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Appendix B: Visual Arts

Galleries

Gallery Gachet
Named after Vincent Van Gough's homeopathic doctor, Paul Gachet, Gallery Gachet works to provide a safe, borderless place of artistic expression. It strives to be a place of healing and a centre of artistic excellence. Founded in 1994, we provide opportunities to exhibit, perform, publish and sell work and to offer a place for support and community. We aim to use the canvas of the outside world to educate and demystify the public on issues related to mental health and abuse.
GALLERY GACHET 88 East Cordova St. Vancouver, B.C., CANADA V6A 1K2 Phone: (604) 687-2468 FAX: (604) 687-1196   E-mail: gallery@gachet.org
www.gachet.org/

Online Galleries

Alberta Artists with Brain Injuries
This site is dedicated to artists with brain injury that strive to overcome the difficulties associated with having a brain injury and pursue an active life as artists and as beneficial members to their community.
www.aabis.org/

National Organizations

CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des Artistes Canadiens)
A democratic, non-profit, national artist-run organization for professional visual artists. Its objectives are to promote a socio-economic climate that is conducive to the production of visual arts, to promote the visual arts in Canada, and to conduct research and engage in public education for these purposes. Projects include securing fees for the exhibit and reproduction of artists’ works: gallery surveys and publications; and securing reduced admission to galleries.
613.233.6161 Fax: 613.233.6162
carfac@carfac.ca
www.carfac.ca

CARCC (Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective Inc.)
Established in 1990 to assist artists in managing their copyrights.
306.982.4784
collective@carfac.ca
www.carcc.ca/

Federation of Canadian Artists
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and professional development of artists, and to services for art collectors. Chapters in BC and Alberta.
604.681.8534 Fax: 604.681.2740
www.artists.ca

Regional Contacts:

CARFAC BC (Vancouver)
CARFAC BC P.O. Box 2359 Vancouver, BC V6B 3W5
Phone: [604] 519-4669 Fax: [250] 994-2335
E-mail: carfac@carfac.ca
vcn.bc.ca/carfac/
BC Gallery Survey: www.vcn.bc.ca/carfac/gallerysurvey/galleryindex.htm

CARFAC Saskatchewan (Regina)
#206 - 2314 - 11th Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 0K1
Phone: (306) 522-9788
Fax: (306) 522-9783
info@carfac.sk.ca
www.carfac.sk.ca/

CARFAC Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)
#302 - 220 3rd Avenue South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 1M1
Phone: (306) 933-3206
Fax: (306) 933-2053

CARFAC Manitoba (Winnipeg)
407-100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3
Phone: [204] 943-7211 Fax: [204] 942-1555
manitoba@carfac.ca
http://www.carfac.mb.ca/

CARFAC Ontario (Toronto)
401 Richmond St. W. Suite 440
Toronto, ON    M5V 3A8
carfacontario@carfacontario.ca
416.340.8850 Fax: 416.340.7653
Toll Free: 1-877-890-8850
www.carfacontario.ca/

Le Regroupement des Artistes en Arts Visuels du Quebec (Montreal)
514.866.7101 Fax: 514.866.9906
raav@raav.org
www.raav.org

CARFAC Nova Scotia and Maritime Region (Halifax)
902.479.1252
image@fox.nstn.ca

Visual Arts Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John’s)
709.738.7303
vanl@thezone.net

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