• ArtsCan Cooperative for Artists ( ACFA)was born as a result of City of Calgary, Arts & Culture’s program established in 2008, called”ArtsCan; Resource for Artists new to Canada”. This program was so successful, that artists felt confident enough, to incorporate their own, independent, non for profit organization, based on COOPERATIVE model.
• “ArtsCan Cooperative for artists “ was incorpora
ted in July of 2010. Majority of artists are new to Canada, but there is also a number of Canada born artists involved.
• ACFA ‘ membership includes multidisciplinary artists
• ArtsCan is founded on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy and equality.
• The Board of Directors manages the Cooperative with the guidance of the members through the articles, by-laws and policies, and by decisions made at general meetings.
• The members of ArtsCan believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility, and caring for others. Prime Objectives:
• To be inclusive organization whose purpose is to support artists of all disciplines in the development of markets and audiences, sustainability, and professionalism, and to create cultural capital.
• ArtsCan built it’s sustainability through Social Entrepreneurship activities.
