“Bringing Creatives to the Country: Immigration Issues for Artists & Arts Organizations in the Time of COVID-19”

FREE live webinar by the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

May 21, 2020 (12-1:30 p.m.)

Advance registration requested: please click here.

The art scene in the U.S. is made even more vibrant with the addition of international artists and performers, but often theaters, galleries, schools, and artists can get tripped up on the legal requirements for them to work here. With the ongoing shut-downs and immigration bans in response to COVID-19, planning to bring international artists to the country has been made exponentially more complicated.

Join us to hear from two experienced immigration attorneys, who will provide the procedural and legal options available for artists and performers/entertainers to visit the U.S. temporarily on non-immigrant visas. They will also discuss the employment-based green card process for attorneys advising those hoping to immigrate permanently to the U.S. to pursue their artistic careers here.

Faculty

· Weronika Costas, The Costas Network Law Center, LLC

· Svetlana Kats, Attorney at Law

All artists and arts organizations are welcome to attend by Zoom video conferencing and engage in Q&A free of charge.

About the VLA

The Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) is a program of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association that provides public education and pro bono legal help to eligible artists and arts organizations free of charge. Learn more at www.CleMetroBar.org/VLA, where you can also find a list of resources for the arts community in the times of COVID-19.

Questions? Email jpaine@clemetrobar.org.