First Brazilian Conference on Law and Art
June 5, 2018
From May 16-18, 2018, over 350 students and authorities from Brazil and abroad gathered in the Centro Cultural Ariano Suassuna in João Pessoa, Paraiba, to discuss subjects related to the protection of arts.
Although Brazil has a good level of production and trade in the field of visual arts, there is a lack of awareness of the corresponding legislation. Since 2018 is the European year of Cultural Heritage, national stakeholders considered it a good opportunity to bring the legal community together to promote debate and discuss best practices with international experts.
IP and the visual arts
The objective of the Conference was to discuss emerging topics related to visual arts, such as:
- the protection of national cultural and artistic heritage,
- copyright and inheritance,
- tax incentives and money laundering,
- minors in arts,
- international policies for the protection of arts,
- heritage and the environment and arbitration in cases of restitution of works of art.
It was aimed at managers, researchers, academics, diplomats, artists, art collectors, academia, representatives from museums, art galleries, foundations and auction houses from Brazil and abroad.
Ms. Isabella Pimentel, Counsellor of the WIPO Brazil Office (WBO), was present at the round table on Art and Institutions’ law, where she delivered a presentation on the recent discussions on artists’ resale rights in the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights.
Side events to the conference included exhibits by local artists, book launches, two musical concerts, and a competition of papers on arts and law prepared by young researchers.
The First Brazilian Conference on Law and Art was jointly organized by the Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB) and the Audit office (Tribunal de Contas) of the state of Paraiba, with the sponsorship of WIPO, the Brazilian branch of the International Law Association (ILA), the Brazilian Bar, the Embassy of Italy in Brazil, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among others.
Find out more
- Pictures of the event
- Webcasting of conferences (in Portuguese):
- Articles (in Portuguese):
- Money Laundering is the topic of the second day of the Brazilian Conference on Law and Art
- Author of book on greatest robbery to a Brazilian museum cricitizes general lack of interest for the destiny of stolen artworks
- Authority from the Federal Police in charge of combatting money laundering proposes national register of artworks
- President of the Audit Office of the State of Paraiba welcomes participants of the First Brazilian Conference on Law and Art
- Embassador Sergio Moreira Lima closes the Conference on Law and Art
Professor Marcilio Franca, Academic Coordinator of the Conference, and Embassador Sergio Moreira de Lima, deliver the prize for best paper to students from the Federal University of Parana Igor Halter and Francisco Bley, accompanied by their supervisor, Professor Marcelo Conrado (Photo: Davi Gondim)