Is Your House in Order? Will Writing and Estate Planning Webinar

Times Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance, collaborates with contemporary artists and cultural institutions to experiment and engage with one of the world's most iconic urban places. Through the Square's electronic billboards, public plazas, vacant areas and popular venues, and the Alliance's own online landscape, Times Square Arts invites leading contemporary creators, such as Charles Gaines, Joan Jonas, Jeffrey Gibson, Pamela Council, Mel Chin and Kehinde Wiley, to help the public see Times Square in new ways. Times Square has always been a cultural district and place of risk, innovation and creativity, and the arts program ensures these qualities remain central to the district's unique identity./arts

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Lori Ann Douglass, Esq. Deconstructs Pamela Councils' Velvet Will

Join artist Pamela Council and estate lawyer Lori Anne Douglass, Esq. in conversation about legacy and estate planning for Black families. They will discuss Council&#x27;s artwork Velvet Will, and create Council&#x27;s last will and testament together on Zoom - all while providing helpful guidance for workshop participants on how you can create your own will and get your house in order.While this event will focus on issues pertaining to the Black community and estate planning, we welcome all to attend and participate in this very special workshop.

Reservations are free but required - the Zoom link for this webinar will be emailed to all ticketholders in advance of the event.‘Is Your House in Order’ is presented by Times Square Arts in conjunction with Pamela Council’s monumental public artworks in Times Square. <a href="http://arts.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-arts/projects/at-the-crossroads/a-fountain-for-survivors/index.aspx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Council and their work currently on view: A Fountain for Survivors and Talking Hands - Watch My Nails Don’t Watch Me.</a>Council has presented previous iterations of ‘Is Your House in Order’ at MoCADA, Black Artists Retreat, and Black Art Incubator at Recess.

<h3>Pamela Council</h3>Pamela Council is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist creating fountains for Black joy. Guided by material, cultural, and metaphysical quests, Council’s practice embodies a darkly humorous and inventive Afro-Americana camp aesthetic, BLAXIDERMY. Through this lens, Council uses sculpture, print, design, architecture, writing, and performance to shed light on under-examined narratives, and to make tributes and dedications.Council has created commissions, exhibitions, performances or presentations for: Times Square Arts, New Museum for Contemporary Art, United States Library of Congress, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Studio Museum in Harlem, Nike, and MoCADA. Council has been Artist-in-Residence at MacDowell , Red Bull Arts, Bemis Center, Rush Arts, MANA Contemporary, Signal Culture, Mass MoCA, ISCP, and Wassaic Project. A recipient of the Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant, Toby Devan Lewis Award, Rema Hort Mann Community Fund Award, Council holds a BA from Williams College and an MFA from Columbia University.Council is currently a studio member at Project for Empty Space.<h3>Lori Anne Douglass, Esq.</h3>Lori Anne Douglass&#x27;s practice focuses on estate planning and business succession planning. This includes the transfer of family-owned businesses, the establishment of private and public foundations and strategic planning to assist clients in maximizing wealth preservation.In the area of estate administration and estate litigation, Lori handles both contested and uncontested estate matters. Her estate litigation practice includes the representation of heirs, beneficiaries, disinherited family members, executors, administrators and trustees in contested probate proceedings before the Surrogate&#x27;s Court, including the preparation and defense of the final accounting and related tax returns.Lori also represents clients in the preparation of family agreements and resolving family disputes, including litigation if necessary. She advises on matters related to prenuptial, post-nuptial and co-habitation for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. If disputes arise, she handles contested and uncontested divorce proceedings, child support and child custody. Her experience with custody and guardianship also extends to disabled individuals and elderly adults.As a former New York County Assistant District Attorney, Lori possesses considerable litigation experience in both Supreme and Surrogate&#x27;s Courts. She is frequently interviewed for articles on estate and business planning and is a well-known lecturer at national conferences and continuing legal education seminars. Lori has written extensively in her practice areas and has been named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list in recognition of her work in estate litigation for 2012-2021.Lori is a Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association. She received her B.A. from Swarthmore College and her J.D. cum laude from Syracuse University.Lori is admitted to practice law in New York and Connecticut.<h3>ABOUT TIMES SQUARE ARTS</h3>Times Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance, collaborates with contemporary artists and cultural institutions to experiment and engage with one of the world&#x27;s most iconic urban places. Through the Square&#x27;s electronic billboards, public plazas, vacant areas and popular venues, and the Alliance&#x27;s own online landscape, Times Square Arts invites leading contemporary creators to help the public see Times Square in new ways. Times Square has always been a place of risk, innovation and creativity, and the Arts Program ensures these qualities remain central to the district&#x27;s unique identity. Generous support of Times Square Arts is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts; the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support for Midnight Moment is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Times Square Advertising Coalition. Visit TSq.org/Arts for more information. Follow us on Instagram at @TSqArts.<h3>CONNECT</h3>Instagram: @tsqartsTwitter: @TSqArtsFacebook: @timessquarenyc

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