Three auctions held in the last two weeks have resulted in just over one million dollars in sales of artwork by thirty-five living Canadian artists. Many people profited from these sales – except the artists. If Canada had the Artist’s… Read More
Visual artists will miss out on profits made on their work at two major auctions this week at Waddingtons and Heffel auction houses. Many of these artworks have increased in value over time and are expected to sell at a… Read More
As you know, there is a federal election coming up on Monday, October 19th. This is an opportunity to educate candidates (one of which will be your MP) on issues relevant to visual artists and participate in the selection of… Read More
CARFAC and RAAV are relaunching our campaign to bring the Artist’s Resale Right to Canada. The new government has been vocal about their support for the arts and we are hopeful they will see the importance of this initiative. You… Read More
Halifax artist Susan Tooke was chosen to be the spokesperson for visual artists in Canada at CARFAC’s annual meeting, held this year in Saskatoon. Tooke takes over from Saskatoon artist Grant McConnell, who has been president of CARFAC since 2011…. Read More
CARFAC is looking to fill a Project Internship position in our National office in Ottawa. Established in 1968, CARFAC is the national association for Canada’s visual artists. CARFAC defends artists’ economic and legal rights, and educates the public on fair… Read More