Dispatch July 2015

CARFAC Ontar io s quarter ly newslet ter

LegisLation and artists

D I S P A T C H Vo l u m e 21 - Is s u e 2 - Ju ly 2015

Features: Take Control Know Your Rights | Artists Rights and Status Around the Globe | Artist Profile: Laurent Vaillancourt

Plus: CARFAC Ontario Members Exhibition Listings | Grants Calendar | Keeping you connected ... Local News from Across the Province

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Artists Rights and Status Around the Globe | by Victoria Ward | P 6

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Executive Directors ReportSince arriving as the new Executive Director of CARFAC Ontario at the end of June, I have been delighted to learn more about the organizations important work on behalf of artists from across the province. As I meet with various

stakeholders and make my way through pages and pages of materials artist advisories, past issues of Dispatch, operating grants, project proposals, correspondence with members, memos to and from other arts organizations and institutions, and so on I have been struck by the clarity and strength of the collective voice CARFAC Ontario has been providing for individual artists, as well as the consistent ethos of service to the artistic community permeating throughout all of its activities.

I hope to continue the excellent work my predecessor Kristian Clarke has accomplished over an impressive 14 years of service at CARFAC Ontario. I thank him for leaving me with a healthy organization that has done a great job of remaining accessible, responsive, and responsible to its members, while playing a leadership role at the provincial, national and international levels around issues affecting the professional status of artists. I look forward to working with the Board, staff, membership, and other community partners to build on his legacy.

I welcome hearing from you as I learn more about the organization and its potential as we continue to

look for opportunities to be effective and impactful in fulfilling CARFAC Ontarios mandate to promote the well-being of the provinces practicing visual artists and to enhance the development of the visual arts as a profession. I can always be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 416-340-8850 (local) and 1-877-890-8850.

I hope to meet some of you in person at our Annual General Meeting this fall. I am currently working with Board and staff to finalize a date and venue please be on the lookout for official notification in the coming weeks.

Id like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of CARFAC Ontario staff and give special thanks to our Membership Manager Victoria Glizer and Administrative Assistant Bri Salmena. Victoria and Bri have been holding the fort during this time of transition and Ive enjoyed my first week at CARFAC Ontario in large part to their knowledge, enthusiasm, and commitment to the organization and its members. They are joined for the summer by Publications Assistant Venessa Harris who has just joined us after completing her BA in the Arts Management program at the University of Toronto.Many thanks to all for the warm welcome. I am honoured and excited to be serving Ontarios artists and artistic community at CARFAC Ontario and look forward to working with you.

Sally Lee Executive Director

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Presidents ReportSummer is the time to leave our studios and homes for a while to refresh our spirits in nature. Go for a bike ride by a river, participate in a distant residency, read a book in your garden.

Our organization, CARFAC Ontario, is renewing itself as well. As you know, our long-time Executive Director, Kristian Clarke, has moved to another sector. Kristian was a tireless motivator and prodigiously knowledgeable advocate of CARFAC Ontario. He is kind, thoughtful and a real joker; and I am pleased to call him a friend.

Taking the helm now is Sally Lee. I am looking forward to working with Sally, who comes with great experience working with media and performing arts organizations. Sallys particular style as Executive Director will reinvigorate CARFACs path, although its goal remains constant: to professionalize artists, advocate for artists and uphold the status and rights of the artist.

Toward this end of taking control of our art careers through knowledge of our rights, we present three articles in this edition of Dispatch. As individuals and as organizations, we constantly compare ourselves to our peers. In one article, artist Victoria Ward compares Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland with Canada. She examines artists resale right, copyright protection and, status of the artist. Victoria includes a fabulous quote from Visual

Arts Ireland, which we could all use when arguing on behalf of art as a social good versus market-driven interests.

Melissa Gruber, Director of Advocacy and Communications at CARFAC National, is the author of a second article. Melissa outlines the rights that artists, through CARFAC, already have achieved in Canada, including minimum fee payment for exhibiting artwork and reproduction and moral rights (how an image of your work is used). Your power, she writes, lies in giving permission. Read about how you can protect yourself and your artwork.

Lastly, we include an interview with Laurent Vaillancourt, an advocate for artists rights and artists way of life, particularly for Franco-Ontarians. Laurent presents a snapshot of the pros and cons of living as an artist in Northern Ontario.

Right now I am dusting off my paddle and packing for a wilderness canoe trip with four women artists. We intend to do site-specific installations on every campsite we visit, utilizing only natural detritus. When I return I will feel refreshed and ready to begin working again in my studio as well as with Sally and our reinvigorated CARFAC board - welcome new members Sophie DeFrancesca, Dave Kemp, Leesa Bringas and Michelle Forsyth!

Have a great summer, everyone!

Yael

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Meet Our New StaffSally Lee, Executive Director

As an active member of Torontos arts community, Sally brings to CARFAC Ontario over 25 years of experience as an arts administrator. She has held management and leadership positions at a broad range of not-for-profit organizations, including the Toronto International Film Festival, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Artists for Peace and Justice Canada, Samara Canada, and the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, where she was Executive Director. She has also worked at artist-run centres such as the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto, and served on the Board of Directors at the Images Festival. She currently sits on the Advocacy Committee of the Toronto Arts Council, the Board of the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, and the Advisory Board of Reel

Asian. Sally has a BA from the University of Toronto, where she majored in Philosophy and Literary Studies.

