St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts - VLAA

10/12/2026

Because our society undervalues art, creatives often find themselves in food service and gig work jobs, where their labor is ALSO undervalued! Learn more and stand up for workers' rights in STL or KC tomorrow at 1pm:

On Tuesday, October 13, service workers in St. Louis and Kansas City are standing up together, at the same rally in two cities. We'll rally for the Food Service Workers Bill of Rights, then head out and canvass together. You don't need experience. We'll show you what to say, and you'll go out with a...

10/01/2026

Our fall programming is stacked! Sign up and level up with:

*QuickBooks Basics for Nonprofits @ Anders CPA (10.19-10.20 9am-1pm)
*Sales Tax 101 @ The Sheldon for Slicexpo 2026 (10.31 @ 3pm)
*Accidental Arts Administrator @ Metro Theater Company (11.09-11.10 4pm-6pm)

+ more on our website

We offer affordable professional development workshops for creatives and arts administrators. Tuition is waived for those facing financial hardship. Contact us to request a scholarship. Our webinars use Zoom’s automated captions (also known as live transcription) feature. For in-person workshops, ...

09/29/2026

We are co-presenting a special Banned Books Trivia on Thursday October 8 from 12-1 in celebration of national Banned Books Week at High Low

Our law student friends at the Washington University in STL law school First Amendment Law Clinic are preparing an interactive trivia presentation for attendees to compete, flex their banned books knowledge, and even win some great prizes!

09/29/2026

Most major cities in the US require 1% or more of municipal construction and development project budgets to be spent on art at the site of the project. St. Louis passed an ineffective version of this in 2010 and let it languish.

St. Louis City needs to make a serious investment in the arts in order to attract tourists, residents, and businesses. People cannot thrive on sports and toasted ravioli alone. Thanks to St. Louis Magazine for reviving the conversation.

Sixteen years ago, St. Louis aldermen passed an ordinance requiring that 1 percent of budgets for construction projects done by the city be earmarked for public art. But despite tens of millions of dollars in development in the decade and a half since, no money was ever actually set aside. Now a gro...

09/25/2026

09/21/2026

Our volunteers had a blast connecting with artists and community members at Frizz Fest 2026 last weekend! Thanks for a great festival and for welcoming our team!

09/21/2026

We enjoyed having Evelyn Kumeh of Humanity First International present a webinar last week about Artist Visas for international artists visiting the United States. Thanks for the informative journey through the red tape, Evelyn!

Visit our YouTube channel to watch the replay:

STL VLAA presents an educational and informational webinar about in...

09/18/2026

We're less than 1 week away from our Columbia, MO events for artists, creative businesses, nonprofits, lawyers, accountants, and people of all ages and all stages of life!

VLAA.org/roadshow/

Sponsored by:
City of Columbia- Office of Cultural Affairs
Vidwest Studios
Orr Street Studios

Cc:
Visit Columbia MO
Columbia Daily Tribune
Kopn Columbia Missouri 89.5 FM

We are bringing three flagship programs to Columbia, Missouri on September 24-25! Register below now to sign up for Accidental Arts Administrator, LLC Clinic for Creatives, and our free community art showcase called the VLAA ReMIXER! Attendees at any paid workshop receive a free VLAA t-shirt! Space....

09/03/2026

We've got a busy September, friends! Sign up for these events at linktr.ee/vlaastl. We'll see you there!

06/25/2026

Join us today for a free roundtable discussion about barriers to success for creatives in today's ecosystem across all disciplines, and identify tools and strategies to survive in the business of art.

Register before noon to get the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/4xThNNG