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They say giving away art to be auctioned off at charitable events costs artists money, and often they don't even get a tax receipt.
Island sculptor Carl Phillis considers himself a starving artist. He works days at The Bulk Barn in Charlottetown to make ends meet. Recently, yet another request for an artwork for a charity auction turned him off the whole idea.
"They want our art, but they don't want us to go to the function," said Phillis.
"They want this piece of us, really, they love it, and yet when it comes to asking us if we want a glass of wine, we don't get the glass of wine."
Phillis vented his feelings in comments on a personal blog by Darrin White, who is executive director of the P.E.I. Council of the Arts. That relaunched an old debate about whether artists should willingly give away their art to help raise money for other people.
Nigel Roe has been a visual artist on P.E.I. for 25 years, and he's joining Phillis in demanding change.
"A lot of arts organizations in other provinces have established standards," said Roe.
"If we're going to donate work we're going to put a minimum bid on it, and we have to reach that bid before it's sold. And we're not just giving it away. Anything after that is shared 50-50 with the artist and the fundraisers."
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Island sculptor Carl Phillis considers himself a starving artist. He works days at The Bulk Barn in Charlottetown to make ends meet. Recently, yet another request for an artwork for a charity auction turned him off the whole idea.
"They want our art, but they don't want us to go to the function," said Phillis.
"They want this piece of us, really, they love it, and yet when it comes to asking us if we want a glass of wine, we don't get the glass of wine."
Phillis vented his feelings in comments on a personal blog by Darrin White, who is executive director of the P.E.I. Council of the Arts. That relaunched an old debate about whether artists should willingly give away their art to help raise money for other people.
Nigel Roe has been a visual artist on P.E.I. for 25 years, and he's joining Phillis in demanding change.
"A lot of arts organizations in other provinces have established standards," said Roe.
"If we're going to donate work we're going to put a minimum bid on it, and we have to reach that bid before it's sold. And we're not just giving it away. Anything after that is shared 50-50 with the artist and the fundraisers."
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
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