Selling your services or creative productions / Vendre vos services ou vos œuvres
- How to put together a Certificate of Authenticity
A certificate of authenticity is a document that proves your work's authenticity and provenance. This resource is available as a downloadable Word document.
Please note that a Certificate of Authenticity can be combined with an invoice in all cases except for new media/video work/installation works. For these specific practices, it could only be accompanied with an installation guide.
For more information, feel free to consult the Art Volt Artwork Pricing Workshop
Resources generated by Art Volt are available through Google Drive files and can be accessed under these options:
You have a Google account: Follow the link and create a copy of the file in My Drive
- You don’t have a Google account: Follow the link and Download the file directly on your computer as a Word document.
- A complete how-to guide for Certificates of Authenticities
How to put together a Certificate of Authenticity— an official document that proves your work is genuine and authentic, and proves the work's provenance. This resource is available as a downloadable Word document.
- The Machinery: Financial Position and Forecast
The Financial Position and Forecast tool is complementary to the Business Plan tool that allows you to explain the state of your current finances (your assets and liabilities) and to forecast your potential revenue and expenses once you have started a project or business.
To access any resources provided by The Machinery, you will need to join their community and create a free online account. If you have questions you can email them at info@machineriedesarts.ca
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- Etsy
Etsy is a global online marketplace, where people come together to make, sell, buy, and collect unique items to support independent creators. - Saatchi Art
Saatchi Art provides complimentary and comprehensive art advisory services for designers, trade associates, corporations, and institutions. Their commitment is to partner with you to find outstanding artworks for your clients, while also helping you meet budget and overall design concept goals. - Artsy Consign
Artsy envisions a future where everyone is moved by art every day. They aim at expanding the art market to support more artists and art around the world. As the leading marketplace to discover, buy, and sell fine art, Artsy believes that the process of buying art should be as brilliant as art itself.
- The Machinery: Start-up & Implementation
The list of tools you will find in the start-up & implementation folder include: Market Study, Business Model Canvas (BMC), Business Plan, Mapping My Digital Transformation.
To access any resources provided by The Machinery, you will need to join their community and create a free online account. If you have questions you can email them at info@machineriedesarts.ca
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- District 3
Based at Concordia University in Montreal, District 3 is a co-working space with offices for startups, private meeting rooms, a phone booth, and a design lab for prototyping including 3D printers, laser cutters, and electronic components.
- CMRRA
CMRRA ensures that artists are paid when their music is reproduced or republished. - Getting your music licensed for films, TV and more
- SOCAN's FAQ
SOCAN is Canada’s largest member-based rights management organization. They connect creators and publishers worldwide, and ensure that they are paid for their work – the music and art we all enjoy.
- Pricing Your Work
A guide by Emily Carr University's Alumni Association - Invoice template for labour or services
This template is suitable for service orientated work— including, but not limited to, jobs done by freelance workers, performers, contract workers— and can be edited to fit a your discipline.
Resources generated by Art Volt are available through Google Drive files and can be accessed under these options:
You have a Google account: Follow the link and create a copy of the file in My Drive
- You don’t have a Google account: Follow the link and Download the file directly on your computer as a Word document.
- Invoice template for artwork sales
An invoice is a request for payment, presented as a time-stamped document that provides the details of a good or service that was provided.
Invoices may include clauses for technical specificities, copyright and reproduction rights, resale rights, and general exhibition and upkeep done. However, they are not legally binding and are treated as an understanding between the buyer and seller. Incorporating these clauses are entirely optional.
Please note that a Certificate of Authenticity can be combined with an invoice in all cases except for new media, video work and installation-based works. For these specific practices, it is recommended that you provide an invoice separate from a Certificate of Authenticity, and that it be accompanied by an installation guide.
For more information, feel free to consult the Art Volt Artwork Pricing Workshop
Resources generated by Art Volt are available through Google Drive files and can be accessed under these options:
You have a Google account: Follow the link and create a copy of the file in My Drive
- You don’t have a Google account: Follow the link and Download the file directly on your computer as a Word document.
- Generating Invoices and estimates
Wave is a Canadian startup that provides financial services and software for small businesses. You can use it to produce invoices, send estimates and quotes to clients. You can get paid online by connecting your personal and business accounts to Wave. You can also get help from accountants directly on the app. - Hello Bonsai
Everything you need to run your freelance business, including Invoice templates. - IMAA Fee Schedule
The IMAA Fee Schedule recommends fees for screenings and audio presentations, educational use of media art works, exhibitions, professional fees and print reproduction of film/video stills. - RAAV/CARFAC’s minimum recommended fee schedule
This resource provides guidelines on what visual and media artists should be paid for their copyright and other professional services. Canadian Copyright laws provide artists with the right to be paid for exhibitions and reproductions, and most public funders require that museums and public galleries pay royalties and fees according to our guidelines.
Pricing your artwork / Établissement des prix
Art Volt’s artwork pricing workshop:
This workshop by Gabrielle Bouchard outlines key concepts and considerations for emerging artists interested in establishing sales prices for their artistic productions.
Budgeting and financial planning
Do you need to include a budget with your grant application? Check out the “Budgeting and financial planning” section of the Toolbox for relevant resources.
