Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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359.010Definitions for ORS 359.010 to 359.142 359.020Oregon Arts Commission; members; term; qualifications; vacancy; term limit; officers; quorum; compensation and expenses 359.025Commission duties 359.030Objectives of Arts Program 359.040Duties of Arts Program 359.050Powers of Arts Program 359.060[1967 c.321 §4; repealed by 1993 c.209 §22] 359.065Arts Program established 359.070[1967 c.321 §5; repealed by 1993 c.209 §22] 359.080[1967 c.321 §6; repealed by 1993 c.209 §22] 359.090[1967 c.321 §13; repealed by 1975 c.605 §33] 359.095[1975 c.53 §4; repealed by 1979 c.729 §3] 359.100Grants and services from public and private sources 359.110Gifts; Arts Program as custodian 359.120Arts Trust Account 359.130Powers not granted or transferred 359.135Administrator; appointment; salary; duties 359.137Staff 359.140[1981 c.411 §3; 1987 c.758 §3; 1989 c.987 §20; repealed by 1993 c.209 §23] 359.142Rules 359.150[1981 c.411 §4; 1993 c.209 §15; repealed by 1993 c.209 §23] 359.200Definitions for ORS 359.200 to 359.255 359.205Delivery of art work to dealer as consignment; exception for direct sale work as trust property 359.210Effect of treating art work delivery as consignment; name of purchaser to be supplied on demand; remedy 359.215Consignment does not create rights in consignee greater than those of consignor 359.220Consignment contract requirements 359.225Payment of sale proceeds of consigned work; consignor’s portion of funds not subject to claims of consignee’s creditors 359.230Contract provision waiving protections for consignor is void 359.235ORS 359.200 to 359.240 not to affect prior transactions; effect of Uniform Commercial Code 359.240Secreting, withholding or appropriating art work or sale proceeds; penalty 359.250Liability of art dealer for violation of ORS 359.220 359.255Attorney fees 359.300Definitions for ORS 359.300 to 359.315 359.305Disclosure statements required; disclaimer; exception for reproduction 359.310Contents of disclosure statement 359.315Liability for failure to disclose; treble damages 359.350Definitions for ORS 359.350 to 359.365 359.355Art work reproduction rights retained by artist unless expressly transferred; effect of federal copyright laws 359.360Ownership of physical work of art remains with artist unless expressly transferred 359.365Ambiguity in agreement transferring right to reproduce art work resolved in favor of artist 359.400Definitions for ORS 359.400 to 359.444 359.405Trust for Cultural Development Account 359.407Use of moneys transferred to trust for marketing and promotional costs 359.410Board established; membership; chairperson 359.413Board quorum; meetings 359.416Board duties; rules 359.421Board staff; staff duties 359.423Board solicitation or acceptance of gifts, bequests, devises of money, securities or other property 359.426Percentage that may be disbursed; allowable uses 359.431Cultural Development Grant Program; grant uses; priorities; matching funds 359.436Community Cultural Participation Grant Program; local cultural plans 359.441Core partner agencies disbursement 359.444Allowable uses of funds by core partner agencies

Chapter 359 — Art and Culture

ORS 359.200 Definitions for ORS 359.200 to 359.255

As used in ORS 359.200 to 359.255:

(1)

“Art dealer” means an individual, partnership, firm, association or corporation, other than a public auctioneer, that undertakes to sell a work of fine art created by another.

(2)

“Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art or, if the artist is deceased, the artist’s personal representative, heirs or legatees.

(3)

“Consignee” means an art dealer who receives and accepts a work of fine art from a consignor for the purpose of sale or exhibition, or both, to the public on a commission or fee or other basis of compensation.

(4)

“Consignment” means delivery of a work of fine art to an art dealer for the purpose of sale or exhibition, or both, to the public by the art dealer at other than a public auction.

(5)

“Consignor” means an artist or any person who delivers a work of fine art to an art dealer for the purpose of sale or exhibition, or both, to the public on a commission or fee or other basis of compensation.

(6)

“Fine art” means:

(a)

An original work of visual art such as a painting, sculpture, drawing, mosaic or photograph;

(b)

A work of calligraphy;

(c)

A work of original graphic art such as an etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen or other work of similar nature;

(d)

A craft work in materials including but not limited to clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass or similar materials; or

(e)

A work in mixed media such as a collage or any combination of the art media described in this subsection.

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