Venessa Harris, Publications Assistent

Venessa Harris is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto Scarborough with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management, Theatre & Performance Studies, and Media Studies. She has held many arts administration roles, such as marketing/social media, volunteer management, front of house, sponsorship coordination, bookkeeping, development/fundraising, and sales. Venessa has worked with multiple not-for-profit arts organizations in Toronto, including Studio 180 Theatre, Angelwalk Theatre, Canadian Stage, Toronto International Film Festival, Hot Docs, MusiCounts, ARTSIDEOUT, Doris McCarthy Gallery, and Arts & Events Programming at UTSC.

Meet Our New Board MembersSophie De Francesca

Toronto-based artist, Sophie De Francesca graduated from theOntario College of Art (now OCAD University) in 1990. While working in various commercial art fields for over a decade, she started to develop a body of personal artwork with a keen focus on sculpture. In the early 2000s, wire mesh emerged as an important material for DeFrancesca. Sheathes of galvanized steel mesh allowed her to shape human scale forms, rendering hard materials into ethereal concoctions. These sculptures resonated with audiences, opportunities to exhibit came her way, and her fine art practice soon became her primary focus.

Sophies workspace in Leslieville on Torontos east side offers the artist refuge to explore cultural and social phenomenon in all its evocations. Her sculptures can often be seen at various international art fairs across North America, and have earned her gallery representation, and group and solo exhibitions at prestigious venues including Toronto, Montreal, New York, and Miami. De Francescas work has captured the attention of collectors around the world.

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Leesa Bringas

Leesa Bringas is a multi-disciplinary visual artist and has exhibited in Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Leesa has worked, volunteered, and exhibited at a number of arts and non-profit organizations. In 2010, she relocated to Sudbury, Ontario and in 2013, she became Open Studio | Cambrian Colleges Technician/Coordinator and nurtured a number of partnerships in the Sudbury community. Leesa is active on a number of arts initiatives and committees including the Downtown Sudbury Art Crawl and recently became a board member with CARFAC Ontario. As a practicing visual artist, educator and cultural worker, Leesa acknowledges the need for on-going artist and arts advocacy in all communities.

Michelle Forsyth

Toronto-based artist, and OCAD professor, Michelle Forsyth brings a wealth of expertise to CARFAC. Having recently returned to Canada after fifteen years spent living in the USwhere she was teaching professional practices at the graduate level she fosters organic modes of learning and promotes honest, yet compassionate dialogue. Forsyth holds an MFA from Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ); and a BFA from the University of Victoria (Victoria, BC). Her work has been included in exhibitions at venues including: Mulherin + Pollard, (New York, NY); Zaum Projects (Lisbon, Portugal); Pentimenti Gallery (Philadelphia, PA); Auxiliary Projects (Brooklyn, NY); The Hunterdon Museum of Art (Clinton, NJ); The Charleston Heights Arts Center (Las Vegas, NV); Deluge Contemporary Art (Victoria, BC); and Mercer Union (Toronto, ON).

Forsyth has been the recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts (Ottawa, ON), Artist Trust (Seattle, WA), and was awarded the Larry Sommers Memorial Fellowship (Seattle Print Arts, WA). She has taught at Pratt Institute (New York, NY); Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, NY); University of Southern Maine (Gorham, ME); Washington State University (Pullman, WA); in addition to her current position at OCAD University (Toronto, ON).

Dave Kemp

Dave Kemp is a visual artist whose practice looks at the intersections and interactions between art, science and technology: particularly at how these fields shape our perception and understanding of the world. His artworks have been exhibited widely at venues such as at the McIntosh Gallery, The Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Art Gallery of Mississauga, The Ontario Science Centre, York Quay Gallery, Interaccess, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, and as part of the Switch video festival in Nenagh, Ireland. His works are also included in the permanent collections of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and the Canada Council Art Bank.

Dave obtained his PhD in Art and Visual Culture from the University of Western Ontario and is a graduate from the Master of Visual Studies program at the University of Toronto where he also completed the Collaborative Program in Knowledge Media Design. Prior to this, he earned an Image Arts (photography) BFA from Ryerson University and his BScE in Mechanical Engineering at Queens University. He currently works as a sessional instructor at Western University.

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Like all small business people, there are many laws that govern the rights and responsibilities of artists in society. It is important to understand and comply with laws relating to contracts, immigration, spam, etc.

In the legal universe, there are also a couple of areas in which rights have been laid out specifically for artists. To take advantage of these rights, it is essential that you understand them. All too often, artists rights are ignored either purposefully or out of ignorance.

Copyright

There are a few rights in the Copyright Act which benefit visual artists:

The Exhibition Right gives artists power over how their work is exhibited. Permission must be given before your work is exhibited and in exchange for that permission, you may negotiate payment and other conditions. The CARFAC Minimum Fee Schedule sets recommended rates for exhibitions which you can use as a reference.

Canada is one of the few countries that has the Exhibition Right. It was added to the Copyright Act in 1988 after lobbying from CARFAC.

The Reproduction Right gives artists power over how images of their art are used. For example, if a gallery wants to use an image of your artwork on their website, they usually need your permission. A long list of different kinds of reproductions are covered in CARFACs Minimum Fee schedule.

Moral rights include: The right to protect your artwork against distortion, alteration or mutilation in a way which prejudices your reputation; The right to associate your name as the author of your work or remain anonymous if you choose and The right to protect your visual image from association with a cause, product, service, or institution to which you are personally opposed.

Caution!It is possible for an artist to give away exhibition or reproduction rights in a contract if you dont

read it carefully, you may not even be aware of whats happening. If you give your rights away, you no longer have control and, in fact, could need permission from the new copyright holder to use images of your own work.

