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CARFAC BC is the voice of visual artists in beautiful British Columbia. We are here to be the advocate and spokesperson for visual arts rights and concerns in British Columbia.
Artists Working for Artists in British Columbia, Canada
News & Events
October 15, 2024
CARFAC BC AGM: November 20th!
CARFAC BC invites all professional or student artists, gallery or museum staff, and all supporters of BC-based visual artists to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Click here to register to attend the AGM. Our AGM is a great time to be introduced to the current and prospective… Read More
October 1, 2024
We Need Your Talents!!
TL;DR We seek skilled, creative, and passionate Directors! “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.” Our organization is managed by a working board and part-time staff committed to professionalizing the… Read More
January 20, 2023
BC Gallery Catalogue Panel
We recently had the pleasure of hosting a discussion panel about the launch of our new BC Gallery Catalogue. Hosted by Sidi Chen, this panel included a range of BC arts practitioners that have been involved in the Catalogues development and organizations included. The discussion was recorded and can be viewed below. Access the map here…. Read More
January 10, 2023
BC Gallery Catalogue Now Live + Panel Registration!
The BC Gallery Catalogue Project intends to provide information to artists and the general public about a spectrum of visual arts organizations, including arts councils, virtual or online artist collectives, artist run centres, public and commercial galleries, presentation spaces, museums, and Indigenous cultural organizations. Through this project we’ve collaborated with dozens of Arts, Culture, and… Read More
Featured Publication
Artists Talk: A Practical Guide to Emerging as an Artist in Canada
Available now on the iBookstore, Chapters Indigo Kobo, and Amazon Kindle.
Artists Talk includes texts on a wide-range of business of art topics—from preparing exhibition proposals to negotiating artist fees—written by artist Annie Briard, CARFAC National Director April Britski, public art administrator Ashley Guindon, Access Gallery Director/Curator Kimberly Phillips, and others. Texts are bolstered by comprehensive video interviews with prominent Canadian artists, arts administrators, and gallerists, including artists Luke Parnell and Kristina Fiedrich and 221A Artist-Run Centre Director Brian McBay.
Chapters include:
- Establishing Your Career in the Arts
- Presenting and Promoting Your Work
- CARFAC, Artist Fees, and Copyright
- Showing Your Work and Negotiating Fees with Confidence
- Emerging as an Indigenous Artist
- Developing Your Business Skills
- Financing Your Art Practice
- Working as an Artist in the Public Realm
- Continuing Education
This project would not have been possible without the generous support of the BC Arts Council, Access Copyright Foundation, the City of Vancouver, and CARFAC National.
“No one is more qualified to speak on behalf of artists than artists themselves.”— Jack Chambers, CARFAC founder