miriam kingMiriam “Mimi” King will hold the position of Secretary for our 2013 Board of Directors.

She starts out her stint with important information for all artists: Artists have the right to the name and addresses of the buyer(s) of their work. And a right to a resale royalty if the work is resold. Check out the Penal Code

CA artsMimi has also supplied the following information: The California Arts Council is currently looking for information on the visual artists listed below in order to distribute California Resale Royalty Act funds to them or to their estates/heirs. Funds represent five percent of specific sales where the seller (in some cases, auction houses or galleries acting on behalf of the seller) sent the royalty to the Arts Council in compliance with the Act and where the artist’s name was known.

Check out http://www.cac.ca.gov/artsinfo/rrartists.php and f your name is on the lists or if you know how to contact any of these artists or representatives of their estates, please contact Patricia Milich, 916.322.6385 pmilich@cac.ca.gov