A video link from the Evening with Bruce Lehman event at the New York Society of Illustrat
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I had the chance to attend this event, and i realize that some had difficulty viewing the live video feed, so i wanted to include a link in this post for any and all interested in this important issue.
To view the video CLICK HERE.
I post this in hopes of opening up a constructive and respectful discussion amongst us all, because this issue affects us all as working illustrators.
A brief synopsis of the evening-
The house was full for what turned out to be a dramatic evening event. Mr. Lehman’s presentation was eye opening and forceful. The 12 major illustrators organizations came together in an unprecedented act of unity.
Although accountability of current artists’ reprographic royalties was not intended to be the evening’s topic, events made them so. Watch the video and see for yourself why so many attendees have called this forum a long-overdue wake-up call.
The town hall capped a series of daylong meetings at which the 12 groups met with Mr. Lehman to discuss options and strategies. The groups voted unanimously to seek the first industry-wide mandate to represent illustrators’ rights.
To achieve that, the members of each group will be offered automatic joint membership in the American Society of Illustrators Partnership. Published artists who are not members of any group may join ASIP directly. We’ll notify you when and where membership forms are available for downloading.
The following 12 groups were represented:
The Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators’ Partnership of America
The Association of Medical Illustrators
The American Society of Architectural Illustrators
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
The San Francisco Society of Illustrators
The Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
The Pittsburg Society of Illustrators
The American Society of Aviation Artists
The San Diego Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia
The National Cartoonists Society
We invite other groups to join ASIP.
The Society of Illustrators and the American Society of Illustrators Partnership sponsored An Evening With Bruce Lehman
To view the video CLICK HERE.
I post this in hopes of opening up a constructive and respectful discussion amongst us all, because this issue affects us all as working illustrators.
A brief synopsis of the evening-
The house was full for what turned out to be a dramatic evening event. Mr. Lehman’s presentation was eye opening and forceful. The 12 major illustrators organizations came together in an unprecedented act of unity.
Although accountability of current artists’ reprographic royalties was not intended to be the evening’s topic, events made them so. Watch the video and see for yourself why so many attendees have called this forum a long-overdue wake-up call.
The town hall capped a series of daylong meetings at which the 12 groups met with Mr. Lehman to discuss options and strategies. The groups voted unanimously to seek the first industry-wide mandate to represent illustrators’ rights.
To achieve that, the members of each group will be offered automatic joint membership in the American Society of Illustrators Partnership. Published artists who are not members of any group may join ASIP directly. We’ll notify you when and where membership forms are available for downloading.
The following 12 groups were represented:
The Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators’ Partnership of America
The Association of Medical Illustrators
The American Society of Architectural Illustrators
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
The San Francisco Society of Illustrators
The Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
The Pittsburg Society of Illustrators
The American Society of Aviation Artists
The San Diego Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia
The National Cartoonists Society
We invite other groups to join ASIP.
The Society of Illustrators and the American Society of Illustrators Partnership sponsored An Evening With Bruce Lehman