CARFAC recommends that artists license the use of their work rather than assigning. A license gives someone permission to use your work in a certain way for a certain period of time whereas assignment is usually forever. License templates are available in a book of Artists Contracts by CARFAC Ontario. We also recommend that you use written contracts when your work is exhibited or reproduced. Because your power lies in giving permission, you need to negotiate your payment and other conditions BEFORE you agree to let someone use your work. If you try to ask for payment after you have already given permission, you will have lost your leverage.

The Status of the Artist Act

If you were following the legal battle between CARFAC and the National Gallery of Canada, you may have heard about the Status of the Artist Act.The Status of the Artist Act recognizes the important role of the creator in society. The main right it gives artists is to negotiate collectively with federal producers like the National Gallery of Canada.

Many artists find negotiating challenging on their own. Understanding your rights can help but sometimes artists undercut each other by accepting less than they are worth in exchange for exposure. Collective bargaining solves this problem by setting minimum rates that are binding artists can negotiate more if they like but not less.

After the Supreme Court established that the Status of the Artist Act works to compliment the Copyright Act, CARFAC and our Quebec partner RAAV came to our first agreement with the National Gallery last fall. You can learn more about the agreement on our website at carfac.ca/agreements.

Written by Melissa Gruber, Advocacy and Communications Director, CARFAC National

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Artists Rights and Status Around the Globe

Artists status, rights and issues are picking up steam across the globe. CARFAC leads this movement as research suggests that in many countries artists are at a disadvantage compared to Canada. However, as the discussion heats up, legislation in different countries is being re-evaluated and reshaped to adapt to digital, funding and international trade challenges. While CARFAC engages in policy-making surrounding artist resale rights in Canada, here is a snapshot of what is happening elsewhere:

Australia: The Resale Royalty Scheme, established under the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists

Act 2009 (the Act), commenced on 9 June 2010. Under the Scheme, artists receive five per cent of the sale price when eligible artworks are resold commercially for $1000 or more. 1

The Resale Royalty Right applies to original artworks by living artists and for a period of 70 years after an artists death. It applies only on resales where the seller acquires an artwork after the resale royalty scheme commenced.1

United Kindom (UK):The Artists Resale Right (ARR) in the UK entitles creators (authors) of original works of art

(including paintings, engravings, sculpture and ceramics) to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an auction house or art market professional. The right to this royalty lasts for the same period as copyright. Since January 2012 ARR has applied to qualifying works by artists who have been dead for less than 70 years. Some sales are exempt, for example, where the work being resold was bought directly from the artist less than three years previously and it is being resold for 10,000 or less. This is generally known as the bought as stock exception. Sales between private individuals, without the use of an art market professional, or to public, non-for-profit museums do not attract royalty payments. ARR derives from a European Directive and came into force in the UK in 2006. The right only applies when the sale

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price reaches or exceeds the sterling equivalent of 1,000 and is calculated on a sliding scale. 2

Ireland: Artists Resale Right (ARR) also known as droit de suite (Right to Follow), has been

in operation in Ireland since June 2006. The regulations entitled artists to receive a royalty each time their work is resold by an auction house, gallery or art dealer. To be eligible for a resale royalty the following conditions must be met:- It must be a resale (i.e. the second or subsequent sale of the art work).- The work must be in copyright which means the artist must be alive or less than 70 years deceased.- The work must sell for at least 3,000.- The work must be sold through the professional art market such as a gallery, auction house or art dealer. 3

Copyright is by far the most complicated issue for artists not only due to working in the internet age, but also because of extensive international trade agreements:

Copyright protection in Australia is provided automatically under the Copyright Act 1968 and gives you exclusive rights to license others in regard to copying your work, performing it in public, broadcasting it, publishing it and making an adaptation of the work. Rights vary according to the nature of the work. Those for artistic works, for instance, are different from those for literary and musical works. Copyright doesnt protect you against independent creation of a similar work. Legal actions against infringement are at times complicated by the fact that a number of different copyrights may exist in some works - particularly films, broadcasts and multimedia products. 4 There are some grey areas here and in 2004 greyer areas appeared after they amended the act to comply with a free trade agreement. Copyright law in the UK is governed by Part I of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA, the Act). It has been subject to various amendments over time including revisions recognizing the digital

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age in 2003, and with recognition of creative industry and education in 2014. The UK legislation has been updated on a number of occasions to harmonize it with the provisions of international treaties and conventions to which the UK is a signatory. A work is entitled to copyright protection if:It is of a type protected by copyright under the Act.It is recorded in some form e.g. in writing, by a sound recording, on a computer disk, or in a printed form.The work meets the requisite degree of originality. A work is original if adequate skill, labour and judgment is expended on creating it. 5I would need to write a book that details the intricate web of copyright legislation in the UK. Suffice to say it does protect a creator and their work. As in all the research I have done however, grey areas appear because of international trade agreements.

In Ireland, copyright law is contained in the Copyright & Related Rights Act, 2000. Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works (traditionally called the classical copyrights); film, sound recordings, broadcasts and the typographical arrangement of published editions (often called related rights, because they involve the exploitation of classical works); computer software and non-original databases (despite their modest credentials as creative works) and performances. 6

Canada stands as an example for legislation regarding the status of the artist. Other countries art communities would like to see this adopted there as well. The Federal Status of the Artist Act established in 1992 proclaimed, recognizing artists as professionals; it aims to improve the economic, social and political status of professional artists.

