Wednesday, May 19

Contracts: what should be in one

6:30pm – 8:00pm CST/MDT

with Patrick Close and Heather Cline.

As self employed workers, visual artists need to use contracts, to understand what needs to be in a contract, and often how to go about negotiating for a better contract… In this webinar, you will learn from two artists that have dealt with all types of contracts and even dealt with the absence of a contract…

About the webinar:
Patrick Close will discuss the technical aspects of contracts, including the various types of contracts, common elements, resources, best practices and industry standards, government legislation / regulations, as well as thoughts on successful contract negotiations. Heather Cline will provide real world examples of contracts based on her experiences exhibiting and working with galleries and institutions across Canada. After these two thirty minute presentations, there will be a thirty minute Q+A based on your questions. As the webinar is on Zoom, we will unmute the audience so you can ask your own questions. Join us and learn how to read, write and change contracts…

About the presenters:
Patrick Close is a practicing visual artist living in Okotoks, Alberta with experience as a curator, writer, consultant, artist run centre director, arts council officer and facilitator. He has been active in CARFAC since the 1970’s and was the director of CARFAC Sask for more than 20 years.

Heather Cline has a MFA from the University of Saskatchewan and is a painter and mixed media artist based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Cline has a deep interest in public interaction, and has exhibited widely, participating in residency programs and public engagement across Canada.

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Saturday May 29th 1pm – 2:30pm

Group Art Critique

With Sharon Moore Foster and Chris W. Carson

Join Sharon Moore Foster (CARFAC Alberta’s Program + Development Coordinator)  + Chris W. Carson (CARFAC Alberta’s Executive Director) for a discussion about the artwork you are doing now! You will have an opportunity to share digital images of your work for ten minutes, talk about your art practice and listen to the questions and comments from the group of artists.

To register for this session, email sharon@carfacalberta.com anytime before Saturday May 29th at 11am and tell her if you will be wanting to share your own work or if you just want to listen to the discussion…

If you’re not familiar with Zoom, this link gives a good overview. You can access the meeting through your browser just by clicking on the given link, or if you prefer, the free app is safe to download and use.

Saturday June 5th 1pm – 2:30pm

Writing a Better Art CV

With Ann Mansolino
hosted by Chris W. Carson

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In this session, we’ll look at the art CV: what to include, what to leave out, and how the CVs that you submit to exhibitions, grants, and other opportunities in the arts may differ in form and content from the CV that you use to apply for jobs.

Ann Mansolino is a visual artist whose work explores the relationship between the internal self and external ideas of place through photography, writing, and handmade books. Ann has taught photography at colleges and universities in Canada, the United States, and Singapore, and has exhibited her photographic and book arts work in solo and group exhibitions internationally.

If you’re not familiar with Zoom, this link gives a good overview. You can access the meeting through your browser just by clicking on the given link, or if you prefer, the free app is safe to download and use.