{"id":53,"date":"2021-12-18T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.carfacmaritimes.org\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:21:20","slug":"national-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/national-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"National Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cPeople think artists\u2019 fees just happened but, no, in fact CARFAC fought for them.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

artist Karl Beveridge<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

From copyright to funding, censorship to artists\u2019 fees, CARFAC is active on many issues of interest to visual and media artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following pages offer information on various issues and how to make your voice heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Artist\u2019s Resale Right<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Many people profit when an artwork is resold \u2013 but not the artist. The Artist\u2019s Resale Right would allow visual artists to receive 5% when their work is resold \u2013 just as they do in at least 69 other countries. The full value of an artwork often isn\u2019t seen on the first sale. It is common for visual art to increase in value over time, as the reputation of the artist grows. Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Gallery of Canada Agreement<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, CARFAC and RAAV ratified their first scale agreement with the National Gallery of Canada. The agreement covers terms and conditions for the exhibition and reproduction of works of art, as well as the provision of professional services by living Canadian artists. It includes mandatory minimum fees and working conditions offered to artists by the gallery. Artists remain free to negotiate above these minimums, but they can never be offered less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Practices for Canadian Visual Art<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best practices guidelines outline for artists and the people they work with the best ways to establish professional relationships that are beneficial for everyone, regardless of the context. Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Senior Artists Research Project<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Senior Artists Research Project (SARP) is a group of artists\u2019 associations with an interest in improving support for senior Canadian artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tools for visual artists<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With resources on artist\u2019s fees, exporting, taxes, grants, copyright, insurance, marketing, and more \u2013 CARFAC has what you need! More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARFAC Minimum Fee Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Artists, like professionals in other fields, should be paid for their work. Since 1968 CARCC and CARFAC have issued schedules of royalties or fees for the use of the copyrights of visual\/media artists.
Details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright Collective<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Administered by the Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective which negotiates, charges fees for uses, collects the money and pays their members — <\/strong>Copyright in Canada is automatic upon creation of a work and usually lasts for the artist’s lifetime plus fifty years. Through its licensing services, CARCC can help an artist to protect copyright and to benefit from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright fees are a necessary and prime source of income for visual artists. Even after the original work is sold, the copyrights remain with the artist (unless specifically assigned or separately sold).  Thus, an artist can continue to generate revenue from a work that has been sold.  Sold or not, a work may generate income through copyright use in exhibition, reproduction (in books or magazines & etc.), digital reproduction on CD ROM, publication on the internet, use in film or video, etc. The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.carcc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certificate of Canadian Origin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Approved by Revenue Canada and Customs and Excise, this certificate identifies original works of art of Canadian origin, allowing them to be temporarily exported abroad without GST implications. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Association of Artists Card<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cards to artists that grant free or discounted entry to many museums in Western Europe and elsewhere, and available to only for CARFAC members for $10.00. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cPeople think artists\u2019 fees just happened but, no, in fact CARFAC fought for them.\u201d artist Karl Beveridge From copyright to funding, censorship to artists\u2019 fees, CARFAC is active on many issues of interest to visual and media artists. The following pages offer information on various issues and how to make your voice heard. The Artist\u2019s… Continue reading National Initiatives<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6559,"href":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/6559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carfacmaritimes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}