04/15/2026
YOUR ART YOUR RIGHTS
The Honourable Patrica Bovey speaks to the history and future of your rights as an artist. A one-day presentation celebrating 50 years of CARFAC Manitoba
SATURDAY, MAY 2nd 2026 10am-4pm (with break)
Free Entry, All Are Welcome
Location: MAWA 203-329 Cumberland Ave
This presentation with the honourable Patrica Bovey will bring together local artists, cultural workers and community leaders in Manitoba to discuss the current legal rights of artists in Canada.
These rights include the Copy Right Act, the Artists Resale Right (recently added to the federal budget) and the ongoing fight to bring BILL S – 208 An Act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada to fruition.
Engage in meaningful dialogue and understanding about artists rights to fair compensation and representation!. To celebrate 50 years of CARFAC Manitoba!
Patricia Bovey has contributed to Canadian visual arts as an advocate, museologist, author, gallery director, curator, professor and member of Canada’s Senate. Bovey served as director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, as founding Director/Curator of the Galerie Buhler Gallery, and on the boards of the University of Manitoba, the National Gallery of Canada, Emily Carr University and the Canada Council for the Arts. Her recent book, Western Voices in Canadian Art, is a ground-breaking text that documents the works of artists from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia from the 19th century to the present.
Support the rights of all Canadian Artists by holding a membership with CARFAC MB
Thank you to MAWA, Creative Manitoba and IATSE 856.
