CARFAC, which represents the interests of Canadian visual artists, is providing guidance on artist fees for exhibitions that have been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
"We encourage presenters to support artists to the best of their abilities, and to consider the financial pressures many self-employed artists are currently facing as much as possible during this time," CARFAC says.
"We urge presenters to consider compensating artists for additional labour that may be involved if they are asked to change the format of their exhibition, screening, presentation, etc. We also recommend that presenters keep their websites and social media channels up-to-date with information about their programming, as circumstances change and evolve."
The guidelines cover a variety of situations that artists are facing due to the closure of galleries to respect public health needs.
Source: CARFAC