Copyright and Dance
Posted Jul 10, 2024 | Law Student Blog,
By Kevin Xu, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Juris Doctor Candidate, 2026 Music can be copyrighted; everyone knows that. You need a license to perform someone else’s music in most scenarios. But can you dance to it? Are dance moves copyrightable? May choreographic works receive copyright...
Piercing the Corporate Veil: A Legal Mechanism for Accountability
Posted Jun 27, 2024 | Law Student Blog,
By Matthew Cook, Saint Louis University School of Law, Juris Doctor Candidate, 2026 The concept of “piercing the corporate veil” is a crucial legal mechanism used to hold business owners personally liable for a corporation’s actions or debts. Normally, a corporation is treated as a separate legal entity, protecting...
Meet Brianna McIntrye
Posted May 16, 2024 | News & Events,
We are pleased to announce that Brianna McIntyre is our new part-time associate director. Her primary responsibilities are managing our referral service and college outreach program. McIntyre is a St. Louis-born artist whose practice investigates social and political identities through her critical spatial practice and research. A graduate of...
VLAA Seeks Associate Director
Posted Mar 29, 2024 | News & Events,
Update: We have conducted interviews and are no longer accepting applications. We are seeking a part-time Associate Director whose primary responsibilities are managing our referral service and college outreach program. The Associate Director reports to the Executive Director. Our three-person staff also includes a part-time Community Engagement Manager. Compensation...
AI Shakespeare
Posted Mar 22, 2024 | News & Events,
To prepare for the artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright program, which we co-presented at the High Low on March 21, we asked free ChatGPT to generate Shakespeare sonnets about artists in St. Louis who are worried about AI co-opting their work. We selected this one from among 18 choices...
Meet Shayba Diaz Muhammad
Posted Feb 22, 2024 | News & Events,
We are pleased to announce that Shayba Diaz Muhammad is our new part-time Community Engagement Manager. In this position, she will build awareness of our programs and services and will help implement our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility plan. Her email address is community@vlaa.org. Muhammad is a working artist...
Grants to Support Arts Engagement and Learning
Posted Feb 14, 2024 | News & Events,
East St. Louis Community Arts Access, a re-granting program run by the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation (JJKF) with funding from the Illinois Arts Council (IAC), awards grants to local cultural organizations and nonprofits offering arts programming. Schools and individual artists are also eligible for funding. This grants program seeks to...
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Posted Jan 16, 2024 | Legal Issues,
by Attorney Christian Misner, VLAA board member Big news alert! The U.S. Department of Labor just threw a curveball our way with a new rule dropping on March 11, 2024 – “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).” Yeah, it’s a mouthful, but stick...
2024 Tax Preparation Assistance
Posted Jan 15, 2024 | Financial Matters,
Our volunteer accountants aren’t available to prepare tax returns for our pro bono clients until May. As a courtesy, here are are some options to consider if you need assistance: STL Tax Counselors at the Salvation Army STL Tax Counselors are preparing tax returns (by appointment only) at the...
