CARFAC Alberta is a provincial arts service organization (PASO) serving visual artists and representing Alberta’s visual arts sector. As a non-profit provincial cultural organization, we actively inform and promote artists; we provide professional development opportunities for members, marginalized artists and the public. We advocate on behalf of Alberta’s visual artists. CARFAC indicates that we are the affiliate for Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des Artistes Canadiens (CARFAC) in Alberta, and bring the resources of this national organization to our province.

CARFAC Alberta works to improve the socio-economic conditions of all artists. CARFAC believes that artists, like professionals in other fields, should be paid for their work, and share equitably in profits from their work. CARFAC defends artists’ economic and legal rights, and educates the public on fair dealings with artists, providing a vitally important perspective on issues affecting the making of art, artist’s rights, intellectual property rights, and the status of the artist within our society.