marcel Schurman/Papyrus and now her own company, Meehan Design Group (formerly Herrin Design Group.) She has represented a wide array of artists and properties such as Cheri Blum, Charles M. Schultz, Felix the Cat, Brenda Walton and many others. Fascinated by the mix of art and business, she is passionate about working directly with talented art professionals to develop merchandise programs.
It is widely recognized that artists don’t always make good business people but Sheila bridges that gap to the marketplace by guiding them and helping to make sound decisions about companies to work with and products to develop. Her agency represents artists but also consults with both artists and corporations on marketing brands, contract negotiation and product development.
The Business of Artistic Licensing
Sheila will cover the basics and principals of licensing art to manufacturer’s and how this process is achieved. She will show examples of how art gets presented and then becomes finished manufactured merchandise. While licensing art may not be pursued by every artist, it is interesting to understand how this process works and that it is a viable option for the right artist! There will be a 10 minute question and answer period at the end of the session.
Danny Orendorff is the Assistant Coordinator of the Renegade Craft Fair, aiding in the production, marketing, curating and general organization of each one of Renegade’s events around the country. In addition to working for Renegade Craft Fair, Orendorff works as a freelance journalist, most recently as contributing writer to Art in America Online, and as an independent curator, completing projects for SFCamerawork Gallery (San Francisco, CA); Berkeley Art Museum + Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley, CA); Art2102 (Los Angeles, CA); Future Art Research Center (Phoenix, AZ) and MU Gallery (Eindhoven, The Netherlands). He holds a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities and a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from Arizona State University, and is currently working on his M.A. in Art History at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Now in its seventh year, The Renegade Craft Fair is a unique, DIY event showcasing hundreds of the most talented and innovative crafters, designers and artists around. Originating in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood by jewelery designer and current Lead Coordinator, Sue Daly, the Renegade Craft Fair quickly caught on with hip, young audiences, environmentally and politically conscious consumers, and craft enthusiasts of all kinds. Today the Renegade Craft Fair occurs annually in Brooklyn (NY) Los Angeles (CA), and San Francisco (CA), in addition to two yearly Fairs in Chicago and, recently, in miniature form as part of large music festivals.
The Renegade Guide to DIY Craft Fairs + Businesses
In this presentation, Danny Orendorff will chart the history and growth of the Fair and how its success responds to what Sue Daly recognized early on as the need for fresh, edgy, alternative craft fairs for those working outside of traditional craft and within emergent markets of affordable, handmade design—many making a name for themselves online. Orendorff will detail what Renegade staff considers when jurying their Fairs, offer insights into running a successful, interesting booth and craft business, and just what makes craft ‘Renegade’.
One minute she’s on the phone, the next racing off to meet with an artist, the next deciphering doodles for a business meeting. And on the weekends, there are always antique shows & garage sales to haunt…
Retrace Margo Tantau’s career path, and you’ll find yourself all over the map. San Francisco, London, NY…and a retail store in the Napa Valley for 10 years. To this day, serious shopaholics look back at the store, Tantau, with great affection.
Margo’s passion revolves around art & design & the people that create it. This love of possibility enabled her to turn her retail success into a sought-after wholesale business; Relish. Relish represented unique small artists nationally and internationally, and was, in Margo’s words, “The best job I could ever hope for”.
Her success with Relish led to National Magazine work, 4 years as Creative Director of Seasonal Decor Company, Midwest of Cannon Falls, and; to her present career challenge, Creative Director of Retail Product at Hallmark.
Margo shares her rambling Kansas City bungalow with her partner Johnny, their 2 year old son Cooper, two loveable mutts, a well used art studio, and endless collections of pottery, antiques, and found treasures.
Margo’s favorite way that she has been described, is “Fairy Good-Mother to Artists everywhere.”
Spotting Artistic Talent
