Guildhouse, in partnership with Nexus Arts, is delighted to present Introduction to Creative Workplaces + Arts Law, a professional development session designed to strengthen artists’ understanding of workplace practices and licensing in the creative industries.

Join us for an informative afternoon featuring presentations from Creative Australia’s Creative Workplaces team and Arts Law Centre of Australia, who will both be travelling to Adelaide for this special event.

This two-hour session will include:

🕐 One hour of presentations introducing Creative Workplaces and Arts Law, with a focus on Licensing for Artists, including practical advice on contracts, copyright, and protecting your creative rights.

🤝 One hour of networking; connect with peers, presenters, and representatives from Creative Australia, Arts Law, Guildhouse, Nexus Arts and Create SA.

You’ll also have the chance to submit questions ahead of time, ensuring the content is tailored to the needs of South Australian artists and arts workers.

This event will be recorded and shared with Guildhouse Members following the session, thanks to our partners at Nexus Arts.

Speakers:

Louise Buckingham, Chief Executive Officer, Arts Law

Louise Buckingham is the CEO of the Arts Law Centre of Australia. She is a lawyer and academic who has specialised in intellectual property and human rights and worked in commercial and in-house roles across the corporate and not-for-profit sectors in Sydney, London and California (beginning at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Sydney, and most recently in the award-winning Tech + IP and Innovation teams at Gilbert + Tobin with several years as the Senior Lawyer at the Australian Copyright Council and an editor of the Copyright Reporter along the way). She is committed to the arts and creators’ rights, and lectures in NSW IP and cultural heritage and ‘art law’ in law, arts and science faculties.

Patrick McCarthy, Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Engagement, Creative Australia

Patrick McCarthy is an arts sector leader and theatre-maker. He is currently the Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Engagement in the Creative Workplaces team at Creative Australia. From 2021 to 2024, he was Executive Director of the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres. Prior to this role he held leadership positions with peak industry bodies in the civil construction and higher education sectors. In 2023-24, he was Co-Convenor of the Arts Industry Council of Victoria and Convenor of the Performing Arts Presenters Associations consortium. He has also worked extensively as a playwright and director for over 15 years, collaborating with some of Melbourne's most acclaimed actors and designers. He holds post-graduate qualifications in both playwriting and policy development and is passionate about building a stronger and more connected arts sector.