October 1978 marks the second anniversary of the birth of this column and of Art Monthly itself; it also sees the establishment of Artlaw Services Limited, a non-profit distributing company limited by guarantee, registered as a charity to provide legal services for the arts community.

Artists can receive money from many different sources, e. g. grants, awards and bursaries, as well as earnings from freelance or other employment.

This month, I have chosen some of the most prevalent artlaw queries to deal with, in the hope that a wider readership will benefit from the answers given.

An invoice is basically a bill you send to someone for the amount they owe you for payment of fees.