Status of the Artist is not written into legislation in Australia as yet. It has been recommended repeatedly that legislation is needed for the status of the artist in Australia.7 Arts Council England has spent much time this century studying the status of the artist in England. They have officially recognized the centrality of the individual artist, creator or maker within one of its five strategic priorities and is committed to developing the necessary infrastructure and environment to support new work, experimentation and risk. But at this point there is still no legislation pertaining to the status of the artist. A study done in 2001 used Canadas status legislation as a possible example. Like Australia, Englands comprehensive copyright, taxation and labour laws are felt to be sufficient

enough to cover artists rights and protections. However, complex trade agreements and the mercurial nature of the internet are posing risks for artists in both countries, issues not lost on their artistic communities.

The representative body Visual Arts Ireland (VAI) states: The argument for a public subsidy for the arts derives from the same principle applied to providing a public subsidy for a range of public services. The arts are a social good which, if left to the marketplace, would not survive or would do so in a fashion so distorted that the public good would not be served. Up to now the arts sector has enjoyed a number of years of growing financial allocations, admittedly from a low base. The money was well spent during the past five years. As the Minister noted, the State appreciates and values the contribution the sector has made to the country internationally. Ireland has had a fantastic run in winning awards in recent times, which proves that our greatest natural resource is the arts. 8 The VAI then outlines how artist salaries have remained stagnant since 2008, and that this will need to be addressed.

Victoria Ward is an artist and writer living in a log cabin in the Boreal Forest. For more information on her visit www.hotspurstudio.com or follow her on Twitter @hotspurstudio.

References:1. Australian Government: http://arts.gov.au/visual-arts/resale-royalty-scheme2. Gov UK: www.gov.uk/artists-resale-right3. The Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation: www.ivaro.ie/artists-resale-rights4. Australian Government, IP Australia: www.ipaustralia.gov.au/get-the-right-ip/copyright/5. JISC Legal Information: www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ViewDetail/ID/3588/Copyright-Law-Overview-12-June-2014.aspx6. Copyright Assoction of Irelend: www.cai.ie/?page_id=117. National Association for the Visaul Arts (NAVA): https://visualarts.net.auParliament of Australia: www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BN/0809/ArtsPolicy8. Visual Artists Ireland: http://visualartists.ie/advocacy-advice-membership-services/advocacy/advocacy-datasheet-1-topic-the-status-of-the-artist-in-ireland/the-social

*According to www.xe.com, at the time of publishing this article: 1,000 AUD is equivalent to 953.63 CAN. 10,000 EUR is equivalent to 14,181.71 CAN.3,000 EUR is equivalent to 4,255.16 CAN.

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Born in Hearst, Northern Ontario, Laurent Vaillancourt was among the leaders spearheading the awakening of the Franco-Ontarian arts community of the early 1970s, he choose Hearst as his base and visual art as his calling. Hearst is a predominantly French speaking community. Vaillancourts practice is not limited to one medium or concept; his early artistic explorations were with macram, which evolved to steel cable, with incursions into theatrical set and landscape design. Laurent now works with found objects as base material and is turning his practice to performance art.

non-profit organization that seeks to promote and maintain the Franco-Northern Ontario identity. The eco prefix refers to a concept of human ecology - the dynamic relationship between man, his environment and traditions. Ten years ago I bought an abandoned hotel that I turned into an artist residency location. It serves francophones, but is not exclusive.

Why are advocacy and community involvement important to you? How do they influence your artistic practice?

Since my teenage years Ive been involved in community organizations both at the local and provincial levels. Being involved is the best way to ensure things happen; of course I adhere to causes that are dear to me. I guess I learned altruism from my parents who were involved too, but mainly in religious organizations.

Being involved brings networking, visibility and opportunities. Through the years, Ive traveled across the country, met countless people, and created bonds. It is through these activities that opportunities happen. It has also broadened my knowledge of how things work, and with my eclectic practice, being involved with the artist run organizations was certainly a good choice.

Based on your career and your experiences, what would you consider pros and cons of working in the North?

The North is home. My family has always been supportive and maybe that is one of the reasons I chose to live here. Also, when I spend too much time in the city I become a nervous wreck!

The pros: Space - it is relatively easy to find studio space at low cost if not free for specific projects; tight knit community - if I have a special need, the word gets around; the environment - in 10 minutes Im in the country side, the sky is amazing; cost of living - not everything is less expensive, of course not! But when you add it all up it may be less than living in a city. Living in the North, where there is a will, there is a way.

Artist Profile: Laurent Vaillancourt Victoria Glizer interviews Laurent Vaillancourt

MAYDAY, Installation, May 2015, 24 Hour Affair, BRAVO AGM, North Bay ON. Elements of a performance at Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, October 2014. MAYDAY was a performance exploring assisted suicide.

How are you involved in the Franco-Ontarian arts community?

Im a founding member of the Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario artist run center in Sudbury and of BRAVO (Bureau des regroupement des artistes visuels de lOntario). I was the president of both at different times and am still on the board of BRAVO as vice-president. I also represented BRAVO at AGAVF (Association des groupes en art visuel francophone du Canada) which is an association of Francophone visual artists groups. For a few years I was the president at the Conseil des arts de Hearst and Im currently the vice president of Hearst Ecomuseum where I act as a volunteer curator. The Hearst Ecomuseum is a

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The cons: distances - it takes a day to drive to Toronto so planning is important to maximize the stay; very small artistic community - we are spread out over large distances: availability of artist material, but that does not concern me: uncertainty of wireless communications, which is fine with me: not everything is 24 hrs, ah well

A visual artist or a writer can easily live here; it is more difficult for an actor or musician. As you can see, for me there are few cons. Even distance is not a problem, often while driving; it is when I refine my ideas.

