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INTRODUCTION
This section of the website provides general background information to artists and other professionals who come into contact with art foundries and similar service providers. Very few artists have direct access to foundry and other specialist facilities for their own use, so working with professional technicians in sculpture related service industries is a fact of life for most sculptors and other designers.
As well as producing artworks, artists are also inevitably obliged to deal with issues of finance and budgeting, logistics and other administrative tasks. It is all too easy to underestimate the degree to which a professional sculptor must organise and run their working life – internationally active sculptors frequently operate their studios as company director would a mid-sized business operation.
Some of the typical issues that face the professional and amateur sculptor alike are discussed in the following pages. Whilst written originally for publication in the United Kingdom, many of the legislative details mentioned in this section are subject to international treaty, others will vary in detail from country to country – though most developed nations have broadly similar statutes that cover the issues mentioned. It is important for any sculptor who buys in services and sells work, to become familiar with the laws and regulations that are likely to affect them in their own country. The information given here is intended for general information purposes only and does not under any circumstances claim to be either comprehensive, fully accurate or legal advice of any description.
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