The first legal structure for artists in America is now law

Yesterday morning, Governor Polis signed the Colorado Artist Company Act — the law that creates Artist Corporations (A-Corps), the first legal structure in the United States built specifically for how artists work.I watched it happen at the Sie FilmCenter in Denver, alongside two dozen members of Colorado's creative community who helped make it real. 0:00 /0:50 1× Video of our brief remarks at the ceremony Over the past two years, more than 5,000 artists and creators signed up to form an Artist Corporation, and dozens shaped this alongside us. The A-Corp is no longer an idea. It's law.What the A-Corp doesAn A-Corp is a new legal structure built on the familiar LLC framework, with artist-specific protections written into its foundation:Artists keep control. At least 51% of voting shares stay with artists, always. The mission is protected. Every A-Corp states an artistic mission in its formation documents, and you decide whether that mission comes before financial goals, sits alongside…