Artists Working for Artists! Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL CARFAC) Call for Board Members

Artists Working for Artists! Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL-CARFAC) Call for Board Members

VANL-CARFAC is looking for new members to join our board. If you are a professional, visual or media artist interested in raising the socioeconomic status of your fellow practicing artists and improving their working conditions through advocacy and education, we encourage you to put your name forward for consideration.  All Newfoundland and Labrador visual artists are invited to apply, but as we are a pan-provincial organization, we are actively looking for artists residing off of the Avalon peninsula and/or residing outside of larger city centers.

All Directors are elected for a term of two years and may be re-elected to serve a maximum of three consecutive terms. VANL-CARFAC strives to be an inclusive space for all, and to accurately reflect the diversity of the various arts communities that we serve. We strongly encourage applications from artists who are members of marginalized and/or underserved/underrepresented communities, especially individuals who identify with: First Nations, Mi’kmaq, Metis, Innu or Inuit, or people of colour; diverse gender and sexual identities (including LGBTQ2+); people living with dis/ability, etc.

If you wish to put yourself forward for a board of directors’ position, please send an email stating that you want to stand for election to the board and submit a short biography 100-200 words. We are committed to equitable recruitment practices. In order to be considered for equity-based recruitment, please include a note in your email stating, “I’d like to be considered for recruitment equity.” While you are welcome to elaborate further, it is not required.

Please consider carefully whether you can fulfill the responsibilities set out below: 

Responsibilities and Duties of VANL-CARFAC Board Members

 In order to be eligible for election, if you are not a current member, and you will be required to become a member under the requirements of VANL-CARFAC’s constitution. 

Service as a member of VANL-CARFAC’s Board of Directors requires time, dedication and commitment to the aims and purpose of the organization. For VANL-CARFAC to fulfill its unique role and reflect the views of its membership, Board members must participate fully in their roles and functions. The Directors of VANL-CARFAC are responsible for setting goals, defining organizational policies and priorities, and approving plans to achieve our goals.

VANL-CARFAC Board members are required to act in good faith and in the best interests of the organization, to formally declare any real or apparent conflicts of interest, to follow and enact VANL-CARFAC’s constitution and policies and to respect the confidentiality of sensitive information.

Part of the due diligence required of Directors is attending Board meetings and keeping yourself informed about the affairs of VANL-CARFAC by reading the materials prepared for the meetings, newsletters, and e-mail bulletins. The board typically meets in-person twice yearly, with additional monthly board and committee teleconferences. 

For additional information on VANL-CARFAC and the role of Directors, please send questions to vanlcarfac@gmail.com


Recipient of the 2022 Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant Announced Visual Artist, Craig Francis Power, Awarded $5,000

For Immediate Release   St. John’s, NLDecember 15th, 2022  Cox & Palmer and Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL-CARFAC) are pleased to announce Craig Francis Power as the recipient of the 2022 Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant in support of “WELCOME TO CRUDE CITY”—a series of hooked rugs which will constitute a new body of work and culminate in Power’s first commercial gallery exhibition at Christina Parker Gallery in 2023.

“Cox & Palmer is delighted to congratulate Mr. Power on becoming the 2022 grant recipient,” says Greg Anthony, partner at Cox & Palmer. “Invitation to exhibit at a commercial gallery is certainly a pivotal moment in an artist’s career, and we wish Mr. Power all success with his project Welcome to Crude City.”

The Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant is a funding opportunity offered through VANL-CARFAC for visual artists in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was created to provide financial support for working visual artists who have reached a crucial point in their artistic career, to allow them to evolve their practice and develop their reputation and visibility within the art world.

“We were very pleased to choose Craig as this year’s Pivotal Point recipient,” said the 2022 jury.  “This project is a bold step in a long and varied career and feels like a real breakthrough in realizing aspects and themes of his work that have always been there but are now having a chance to come to fruition.  There’s a level of professionalism to the work and to his overall approach that we really appreciated, and his application very clearly articulated why this project is so pivotal to his career at this point.”

For media enquiries, please contact VANL-CARFAC’s Program Co-ordinator, Em Nowlan, at vanlcarfac@gmail.com or (709)-738-7303.  

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Call for Applications: 2022 Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant

Click HERE for application guidelines! 


Artist Talks: Amber Lynn Thorne & Jane Walker – VANL CARFAC Mentorship Program 2022

 

VANL-CARFAC is pleased to present the second  installment of artist talks by the participants in our 2021-22 Mentorship Program. Please join us via Zoom on October 17th at 8pm, where Amber- Lynn Thorne and Jane Walker will discuss their work, their practices, and their experiences with the mentorship program. Please sign up through Eventbrite and a link to join will be sent prior to the event.

The VANL-CARFAC Mentorship Program was created to provide opportunities for productive and supportive relationships between established professional artists and artists wishing to develop and enhance their practice. The mentors provide one on one encouragement, advice, information and resources to mentees, who are aiming to achieve specific professional goals. Funding for The program was drawn from the $120,000 Art in the Time of COVID fund established by ArtsNL to help the Newfoundland and Labrador arts community during the COVID-19 crisis

We look forward to seeing you!