Artist agreements outline the terms and conditions of the artistic partnership and allow each party to understand what they are responsible for in the endeavor. The Individual Artist Agreement is a contract entered into between the Artist and the AGMA signatory company for which they are working.We're sharing this template of the contract we use when we hire artists to do cover art for our anthologies and books. The payment will be in the form of a check to be made payable to within thirty (30) days after performance. First, you'll want to have a good understanding of what sort of talent to seek based on your event's budget and target demographics. By submitting your Submission. I have a big show comming up, and need to generate a contract. There are plenty of examples of recording contracts, but can't find any for live acts. We're sharing this template of the simple contract we use with artist's who are doing merchandise commissions for us. Use this template as a guide to write your own artist contract or simply fill in the blanks to easily craft your legal agreement.