The 2008 schedule will be posted some time in February.
To see a sample of what was offered, click
here for the 2007 teleclass schedule.
Miss
a Class? Catch the Audio!
Download the audio file of each class!
Audio files for the 2007 classes will be available after January 1, 2008. For more information, email Tricia
admin@gag.org.
Advocacy Issues
Your Right to Unionize
The Senate voted on H.R. S.1041 - "The Employee Free
Choice Act" - on June 26th.The Bill failed to pass
by nine votes, all Repulican.
Click
here for details…
ALERT
Perpetuity Contracts - DO NOT SIGN
contracts with Simon and Schuster granting all rights in perpituity
until you... Click
here for more info
Copyright Protection
for Fashion Designers - S.1957
S. 1957, theDesign Piracy Prohibition Act [including Protection For Fashion Design], was introduced in the Senate on August 8, 2007. The bill proposes to protect the copyright of fashion designs for 3 years.Click
for more information
Support Artists Tax Deduction for Donated Artwork
The Artist-Museum Partnership Act Reintroduced
in Congress
Show Congress Your Support! Click
here for details
Support Your Right to Unionize
Contact your senators
Vote Yes on H.R. 800 - "The Employee Free Choice Act"
Click
here for details…
ext.15 - Patricia McKiernan, Administrative Director
ext 10 - Tamara Hall, Reception
ext 11 - Tamara Hall, NY Chapter Administrator
ext 12 - Barbara Pannone, Membership
We're excited about the move and invite Guild
members to come visit when in town.
As of March 1, 2007 the new address is:
Graphic Artists Guild
32 Broadway, Suite 1114
New York, NY 10004
Tel: 212-791-3400
Fax: 212-791-0333
Copyright Housekeeping
VA Copyright Registration Forms must
be submitted as 2-sided on one page. When you print out the .pdf
form on the Copyright Office web site, print it on both sides
of one sheet of paper, not as two one-sided sheets. The Copyright
Office has been rejecting VA Registration Forms printed on two
sheets.
Always save at least one print, copy,
or example of your work with your Copyright Registration Certificate.
Keep the hard copies together in a folder.
Greetings From the Guild President
Updates from President John Schmelzer. Click
here.
Great News About Access to Health Insurance!
The Guild recently affiliated with the United
States Federation of Small Business which means that most Guild
members will now have access to group health insurance plans.
Click here for more info.
Ask Mark
We have a wonderful feature called Dear Mark,
which has new dialogs posted regularly. Hosted by the fabulous
Mark Monlux, you will find common questions and uncommonly helpful
answers, addressing a variety of art business issues. Click
here!
Yay! a Project! But now, how to price it??
Mark Monlux to the rescue
1) How
to Establish Basic Estimate Guidelines
2)
How to Negotiate a Contract
Volunteer!
Would you like to hang out with your creative
colleagues? Learn new skills? Broaden your networking? Sharpen
your business expertise? You can do all this AND be part of an
essential organization, pooling our resources to improve working
conditions for all artists! Just contact your
local Guild chapter or contact one of the
National Committees.
PEGs 12
Get your copy of the 12th edition of The Graphic Artists Guild Handbook
of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines.
" The creative professions are radically
changing and the Handbook is keeping pace with up-to-date advice
on pricing and professional practices. This 11th edition ranks
at the top of HOW's list of must-have business resources for creatives."
– Bryn Mooth, Editor, HOW Magazine
Contact sales@gag.org
(Guild members receive a complimentary copy.)
Click
here to read all about this indispensable reference, or to
place your order.
Guild Lapel Pins Available
Everyone
is proud of their Guild Lapel Pins! Show your pride. Purchase
your Graphic Artists Guild Lapel Pins today for $10 (includes
tax, shipping and handling). Just send a check, made out to the
Graphic Artists Guild, to Mark Monlux, 7622 S. Yakima Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98408-5315. Purchase a lot of 10 for the price of eight.
Committee News
Advocacy
Updates in copyright legislation, copyright issues and how they
effect our business as artists. Precedent setting legal cases
that protect and define our rights to our work as creators, and
the publishers and businesses still challenging them. Are "art
contests" and online logo graphic design "mills"
unethical, and what can be done about them? Information about
reprographic rights organizations and how they operate. All this
and more on the Guild's Advocacy
page. Contact National Advocacy Committee Chairperson Lisa
Shaftel at 
to become involved.
Communications
Be part of the voice of the Guild! We're working on the Newsletter,
the Website, various and sundry collateral, and there's always
a heap of to-dos in the PEGs' In Basket. If you are an active
Guild member, and interested in contributing (read: volunteer)
please contact the Communications Committee: 
Membership
Got fresh ideas? Want to help grow our ranks? How about just helping
out at the Guild booth at upcoming tradeshows? Haydn Adams
is our dynamic contact point for serving and growing our membership,
and he'd love to talk to you. 
More News!
Cruise over to the
News page for more, well, news.
Join Now!
Make 2008 a great year for your career. Give
yourself a well-deserved gift this year and become a Graphic Artists
Guild Member today! [join
here!]
Tools for Educational Outreach
The importance of teaching professional business
standards to graphic artists beginning their careers is essential.
With this goal in mind, the Northern California chapter of the
Guild has created a PDF template document to assist Guild
chapters in doing effective outreach. [more]
