CARFAC is the national voice of Canada’s professional visual artists.
Force Majeure – it’s a standard clause we often see in contracts, which aims to provide clarity for anticipating the unforeseen. Fortunately, we rarely need to give this much thought. But what happens when a pandemic or natural disaster forces… Read More
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau: Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC), the national association for professional visual artists, calls upon the Federal Government to review and remove barriers to artists who require access to key Emergency Relief… Read More
CARFAC continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the visual arts sector, and work with various non-profit and government stakeholders in our sector. We are contributing to several efforts to help support artists in this difficult time, and we… Read More
To our community of artists, cultural workers, and organizations: Please know that we at CARFAC stand in solidarity with your concerns over COVID-19 and the ever-changing situation we are facing here at home and abroad. We are committed to providing… Read More
CARFAC is looking for board members, to be elected at our National Annual General Meeting (AGM). If you are a professional visual or media artist interested in improving the working conditions of your fellow practicing artists through advocacy and education,… Read More
In May 2018, an Artist Taxation committee of the Canadian Arts Coalition formed to address concerns from artists that the Canada Revenue Agency appeared to be reassessing and auditing artists more frequently in recent years. Several artists have come forward… Read More