The BC Arts Council, our arts and culture partner, offers programs that serve various creative industries supported by Creative BC. The BCAC's Project Assistance: Professional Arts Festivals grant program supports eligible organizations and arts or curatorial...
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#MyMerch campaign aims to ease mounting pressure on artists by ending cuts from merchandise sales
Canada’s Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) have launched a North American campaign aimed specifically at venues, festivals, and presenters.
The #MyMerch campaign calls attention to the practice of these organizations taking cuts from merchandise sales from artists at their performances, and advocates how – in the current climate of continued COVID-19 recovery, coupled with inflation and other pressures – this practice is no longer equitable or sustainable.
The #MyMerch campaign invites North American organizations to publicly pledge to not take merchandise cuts from the artists they showcase.
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