
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Pan-Atlantic College in collaboration with the Guild of Skilled High quality Artists of Nigeria (GFA) and Kenna Companions, a number one regulation agency famend for its experience in artwork regulation, just lately hosted a transformative workshop titled Empowering Artists: Navigating Authorized and Contractual Points within the Arts World on the museum.
The workshop, the primary of its sort in Nigeria, positioned a highlight on copyright practices and mental property rights, emphasising their pivotal function in defending artists’ works, fostering innovation, and driving nationwide improvement. The facilitators, Okechukwu Ekweanya and Ifunanya Ikwueto, addressed the crucial want for consciousness and enforcement of art-specific agreements, which, if neglected, not solely short-change artists but in addition hinder the inventive sector’s potential to considerably contribute to the economic system.
On the coronary heart of the dialogue was the popularity of copyright as a useful asset that secures authorized rights and earnings alternatives for creators, no matter who owns the bodily creations.