What brought you to CARFAC Ontario and what services do you find useful?

CARFAC is the first artist organization I joined; back in the 70s it was called CARO (Canadian Artists Representation Ontario) and had local groups in different municipalities across Ontario. CARFAC has been an incredible resource to make me understand my rights, how to manage my artist business, income tax, copyrights (CARCC), etc. There are great services at CARFAC Ontario, not that I use them all, but there may be a day when I will be grateful that these services are there and available.

News from Sudbury by Leesa Bringas

On April 28, 2015 Greater Sudburys Cultural Plan was passed unanimously by City Council and put into action over 20 months of extensive community consultation and Steering Committee guidance, including over 1,600 individual public engagements. In 2006, the City of Greater Sudburys Art and Culture Charter, Strategy and Grant Policy was developed and set the groundwork for the initiation of the Greater Sudburys Cultural Plan. It follows many other municipalities in the development of plans that recognize the importance in providing a framework for recognition and support of arts and culture. A steering committee made up of 19 members of different backgrounds of the community, as well as board members of the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation, met monthly and provided important discussion throughout the process. Moving forward with the Cultural Plan, the accompanying Cultural Action Plan will have 12 community appointments and continue the momentum. For more information, visit: www.greatersudburyculture.ca

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Rowena TolsonWisteria and BirdsJune 1 - August 30, 2015Reception: Monday, June 1, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Bytown Museum1 Canal Lane, Ottawa ON K1P 5P6

Spring Flowers and Birds: Rowena has been paint-ing since her childhood and currently, residing in Ottawa. Working with watercolours on silk, rice paper, mulberry paper, and arches, she uses Fine-Detailed and Free-Brush styles of painting. Her subjects included landscapes and flower & birds.

Adrian GllnerA Brief History of ExplosionsJuly 14 - July 25, 2015Reception: Monday, July 13 at 5:30pm

Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University5163 Duke Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Adrian Gllner presents artworks that challenge our abilities to perceive. By gently displacing elements of sound, time and motion, objects are created that defy easy interpretation and bring temporality to the fore. Recently, Gllner has been exploding things.

Barbara RehusBut whats its value?August 15 - September 6, 2015Reception: September 6 at 2:00pm

Loop Gallery 1273 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6J 1X8

A serendipitous find of old puppet head molds marked the start of this ongoing series. The puppets present themselves to me in various forms ani-mate or not, knitted, sewn, drawn, painted, assem-

bled from found materials, whatever their characters require. And early on, it became apparent that these creations would be revisiting themes of previous work - familial relationships, misogyny, fear of loss, the worth of material objects.

Tina NewloveCounterpointsJuly 9 - July 30, 2015

Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall200 King Street West, Kitchener ON N2G 427

My latest paintings explore situations where women react and interact, alone or with each other, to and with nature, children, men and the controllable and uncontrollable environments around them. The fig-ures in my paintings struggle to be seen and heard and yet at the same time hide and sink away from the viewers sight line. Layers of paint define and then defuse the themes, adding complicated rela-tionships between repeating shapes and overall composition.

Frances FerdinandsLassanaiSeptember 24 - October 24, 2015 Reception: Thursday, September 24 at 6:00pm

Articsok Gallery1697 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON M6N 1J2

LASSANAI, (Beautiful) translated from Sinhala, is a collection of new work emanating from Frances Ferdinands 3 month program of study and research in her homeland, Sri Lanka. It features 26 pairs of slippers individually painted in designs inspired by the floral motifs found in the many Buddhist temples she visited. Each pair memorializes a year of the civil war, embodying its cultural tradition of rich ornamentation within a con-

Any CARFAC Ontario member can be included in these free listings. The deadline for inclusion in the next issue is Friday, August 7, 2015 for shows running during October, November and December 2015. Please

send listings for shows running only during these months to: [email protected]

The listing should include: your name; title of your show; gallerys address and contact information; date for which the show will be on display; and a brief artists statement or description of the work. The subject line of the e-mail should clearly request inclusion in the next issue of DISPATCH. You can also post your

exhibition listings on the members section on our web site: www.carfacontario.ca

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temporary context, and suggesting symbolically a step into a new era.

Jurgen MohrPaintings & SculpturesMay 29 - June 20 2015

WKP Kennedy Gallery150 Main Street East, North Bay, ON P1B 1A8

Northern Ontario has had a significant impact on my art over the years. There exists something elemental, raw and original in the north, a primor-dial and mystical quality that is not restricted to the northern landscape, but is continuously pres-ent and accessible to experience. This same indigenous quality of Northern Ontario, is palpable in the Dominican Republic, the country of origin for my wife. My exposure to this foreign land and Latin American paintings influence my colour and style.

Sheila DavisRiding the Elephant (Lake Road)July 1 - August 1, 2015 Artist Talk: Friday, July 3 at 7:30pm

Art Gallery of Bancroft10 Flint Avenue Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0

The Elephant Lake / Peterson Road is known to be one of the most beautiful drives in Ontario. The winding 34 km travels from Harcourt on highway 648 (known as the Loop Rd) to Maynooth. It is famous for sending a vehicles compass in circles as it twists through the best views the Easting Highlands has to offer with its natural forest, rocky out crests, pristine waters and hid-den winding roads.

