CARFAC is the national voice of Canada’s professional visual artists.
Protecting Knowledge: Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights Lou-ann Ika’wega Neel, Kwakwaka’wakw Artist and Community Arts Advocate My English name is Lou-ann Neel, and I am from the Mamalilikulla, Ma’amtagila, and Da’naxda’xw on my mum’s side of the family; and… Read More
This report presents the findings of a national community consultation process jointly undertaken by the Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC), le Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Quebec (RAAV) and the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA)… Read More
The Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) in Canada would allow visual artists to receive 5% when their work is resold – just as they do in at least 93 other countries1. Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) and Le… Read More
At CARFAC’s National Gathering in Vancouver (September 27 & 28, 2019), we will honour a professional artist from British Columbia who has made a significant contribution as an advocate for the Canadian visual arts community. This contribution may be national… Read More
Last year, CARFAC celebrated 50 years of Artists working for Artists. A lot of progress has been made since 1968, but some things remain the same. Artists still need strong advocates for public policy, whether we’re talking about copyright, tax,… Read More
Registration is now closed. If you are still interested in participating in the Gathering, please get in touch with Executive Director, April Britski. Please note some changes to the schedule have been made on September 18th. CARFAC welcomes visual artists… Read More