Estate Planning for Artists and Creatives

Image Detail: Peter Ballman and Dasha Khapalova (Finalists in Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design '22); "Agricultural Fields Around Hooper, NE;" 2019; pastel, pencil and oil pastel on paper; 15x15" each

The pay-what-you-wish webinar will include a basic introduction to estate planning for visual, performing, and literary artists and other creative individuals. While estate planning is important for all adults, it’s especially key for artists. This program will provide guidance as to how artists and others may direct how their creative works will be handled after their death. 

In this session, attorney Edward M. McCoyd brings his experience as a trust and estates attorney to help artists navigate:

• Wills, trusts, and other estate planning instruments

• The possibility of appointing an executor or trustee to manage the copyrights in an artist’s estate

• Providing for the administration of “digital assets,” such as the artist’s website, social media pages, etc

This program will include an hour of presentation, followed by ample time for Q&A.

Event Breakdown

What: Estate Planning for Artists and Creatives

When: Thursday, November 16, 2023, 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET

Where: Online (via Zoom)

Audience: Visual, Performing, and Literary artists and other creative individuals

Cost: Pay-what-you-wish

Registration Details: Register here. Registrants will receive the zoom link.

Recording: This event will be recorded. The recording will be shared with all RSVPs, available for 1 month following the workshop.

Questions: Email learning@nyfa.org

About the Presenter

Edward M. McCoyd represents and advises clients in estate planning and administration matters, real estate purchases and sales, and intellectual property rights transactions and protection in the areas of print and digital book publishing and other media. He has given presentations on estate planning for creative individuals to the members of the Authors Guild, the Dramatists Guild, and the New York State Bar Association. Ed is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, and has his own legal practice in Garden City, New York.

Our thanks to the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law (EASL) Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) for their generous support of this session.