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Legal Support:

Consult with a trusted professional, such as a lawyer, mediator, and/or union representative, to truly understand your rights before signing an NDA.
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Legal resources for artists/arts workers

Artists’ Legal Outreach (British Columbia)
Artists’ Legal Services Ottawa
Visual Artists’ Legal Clinic of Ontario (for CARFAC Ontario members)
Artists’ Legal Advice Services (Ontario)
Nova Scotia Artists Legal Information Society
L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic (Manitoba)
IntegralOrg (for Nonprofits) (Alberta)

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Mental health Support:

Consult with a mental health professional to help navigate the emotions associated with a work-related dispute and the inability to speak openly about it.
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Low cost or sliding scale mental health services

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Silencing in the Arts is a research project that traces the extent and impact of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) on the Canadian visual arts sector. The project aims to shed light on the culture of silence that permeates the artworld, and the cycles of abuse, professional misconduct, and censorship that are perpetuated as a result.

Have you signed, or been asked to sign, a legal agreement that prevents you from speaking about your experience working with a Canadian arts organization? Please consider contributing to vital research through this anonymous survey.

Take the Survey Now!

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Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts Sector Innovation & Development Program

"Shhh" drawings by anonymous artists
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