In my former position in charge of the Town of Huntington (Long Island) Public Art program, I was successful in getting the Town Attorney's Office to routinely waive the requirement for liability coverage for low budget projects that clearly didn't offer an artist fee sufficient to cover both their involvement and the additional cost of obtaining liability coverage (e.g. $1,000 honorarium for temporary installations in Town Parks that were often existing artworks on loan from the artist).  Frankly, I was amazed that the waiver was granted, but without it none of these installations would have happened as participating artists already had to waive the Town's liability for any damage or loss associated with loan of the artwork.  Worker's Comp waivers have also been routine, although they now require filing of a formal Certification of Attestation of Exemption with the NYS Dept. of Labor declaring under oath that the artist has no employees.  However, neither of these insurance requirements are written in the Town Code; they are merely the standard policy of the Town Attorney's Office and thus can be waived at the discretion of that official, particularly if there is support from a member or members of the Town Council.  


John

John E. Coraor, Ph.D.
Founder & Chief Consultant
Cultural Management Partners LLC
P.O. Box 1294
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On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 3:30 PM Julia Muney Moore <jmoore@indyarts.org> wrote:
I”ve been able to get workers comp requirement waived with an affidavit stating that the artist has no employees.  But even for a temporary installation, someone has to provide liability coverage.  Wonder if something is in place through the neighborhood association?

Julia Muney Moore
Director of Public Art

Arts Council of Indianapolis
924 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN  46204
o (317) 631-3301 x240
m (317) 332-8382
e jmoore@indyarts.org





On Nov 6, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Julie Burros <burros@metrisarts.com> wrote:

The Boston has an insurance waiver option for temporary public art installations - check out this link for info: https://www.boston.gov/departments/arts-and-culture/how-apply-public-art-and-design-projects

JB


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On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 2:15 PM Pax <Pax@augustaarts.com> wrote:

Dear PAN listserv,

 

We are acting as helpers in the conversation between city departments and a group of local needle craft folks who want to do a yarn installation, without having it be cut down because they did something that violates city codes.  It’s all going along well and the city department heads are in favor, but the issue of liability insurance during installation has arisen.  We’re not commissioning this work.  The City isn’t either, really.  We’re just trying to help this great group of enthusiastic people do something fun and creative, and follow city rules as best they can.

 

I’ve had the help of Lee Snelgrove in Columbia, SC who said their arts council, One Columbia, enters their insurance policy number on their zoning department’s temporary encroachment form.  Our board of directors might not support that for a project we’re not actually managing, being done by a bunch of volunteers.

 

I hate to break the news to these knitters that they might need to insure themselves, but maybe that’s the answer.

 

Does anyone have advice?  I thank you.

 

Pax

 

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Greater Augusta Arts Council

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