Donna Jean MayneSculpture Walk 2015May 1 - September 30, 2015 Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls & Avera McKennan Hospital

SE corner of Phillips & 10th Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104 United States

Brenna (Phillips & 10th) and Adamaris (Avera Hospital) are two 3/4 life-size bronze figures from the dono dellacqua series. Each figure is caught in a contemplative moment as they reach to touch the gift of water.

Gunhild HotteISOLATION / LAST TRAIN TO COCHRANEJuly 8 - August 30, 2015 Timmins Museum NEC Timmins 325 2nd Avenue, Timmins ON P4N 8A4

The artists work will be presented in the Red Gallery. Her large paintings in mixed media such as oil, acrylic, and collage are records of the art-ists very personal creative journey. Using distinc-tive visual marks and symbolism the work deals with the North and the issues contained therein. In Isolation/Last Train to Cochrane her focus is on social issues. The challenges and aspects of liv-ing in the north impacting her own person as well as all fellow residents making up the northern community. Specifically, her work focuses on the isolation through the severing of viable links that shutting down The Northlander Train, connec-tion has brought about. As such, it is her conten-tion that the exhibition is a visual Requiem - pos-sibly a communal experience of being on the last train to Cochrane.

In Memory

Gerald Steadman Smith, BFA Mt. Allison; MA (Fine Art) University of Saskatchewan, passed away May 17, 2015. He was active in the Ottawa Arts community and taught for many years at the Ottawa School of Art. The Foyer Gallery has recently named the award for the annual Young

at Art competition The Gerald Smith Award of Excellence.

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Lauren McKinley Renzetti in exhibitions: Beautiful Mother Earth- group showMay 20 - August 28, 2015

LucSculpture Gallery 663 Greenwood Ave, Toronto ON M4J 4B6

All works by many artists are views of unspoiled mother earth.

The Sketchbook Project August 28 - August 30 ,2015Fri 4-8pm, Sat 12-4pm and Sun 12-4pm

Distillery District , TorontoIt is on a moving bus that stops in different parts of the distillery district

Sketchbook project is housed in Brooklyn, each year they travel to 5 or 6 cities and one stop is Toronto. Hundreds of sketchbooks all create din the last year are travelling. You can check them out. Contemporary Miniprint of KazanlakJuly 15 - July 30, 2015

Gallery IskraKazanlak, Bulgaria Europe

Largest group print show in the world, with more than 30 countries represented and over 200 partici-pants.

Lynn Christine KellyThe Forest for the TreesSeptember 9 - September 26, 2015

The Red Head Gallery115-401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8 The Forest for the Trees envelopes the gallery with an immersive experience that aims to bring some-thing of the forest to the city. An installation of fabric trees, all suspended from the ceiling, with diffuse light from above, and the subtle sound of life all around enhances the feeling you might be somewhere other than a building in downtown Toronto. As you walk through the trees you cannot help but touch them, moving them, disturbing them. After you pass by, the disruption fades and the trees return to their natural state of being. A subtle comment on how the environment restores itself after humankind has gone.

Maria Saracino in exhibitions: DIMENSIONS 2015September 10 - September 13, 2015 Vernissage: Thursday, September 10 at 6:00pm

St. Brigids Center for the Arts310 St. Patrick Street Ottawa, ON K1N 5K5

The National Capital Network of Sculptors show-cases the extraordinary work of 50 of its members. From bronze and ceramic, wood and polymer, to glass and stone. Youll see works in a wide assort-ment of sculptural mediums as well as an opportu-nity to meet and participate in demonstrations and art talks. Attend the Vernissage on Thursday September 10th and you will also have the opportu-nity to bid on some incredible silent auction sculp-tures to benefit the Boys and Girls Club.

CANADIANAJuly 16 - August 17, 2015 Vernissage: Sunday, July 26 at 1:00pm

Shenkman Arts Center, AOE Gallery 245 Centrum Blvd. Suite 260, Orleans, ON K1E 0A1

This unique one month exhibit showcases Maria Saracinos figurative sculptures in polymer clay. An award winning, master polymer artist, Maria explores candid moments in time that reflect our Canadian culture while incorporating tidbits of information and products that are surprisingly Canadian. Her whim-sical yet realistic figures are sculpted in polymer clay, and completed in textiles and resins. Included with the sculptures will be a series of relief portraits. Her influences are Norman Rockwell, Joe Fafard and Ron Mueck.

Sylvie GrenierChromaAugust 6 - August 26, 2015 Vernissage: Saturday, August 8 at 1:00pm

Old Chelsea Galerie783 Route 105 Chelsea, Qubec J9B 1P1 Canada

Using mainly oil paints, I create interpretive images of nature, exploring ways to reveal essence rather than likeness.I explore the boundaries between figuration and abstraction to create a space based on memories, somewhere behind ones eyes, somewhere between seeing and thinking.

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Barbara Simpson in a solo-exhibition:Make Moments Count. An exhibition of paintings and photography by Barbara SimpsonJune 30 - July 30, 2015 Closed Canada Day July 1, 2015 and SundaysSaturday, July 18, 2015 from 1 pm 3 pm

Brockville Arts Centre, Lobby Gallery & Display Cases235 King St. West, Brockville, ON K6V 3S2

My paintings define my individuality and vibrant per-sonality. Influenced by OKeeffe, Monet, Renoir, Manet and Gauguin. I love bold colour with a style to call my own, representing my joie de vivre. My work is considered upbeat, warm and flattering to the eye. My exhibit features acrylic floral paintings and Canadian waterfalls photography.

