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ACS and DACS unite to uphold the rights of artists and artists’ estates.

The Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) and the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS), with the help of the art law team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP and Harry Martin of 5 Stone Buildings, have united to uphold the rights of artists and artists’ estates and ensure that they receive the royalties that are rightfully owed to them by jointly bringing legal action against well-known art dealer, Ivor Braka.

• 18 March 2022

DACS supports Keep Your Copyright Campaign

We are announcing our support of the Association of Illustrator’s Keep Your Copyright campaign, encouraging illustrators to protect their copyright and autonomy over their work.

• 2 February 2022

Long-term collaborative solutions are needed to maintain artist rights

DACS welcomes the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Creative Individuals Recovery Programme funding, providing over 1,400 people working in arts and culture with grants of up to £2,000 to aide their practice.

• 8 December 2021

`Imagining a New Art World: with Harold Offeh, Tai Shani, Sally Shaw and Gilane Tawadros

At a time when museums and galleries were preparing to open their doors after months of closure during lockdown, how were the spaces into which audiences returned altered by the challenges of 2020?

• 28 April 2021, 5pm

DACS’ Annual Review: 58,000 artists and estates receive £18 million in royalties

In a world that is hard to predict, DACS remains a constant and reliable, partner supporting thousands of artists.

• 5 September 2019

Spaced Out

Artquest and DACS presented Spaced Out - a one-day conference that looked at the changing use of artists’ space in a wider urban context.

• 24 April 2018, 9:30am-5pm
• Central Saint Martins LVMH Lecture Theatre 1, Granary Building Kings Cross London N1C 4AA

Who Owns the Art World?

An online panel discussion with Hayley Newman, Richard Parry and Morgan Quaintance abut the ethics and economics of the art world

• 14 March 2018, 5pm
• The event was streamed live on Periscope @DACSforArtists and on DACS' Twitter.