As GWA continues to develop its own expertise in estate planning for artists and collectors, we jumped at the chance to ask Sara Adami-Johnson about her experiences in the field. Sara is a Canadian-based high net-worth (HNW) planner specialising in complex international estate matters involving art and digital assets, family governance and business succession planning.

In this new regular segment, Guest Work Agency’s Director and Founder, Alana Kushnir and Paralegal, Mia Schaumann demystify a specific area of art law, with a go-to glossary translating legal speak into people speak. This Go-To Glossary focuses on the estate planning lingo that artists, galleries and collectors need to know.

Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art-related legal cases and law reform in Australia, as well as select cases internationally. In this story, our Director and Founder, Alana Kushnir and Paralegal Mia Schaumann report on the Australian Government’s proposed standalone legislation for Indigenous Knowledge protection, New Zealand’s new resale royalty scheme, the latest US decision on AI and authorship plus more.

Guest Work Agency has advised celebrated Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie on a significant public art project in Parramatta, New South Wales entitled Where Eels Lie Down.

Guest Work Agency Director, Alana Kushnir recently contributed an article to the September 2023 issue of The Brooklyn Rail, exploring the legal complexities of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and cultural lore as it relates to artist-led world-building projects. 

Art law and advisory firm, Guest Work Agency (GWA) has advised the Ballarat International Foto Biennale on the entry terms and conditions for their inaugural Prompted Peculiar – International AI Prize. Ballarat International Foto Biennale is Australia’s most prestigious photographic festival, held in the historic town of Ballarat spanning over 60-days from August to October.  

IP Australia recently called on designers, intellectual property professionals and others who use the design rights system to share their thoughts on ways to improve the Australian design system and the protection it affords. As a legal practice with particular expertise in advising creatives, Guest Work Agency submitted a response outlining our suggestions regarding the proposed reforms and how they could better serve our clients.

As part of Director of Guest Work Agency, Alana Kushnir’s role in leading the Serpentine Legal Lab, we have recently assisted the Serpentine Arts Technologies in the development of Brazilian artist Gabriel Massan’s ground-breaking experimental video game, exhibition and web3 project, Third World: The Bottom Dimension, powered by Tezos.