Advisory Notes

By Robert Christie for CARFAC SASK © 1998

Topics covered:

• The Art Market in general
• The production process
• Products
• Transactions
• The advantages and disadvantages of having an art dealer

This information is neither specific to a medium or to a tradition of art making, nor is it intended as being all-inclusive. It is solely intended as a basic overview of what the average art maker might encounter when he/she pursues the business side of art.

By Paul Sanderson for CARFAC Ontario © 1985, except the long form Model Release, which is Copyright 1981 by AMPHOTO, a division of Watson-Guptill Publications. Reproduced with permission.

By Greg Graham for CARFAC National, 1996.
Revised by CARFAC SASK & McDougall Gauley LLP, 2005

Topics covered:

• The Copyright Act as it pertains to public art work
• The moral rights of the artist

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Notes on Art in Public Places

By Shelley Sopher for CARFAC SASK © 2001

Artists whose work includes the making of multiples should be aware of current practices and be conscientious in their own policies and record-keeping in order to protect both their own reputations and the integrity of private and public collections. While this advisory note deals specifically with two-dimensional prints, the same principles may be applied to three-dimensional multiples.

By Greg Graham for CARFAC Ontario © November 1993

By Marian Hebb for CARFAC Ontario © April 1990

By Paul Sanderson

(REV 2001)
By Jim Russell of Gauley & Company for CARFAC SASK © 2001

Many artists create images and three-dimensional works in a variety of media and use photographs, or newspaper or journal images, as a source without realizing that this may give rise to legal problems. This documents includes the rules to keep in mind if a photographic image is used in this way.

Reprinted from the CARFAC/Toronto, Artscape Inc. publication:
Doing Homework: Educating Yourself as a Warehouse

Artists living in warehouses are particularly vulnerable to health and safety risks. The Building Code requirements for industrially-zoned buildings do not impose very exacting standards from a resident’s viewpoint. These health standards cover requirements such as adequate heating from mid-September through May, proper ventilation and natural lighting, drinkable water, shower or bath facilities and hot running water.

By Shelley Sopher for CARFAC SASK © 2000

Although you may be more comfortable using visual language than words to express yourself, as an artist you will be called upon to write throughout your career. Whether you are approaching a gallery for an exhibition, a granting agency for project financing, or a competition jury for a commission, it will be necessary to support your visual documentation with text.

Topics covered in this text include: