Gallery Summary Gallery Summary Murray Bush carried out the survey in the spring of 1997. He set up a database that details the kinds of art galleries are interested in, their selection processes, information on contracts and fees, addresses, etc. This database can be easily updated and modified. Provide some publicity for the artist Use a letter of agreement or contract.
Private galleries make individual agreements and terms with each artist.
Either have or are in the process of getting e-mail addresses and websites. Our list of galleries, while not complete, is an attempt to cover the range that exists in B.C. in terms of category and geography. We hope to include more galleries in future surveys and updates. It is our hope that this survey will alert artists to the Exhibition Right enshrined in Canadian copyright law which calls for the payment of artist's fees in publicly funded galleries. We also look forward to the day when the BC Ministry of Tourism, Small Business and Culture and the Canada Council provide adequate funding for public galleries with the stipulation that they follow the Minimum Fee Schedule.