Ralph NevinsUrban FlowJune 4 - June 15, 2015 and June 28, 2015 1 - 3pm

AOE Gallery,Shenkman Arts Centre 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa, ON K1E 0A1

A flow, a singular moment, one after another. The flow of urban environment is not unlike a series of movie stills, without surrounding content, become their own context. In this case the movie is single lines appended to make a photograph of the flow of time.

Glenna TissenbaumColborne Art Gallery 3rd Annual Juried CompetitionJuly 11 - August 16, 2015Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11 at 2:00pm

Colborne Art Gallery51 King Street East, Colborne ON K0K 1S0

Glenna Tissenbaum (www.glennatissenbaum.com) is proud to advise that her multi-media sculpture Gall-Livers Travails has been selected to partici-pate in the Colborne Art Gallerys Juried Competition. The sculpture, which is mounted on a turntable, is based on the novel Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift. Comprised of antique collect-ibles, childrens toys, stained glass and hand-craft-ed items, it features several moveable parts.Glenna hopes sincerely to see you there! Welcome!

Marie AdamStrange Seas of Thought / tranges ocans de pensesJune 10 - September 11, 2015

Ottawa International Airport1000 Airport Parkway Private Ottawa, ON K1V 9B4

Abstract paintings, acrylic on canvas; I love to com-bine emotive and cosmological themes with the bril-liant acrylic colours. If you are travelling through Ottawa airport this summer check out my solo show. Its between Gates 13 and 14. Sylvie GrenierChromaAugust 6 - August 26, 2015Vernissage: Saturday August 8 at 1:00pm

Old Chelsea Gallery 783 route 105 Chelsea QC J9B 1P1

Using mainly oil paints, I create imterpertive images of nature, exploring ways to reveal essence rather than likeness.

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Patricia Moore in solo exhibition:Selected Paintings 2014 2015July 21 - August 3, 2015Opening Reception: July 22, 6pm - 8pm

The Guild Gallery111 Queen Street, Charlottetown, PEI

The paintings are like fragments through time with echoes of music and remembered places.

The IRIS Group presents: FILMICMay 23 - July 5, 2015

Station Gallery1450 Henry Street, Whitby ON L1N 0A8

Curated by Olexander Wlasenko. Artists: Rowena Dykins, Laura M. Hair, Holly McClellan, Judith A. Mason, Janice Prebble, Mary Ellen McQuay, Margaret Rodgers, Sally Thurlow, Wendy Wallace.All things relating to film are explored, including photography, sculpture, installation, and time based work, further extended to include other ideas around the word filmic itself.

Closeups at the LakeJuly 1 - August 31, 2015

Oshawa Community Museum1450 Simcoe Street South Lakeview Park, Oshawa ON L1H 8S8

Nine pieces from the recent CLOSEUPS exhibition at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, along with selections photo archives, are on display through the summer at Guy House in Oshawas Lakeview Park. Accompanying the exhibit will be a new work that reflects the park as it is in 2015.Based on photographs from Oshawas past, the series consists of mixed media works on recovered jewellery trays from a building formerly owned by Burns Jewellers and part of Oshawas prosperous history.

Yael Brotman Biennale Internationale Destampe ContemporaineJune 21 - September 6, 2015

Trois-Rivires, Quebec

Each artist is exhibiting in a dedicated room within various venues. My work is installed at the Musee Pierre-Boucher, 858 rue Laviolette.

Tracey-Mae Chambers in exhibitions: First Nations Group ExhibtionJuly 13, 2015 - September 6, 2015

Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant 20 Ava Road, Brantford, ON N3T 5G9

Several First Nations Artists will be presented during this group show.

Mother.EarthJuly 24, 2015 - August 15, 2015

The Japanese Paper Place77 Brock Avenue, Toronto, ON M6K 2L3

An exhibition part of Planet IndigenUS!The combination of this sustainable versatile material and the talents of artists who understand its nature and its potential create very powerful works. Stitched and sculpted work by Tracey-Mae Shaw, woodblock prints on dyed blue washi by Ahmoo Angeconeb and stone and stencil prints from Cape Dorset are just some of the exciting mix in the exhibition.

about eveSeptember 1 - November 30, 2015

Ojibwe Cultural Foundation15 Highway 551 MChigeeng, ON P0P 1G0

Installation of paintings and sculptures which address negative body image as well as womens issues.

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Deadline Grant Name Contact Person Contact Information

1 September Long-Term Grants to Visual Artists

Michel Gaboury, Program Officer

613-566-4414, ext. 5265

1 September Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts

Brigitte DesrochersProgram Officer

613-566-4414, ext. 5270

1 September Capacity Building Program: The Flying Eagle

Nol HabelProgram Officer

613-566-4414, ext. 4178

30 September John Hobday Awards in Arts Management

Sarah BrownProgram Officer

613-566-4414, ext. 6004

1 October New Media Residencies laura jeanne lefaveProgram Officer

613-566-4414, ext. 5254

1 October Grants to New Media and Audio Artists: Research and Production Grants

laura jeanne lefaveProgram Officer

613-566-4414, ext. 5254

1 October Grants to New Media and Audio Artists: GRAND NCE Media Artist and Scientist Collaboration

Felipe DiazProgram Officer Prizes Section

613-566-4414, ext. 5252

1 October Grants to Film and Video Artists Research Creation Grants Production Grants and Scriptwriting Grants

laura jeanne lefaveAnglophone emerging and mid-career artists in Research/Creation Grants OR anglophone emerging artists in Production Grants

Paul ThinelFrancophone artists

613-566-4414 ext. 5254

613-566-4414 ext. 5253

Annual Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography

Michel Gaboury Program Officer

613-566-4414 ext. 5265

The CARFAC Ontario Grants Calendar is published in every issue, allowing you to plan in advance for grant deadlines. All the information published here has been edited for space, and is meant to give you a general sense of the types of grants available. Deadlines and eligibility criteria are subject to change at any time. Visit the funders websites to verify deadlines and to find out more about application requirements. CARFAC Ontario makes every effort to provide information which is up-to-date and accurate. Neither CARFAC Ontario nor any of its employees can be held responsible for any errors or omissions, or for

any losses, costs or claims which arise as a result of relying on this information.

