Schedule for Artists
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Friday, June 8th:
6pm – 8pm, Keeping Time / Time Running Out: Preserving Video Art and Technology in and out of the Archive
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street
Presented by SAW Video Media Art Centre*
* Please note that this event is not an official part of CARFAC’s conference, and as such simultaneous translation will not be provided.
Panelists: Bryan Dewalt (Curator of Communications, Canada Science and Technology Museum), Michele L. Wozny (Independent Research Consultant on Audiovisual Preservation and Collection Practices), + a representative from Vtape specializing in restoration and collections, details TBA. Moderated by Ainsley Walton (Assistant Conservator of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada)
This panel discussion will investigate the growing urgency to preserve the legacy of video practice and production in Canada. This discussion will touch on ideas ranging from the relationship between artists and archivists and conservators, the impact of new digital technologies, the mobilization and use of archival materials, and the role that archives and museums play in documenting fringe and alternative media.
A tour of SAW Video’s related exhibition, Tape Heads: Video Art and Technology in the 80s, will take place at City Hall Art Gallery at 5pm.
Welcome Reception and Visual Arts Advocacy Award Presentation
Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue
The Visual Arts Advocacy Award honours a professional artist from Ontario who has made a significant contribution as an advocate for the Canadian visual arts community. Past winners include Kim Ondaatje, Tony Urquhart, Marlene Creates, Todd Janes, and Sarah Petite. This year, a special award presentation will also be made to Ottawa lawyer, David Yazbeck, for his contribution to legal arts advocacy.
Saturday, June 9th:
Welcome and Opening remarks
Lord Elgin Hotel, Pearson Room
Art + Labour
Lord Elgin Hotel, Pearson Room
Despite the many rights enjoyed by workers in other sectors, access to justice when it comes to labour issues is still out of reach for most artists. This panel will explore the challenges faced by artists when they attempt to bargain both individually and collectively, the work being done to establish best practice standards at the provincial level and the challenges faced by artists from equity seeking groups.
Panelists: Lise Létourneau (Visual Artist and President of Le Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec), Charles Smith (Lecturer, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts/University of Toronto Scarborough), Pierre Tessier (Visual Artist and Co-Chair of the CARFAC-RAAV Bargaining Committee), David Yazbeck (Partner at Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck LLP). Moderated by Melissa Gruber (National Advocacy and Communications Director, CARFAC)
Lunch provided at the Lord Elgin Hotel
Pearson Room
Copyright: The fair, the unfair and the artists left behind
Lord Elgin Hotel, Pearson Room
With the imminent passing of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, lawyers and creators alike have questions about the grey areas that may now exist as a result of new legislated changes. A panel of experts will provide their different perspectives on the impact that the amendments could have for artists, including the expansion of educational use and fair dealing, the introduction of parody, and how copyright can be shared while also protected through social media and web use.
Panelists: Casey Chisick (Partner at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP), Ysolde Gendreau (Professor of Law at the University of Montreal), Roanie Levy (General Counsel and Director, Policy and External Affairs, Access Copyright) , Steve Seiferling (IP lawyer and legal counsel for Mosaic Potash). Moderated by Alain Pineau (Executive Director of the Canadian Conference of the Arts).
Gallery Hop
Group visits to the City Hall Gallery, Galerie SAW Gallery,Karsh-Masson Gallery, La Petite Mort Gallery, the Ottawa Art Gallery, the Ottawa School of Art Gallery, and Terence Robert Gallery will be organized, with directions provided.
Reception with Spins and Needles
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street
Join us for a fun and creative night out with Spins & Needles, Ottawa’s mobile art party that mixes underground beats spun by DJs, with hands-on art projects. Tonight’s projects will fit the theme of Art+ Law.
Sunday, June 10th:
Artist’s Resale Right panel
Lord Elgin Hotel, Pearson Room
ARR – you ready?! Artists, art market professionals, and lawyers step in the ring with this panel on the Artist’s Resale Right. The ARR is a copyright amendment that CARFAC is actively lobbying for, which would give visual artists 5% from the commercial resale of their work. Speakers will discuss the future place of the ARR in Canada, based on CARFAC’s proposal and the experience of other countries.
Panelists: April Britski (National Executive Director, CARFAC), Louis E. Greenwald (Partner at Choi & Greenwald), Henry Lydiate (Partner at The Henry Lydiate Partnership LLP, Creative Arts Business Consultancy), Stephen Ranger (Vice President, Business Development, Waddingtons.ca). Moderated by Don Monet (Visual Artist and Owner/Gallerist at Cube Gallery).
Lunch provided at the Lord Elgin Hotel
Pearson Room
CARFAC National Annual General Meeting
Lord Elgin Hotel, Pearson Room
All current members of CARFAC are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you’re not a member yet, take this opportunity to join and find out more about what we have been up to in the last year.
Visual Arts Open Forum
Lord Elgin Hotel, Pearson Room
If you are a visual artist, participate in an open exchange of ideas and information. If you know about a project or idea that you think other artists will be excited about, take this opportunity to tell us all about it! But keep it short and sweet – in order to keep the dialogue lively, presenters will only have 5 minutes to spread the word. Visit our registration desk for details.
Closing remarks
Lord Elgin Hotel, Pearson Room
Note: conference details may be subject to change.
Registration Rates – Artists’ Stream
Members: $95
Non-members: $115
Students: $70
Please note: Participants will be responsible for arranging their own travel, accommodations and food. Some options are listed below.
Also note: Registration in the Artists’ Stream does not include the events for lawyers on Friday June 8th or Sunday June 10th. Switch to the Lawyers’ Stream.