AMRC: A-Corps allow creative workers a way to refuse theft of their autonomy
To be or not to be, to form an LLC or a 501(c)(3)? For artists working together, the choice has typically been one or the other: form a business or form a nonprofit arts organization. Now there is another option: an Artist Corporation, or A-Corp. Under the 鈥,鈥 signed by Governor 听on June 2, our state leads the country in helping artists form collectives to retain intellectual property over their creative work. Anyone, anywhere, can form an A-Corp in Colorado, meaning the act has nationwide impact.
To form an A-Corp is to believe in the power of team sports, that one can go fast alone, but far with others. Just as my social media feed sends me videos of friends who bought a ranch to live and work together, A-Corps can help creative workers build their own business commons. Without the need for lawyers, you can fill out a form, declare your artistic mission, and define who contributes and owns what. Et voil脿, your garage band is now a legal business structure.