Grants Calendar

CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

Phone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or at their individual numbers | Fax: (613) 566-4390TTY (TDD) machine for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194

www.canadacouncil.ca/grants

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ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL151 Bloor Street West, 5th floor, Toronto ON M5S 1T6

Phone: 1-800-387-0058 (toll-free in Ontario) or 416-961-1660 | Fax: [email protected] | www.arts.on.ca/Page16.aspx


Anytime Recommended to apply at least 10 weeks in advance.

Travel Grants to Media Arts Professionals

Media Arts Section 613-566-4414 ext. 5914

Anytime Recommended to apply a minimum of 8 weeks in advance of departure date.

Travel Grants for Aboriginal Collaborative Projects

Nol HabelProgram Officer

613-566-4414 ext. 4178


1 Septembre Artistes visuels et des mtiers dart

Nina Charestadjointe des programmes

416-969-7417 | 1-800-387-0058, poste [email protected]

15 September Aboriginal Artists in Communities

Kateri Gauthier Interim Program Administrator

416-969-7424 | 1-800-387-0058 ext. [email protected]

15 September Aboriginal Arts Projects Kateri Gauthier Interim Program Administrator


15 September National and International Touring

Lizzy BraoudakisProgram Administrator


15 September Ontario Touring Lizzy BraoudakisProgram Administrator


15 September Visual Artists: Mid-Career Caroline CotterProgram Administrator


1 Octobre Avance mdias Nina Charestadministratrice des programmes

416-969-7417 | 1-800-387-0058, poste [email protected]

1 October Aboriginal Curatorial Projects

Caroline Cotter,Program Administrator


1 October Arts Education Projects Terry GitersosProgram Administrator


1 October Artists in the Community/Workplace

Kateri Gauthier Interim Program Administrator


1 October Culturally Diverse Curatorial Projects

Caroline Cotter, Bilingual Program Administrator


1 October National and International Residency

Lizzy BraoudakisProgram Administrator


1 October Media Artists: Mid-Career and Established

Anne Gard Gravestock Program Administrator


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TORONTO ARTS COUNCIL 26 Grand Trunk Crescent, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5J 3A9

Phone: 1-800-387-0058 (toll-free in Ontario) or 416-961-1660 | Fax: [email protected] | www.arts.on.ca/Page16.aspx


15 October Craft Projects - Connections Caroline CotterProgram Administrator


15 October Craft Projects - Creation and Development

Caroline CotterProgram Administrator



4 August Community Arts Projects for organizations and collectives

Andrew SuriGrants Officer, Community Arts

416-392-6802 ext. [email protected]

14 September Grants to Visual Artists (Individuals)

Peter KingstoneActing Visual/Media Arts Officer

416-392-6802 ext. [email protected]

From $10,000 to $100,000 coverage for equipment, tools and artwork

$10,000, $25,000 and $50,000 limits available for artwork in transit and at exhibitions

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DISPATCHVo l u m e 21, Is s u e 2, Ju l y 2015

IssN 1201-0081

DISPATCH is published by

CARFAC Ontario440-401 Richmond Street WestToronto, Ontario M5V 3A8416.340.8850 / [email protected]

Editor / Layout Copy EditorsVictoria Glizer Sally Lee Venessa Harris

Contributors CARFAC Ontario Staff and Victoria Ward.

The opinions expressed in DISPATCH are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of CARFAC Ontario, CARFAC National or its regional affiliates.

CARFAC Ontario Board of DirectorsYael Brotman (President), Devon Ostrom (Vice President), Kohila Kurunathan (Treasurer), Kristen Fahrig (Secretary), Ashley McKenzie-Barnes, Sophie DeFrancesca, Dave Kemp, Leesa Bringas and Michelle Forsyth.

CARFAC Ontario StaffSally Lee (Executive Director), Victoria Glizer (Membership Manager), Diann Missal (CARFAC Online Coordinator), Bri Salmena (Administrative Assistant) and Venessa Harris (Publications Assistant).

CARFAC Ontario is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Ministry of Culture, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and by our members.

CARFAC Ontario is the association of professional visual and media artists in Ontario, Promoting the legal and economic rights of Visual and Media Artists for over 40 years. As an artist-run organization, CARFAC Ontario knows the needs of artists and has developed services and programs to assist artists at every stage of their career.

At the end of June 2015 the Board of Directors said goodbye to outgoing Executive Director Kristian Clarke and wished him well at his new role of Senior Projects Manager at Canadian Actors Equity (Equity). In the photo: Sally Lee, incoming Executive Director of CARFAC Ontario and Kristian Clarke.Photo by Krisztina Szabo.

Many thanks to Kristian for all his work over the last 14 years advocating for visual and media artists and supporting the entire

cultural sector!

In the photo: Kristian Clarke and Kristen Fahrig, Secretary of the Board. Photo by Krisztina Szabo.

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