Event Summary

This workshop is part of the FEMME Art Fair 2026 Programming collection. 

The money, rights, and business decisions artists need to build sustainable, lasting careers.

Featuring: WALA Board President, John D. Mason 

John D. Mason of Copyright Counselors, LLC is an art, entertainment and intellectual property attorney, and literary agent. He is based in the Washington DC/Maryland area. His practice focuses on copyright and trademark transactional matters, litigation, publishing and media issues, contracts, and commercial matters. He works with writers, artists, filmmakers and people and companies in creative industries to protect, promote and exploit their work. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Mason is currently adjunct faculty teaching Art, Cultural Heritage and the Law at George Washington University School of Law, and adjunct faculty teaching Entertainment Law at UDC Law School, as well as past adjunct teaching Art and the Law at George Mason University, Board President of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Advisory Board member of Veterans in Film and Media, and past Board member of the Washington Improv Theater, and past Advisory Board member of the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington.

ABOUT FEMME

FEMME Art Fair brings 100+ women artists, collectors, cultural leaders, and audiences together for five days of art, conversation, and connection in Washington, DC. Created by USAN USAN and Our Daughters’ Futures Fund, FEMME is built to create real economic opportunity for women artists—with 100% of artwork sales going directly to the artists.

August 27–30, 2026

femmeartfair.com · @femmeartfair

Event Details

• Date

  August 28, 2026

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• Time

  1:00pm - 2:00pm

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• Partner

  FEMME Art Fair 

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• Venue

  The Square
  1850 K Street NW
  Washington, DC 20006