Your Art After You: Estate Planning for Artists

​What happens to your artwork, archives, intellectual property, and creative legacy when you’re no longer here to manage them?

​Estate planning is something most artists put off—but making thoughtful decisions now can save family members from difficult choices later and help ensure that your work is preserved, managed, and represented according to your wishes.

​Join Claudia W. Hess, MBA, AAA, founder of Hess Art Advisory, for a practical conversation about what artists can do now to plan for the future of their work. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience as an art historian, curator, educator, gallery owner, collector, appraiser, and advisor, Claudia will discuss the essential steps artists should consider when planning their estates—from organizing and documenting artwork to thinking about archives, valuation, heirs, donations, and the long-term stewardship of an artistic legacy.

​Claudia specializes in art appraisals, collection management, and trust and estate planning, helping artists, collectors, families, and institutions navigate the often complicated intersection of art, value, and legacy.

​This conversation is designed to help artists start asking the right questions—and, ideally, answer them before someone else has to.