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Organizations are listed in alphabetical order by name.
Americans for the Arts, 1000 Vermont Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington DC 20005, Also: 1 East 53rd Strreet, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022,
URL: www.artsusa.org
Description: National organization that provides information on legislative issues and government policies affecting the arts.
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Arts Advocacy Project, National Coalition Against Censorship, 275 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001,
Email: ncac@ncac.org
URL: www.ncac.org/advocacy_projects/Arts_Advocacy.cfm
Description: Devoted to the protection of artists’ rights to participate in the democratic dialog by defending public access to their work and supporting their ability to freely express views that might be unpopular or controversial.
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Graphic Artists Guild, 32 Broadway, Suite 1114, New York, NY 10004,
Email: execdir@gag.org
URL: www.gag.org
Description: National membership organization with local chapters throughout the United States. Advances the rights and interests of graphic artists through legislative reform.
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CARFAC Manitoba, 407-100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3, Canada,
Email: manitoba@carfac.mb.ca
URL: www.carfac.mb.ca
Description: An advocacy organization that provides career-related services and publications for artists.
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CARFAC Maritimes, 239 George Street, Fredericton,, New Brunswick E3B 1J4,
Email: sarah@carfacmaritimes.org
URL: www.carfacmaritimes.org
Description: An advocacy organization for artists in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
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CARFAC National, 2 Daly Avenue, Suite 250, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6E2, Canada,
Email: carfac@carfac.ca
URL: www.carfac.ca
Description: A national advocacy organization for Canadian artists.
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CARFAC Ontario (formerly CARO), 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 440, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8, Canada,
URL: www.carfacontario.ca
Description: A regional branch of an advocacy organization for Canadian artists.
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CARFAC Saskatchewan (Regina), 1734-A-Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan SR4 1G6, Canada,
Email: programs@carfac.sk.ca
URL: www.carfac.sk.ca
Description: Regional branch of a national advocacy organization for artists.
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CARFAC Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), #412, 220-3rd Avenue South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 1M1, Canada,
Email: membership@carfac.sk.ca
URL: www.carfac.sk.ca
Description: Regional branch of a national advocacy organization for artists.
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CARFAC-BC, 938 Howe Street, Suite 100, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 19N, Canada,
Email: bc@carfac.ca
URL: www.carfacbc.org
Description: A regional branch of a national advocacy organization for Canadian artists.
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CARFAC-VANL: Visual Arts Newfoundland and Labrador, Devon House, 59 Duckworth Street, St. John’s A1C 1E6, Newfoundland.,
Email: sara@vanl-carfac.com
URL: www.vanl-carfac.com
Description: A regional branch of CARFAC, a national advocacy organization for Canadian artists.
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Publications are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Title: Censorship and the Arts. Law, Controversy, Debate, Facts
Author/Editor: Brenda Cossman
Description: An overview of art censorship in Canada.
Publisher: Ontario Association of Art Galleries
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher's Address: Ontario Association of Art Galleries, 111 Peter Street, Suite 617, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2H1, Canada,
Email: oaag@oaag.org
URL: www.oaag.org
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Title: Cultural Battlefield (The): Art Censorship & Public Funding
Author/Editor: Jennifer A. Peter and Louis M. Crosier
Description: Perspectives on the validity of public funding, the meaning of obscenity, and targets of censorship. Explores why and how the government has tried to stifle artistic expression that challenges the status quo.
Publisher: Avocus Publishing
Publication Date: 1997
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Title: Understanding, Preparing, and Responding to Challenges to Your Freedom of Artistic Expression
Author/Editor: David Greene
Description: Available from Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. Focuses on the three most common types of challenges to freedom of artist expression.
Publisher: National Campaign for Freedom of Expression.
Publication Date:
Publisher's Address: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1 East 53rd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022-4201,
URL: www.vlany.org/forms/PublicationCatalog.pdf
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