The stakeholders will debate on relevant social, fiscal and accounting issues that professional artists encounter, as well as their legal status and intellectual property rights (copyright, etc...).

The difficulties encountered by artists as well as the objectives and issues of the CNAP’s projects submitted by the Council member will also be discussed.

The round table will take place on
Monday 31st May, from 2pm to 4pm
Auditorium du Grand Curtius
136, rue Féronstrée – 4000 Liège
Free entrance

Reservation by email: nicolekupper@cnap.be
Or by telephone: 0473 51 11 68 and FAX: 04 221 94 21
 
Further information:
www.cnap.be

Created in 1953 on the initiative and under the auspices of UNESCO, the Belgian National Council of Plastic Arts (CNAP), first founding member of the IAA (International Association of Arts)/ UNESCO, is a key player in the improvement and protection of cultural and material interests of the visual artists across the world. It organizes for example legal hotlines for artists.
The implementation of its objectives is facilitated through discussion, meetings and debates around the current situation of the artist. 

• Articles of the 1980 Recommendation related to this issue (condensed):
  V. 3 Protection of income and social security for artists
  VI. 6. (a) Remuneration for the distribution and commercial exploitation of his work
  VI. 6. (b) Establishment of moral and material rights for performers
  VII. Invitation to artists and their organizations to participate in discussions, decision-making processes

• Points of the 1997 Declaration related to this subject (condensed):
  Parag. 7: Participation of artists in the design and implementation of national cultural policies
  Parag. 18: Support the creation, the expression and the dissemination of contemporary works
  Parag. 37: Protection of the legitimate rights of authors and performing artists
  Parag. 44: Involvement of artists in the various decision-making processes