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Organizations are listed in alphabetical order by name.
Art Connection, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116.,
Email: info@theartconnection.org
URL: www.theartconnection.org/About-The-Art-Connection
Description: An art donation and placement program for artists and collectors who want to donate artwork to public and nonprofit organizations. Serves as an art clearinghouse, simplifying the donation process and offering a wide range of original works for selection by qualifying nonprofit agencies.
Art Connects New York, 491 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10012,
Email: acny@artconnectsnewyork.org
URL: www.artconnectsnewyork.org
Description: A nonprofit organization that creates professionally curated collections of donated original art by New York City artists for social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. The collections are permanently installed in the offices and facilities of recipient agencies and organizations. Offers an excellent vehicle for the dissemination of artwork related to artists’ estates.
Art for Healing, Inc., 230 Scott Street, San Francisco, CA 94117,
Email: angus@artforhealing.org
URL: www.artforhealing.org
Description: Accepts donations of art for free loans to health care facilities.
ARTconnectsLA, 7162 Beverly Blvd., #212, Los Angeles, CA 90036,
Email: info@artconnectsla.org
URL: www.artconnectsla.org
Description: Modeled after the art donation program,The Art Connection in Boston. Places art in nonprofit agencies and community centers.
Estate Project for Artists with AIDS (The), Alliance for the Arts, 330 West 42nd Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10036,
URL: www.artistswithaids.org
Description: Provides practical estate planning advice to all artists, especially those living with HIV/AIDS.
The Art Connection in the Capital Region, 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009,
Email: info@artconnecti9on-cr.org
URL: www.artconnection-cr.org/?c344b400
Description: Works with artists and art collectors in donating artwork to nonprofit community groups.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Artist Legacy Project, 1 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022,
Email: vlany@vlany.org
URL: www.vlany.org/legalservices/legacy.php
Description: Provides artists with free and specialized estate planning and related legal services.


Publications are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Title: Artists’ Estates: Reputations in Trust
Author/Editor: edited by Magda Salvesen and Diane Cousineau
Description: Surveys the lives of important 20th century American artists and the management of their accumulated works. Opens a window into problems of taxes, wills and trust, the inheritors’ role in conservation, succession and interpretation, and the responsibility for our visual heritage.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Date: 2005
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Title: Business of Art (The)
Author/Editor: edited by Lee Caplin
Description: Revised edition. See "Estate and Gift Tax Planning."
Publisher: Prentice Hall Press
Publication Date: 2000
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Title: Estate Planning and Administration. How to Maximize Assets, Minimize Taxes, and Protect Loved Ones
Author/Editor: Edmund T. Fleming
Description: Revised edition. Covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, probate, and settling an estate.
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication Date: 2005
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Title: Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples (A)
Author/Editor: Hayden Curry, Frederick Hertz & Emily Doskow
Description: Revised. A detailed legal survey of the laws affecting gay and lesbian couples, including estate planning.
Publisher: Nolo Press
Publication Date: 2007
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Title: Legal Guide for the Visual Artist
Author/Editor: Tad Crawford
Description: Revised edition. See chapter "The Artist's Estate."
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication Date: 2010
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Title: Plan Your Estate
Author/Editor: Denis Clifford and Cora Jordan
Description: Revised. Explains the use of wills, trusts and other planning devices, and suggests ways to minimize estate taxes.
Publisher: Nolo Press
Publication Date: 2006
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Title: Visual Artist's Guide to Estate Planning (A)
Description: Revised edition. Introduces general estate planning concepts and offers practice advice and a discussion of legal issues raised by artists. Also includes an in-depth discussion of policy and law on selected issues of estate planning. Only available online.
Publisher: Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher's Address: Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 830 North Tejon, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, CO 80903,
Email: sharpeartfdn@qwest.net
URL: http://www.sharpeartfdn.org/estateplnbook/estateplanning.htm
Title: Visual Artist's Guide to Estate Planning (A). 2008 Supplement Update
Description: Updates the book "A Visual Artist's Guide to Estate Planning" with new information on changes in tax and copyright laws. New chapters have also been added. Only available online.
Publisher: Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher's Address: Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 830 North Tejon, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, CO 80903,
Email: sharpeartfdn@qwest.net
URL: www.sharpeartfdn.org/supplement/supplement08.htm
Title: Your Living Trust and Estate Plan. How to Maximize Your Family's Assets and Protect Your Loved Ones
Author/Editor: Harvey J. Platt
Description: Revised edition. A guide to using a living trust to create a flexible estate plan. Covers estate planning for small business owners and others with special needs.
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication Date: 2002
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Web Sites are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Title: Life in Dance (A) . A Guide to Dance Preservation and Estate Planning for Dance Artists
Description: An online guide with infomation on estate planning for dancers. Sponsored by the Estate Project for Artists with AIDS.
Email: estateproject@earthlink.net
URL: www.artistswithaids.org/planning/index.html
Title: Estate Planing for Artists
Description: Provides basic information for artists regarding estate planning. Written by Robert H. Louis, Esq.
URL: www.seniorartistsinitiative.org/01_about_sai/guidelines_louis.html
Title: Future Safe. A Guide to Planning for the Future of Your Art in All Disciplines
Description: Online guide with information on estate planning sponsored by the Estate Project for Artists with AIDS.
Email: estateproject@earthlink.net
URL: www.artistswithaids.org/planning/index.html


Products/Software are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Title: "What happens to the legacy of artists who are neither rich nor famous? Can their work be saved after they die? Should it be saved? Who decides? . . ."
Description: an audio CD. by Edith Hillinger. $20 post paid
Address: Edith Hillinger, 1711 9th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710,