Colorado tests a new way for artists to own, finance their work
By Steve Scherer ( August 20, 2026, 14:08 GMT | Comment) -- Colorado has created a new business structure aimed at helping artists raise outside capital without surrendering control of their work. The Artist Company, or A-Corp, is a specialized LLC requiring artists to retain majority voting power while allowing investors economic rights. It also recognizes artistic work as capital and can return qualifying intellectual property to artists if the company dissolves.Artists who want to turn their creative work into a business have long faced a familiar trade-off. The more outside money they take, the greater the risk that investors gain control over the work that made the business valuable in the first place....
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