Benefits of Affiliation

Becoming an affiliate artist with COVA-DAAV means joining a national network of professional artists committed to fair compensation, transparent rights management, and the protection of creative work.

As a COVA-DAAV affiliate, you gain access to:

  • ● Professional representation for the licensing and management of your copyright

  • ● Royalty collection and distribution for exhibitions, reproductions, and digital use

  • ● Advocacy and support through partnerships with CARFAC and RAAV

  • ● Inclusion in an international network of artists through reciprocal agreements abroad

Affiliation ensures that your creative rights are protected while allowing you to focus on what matters most: your art.

To ensure the effective management of your rights, all COVA-DAAV artists and estates must maintain a $50 annual membership fee.

© CARCC Ottawa 2025 / Photo Credit: Bella Adrian

Affiliation Criteria & Application Process

  • All artists currently not affiliated and seeking to join COVA-DAAV, must meet the following criteria:

    • Applicants must be artists or estates with licensable works

    • Applicants must provide a minimum of five significant examples of exhibitions or reproductions that could have been, in the sole discretion of COVA-DAAV, licensed (e.g. public exhibitions, reproductions in in books, magazines, film, TV). Both recent and older examples may qualify)

  • Required Documents to Upload:

    • Scanned copy of a valid government-issued photo ID (ex. Driver’s license, passport)

    • At least 5 examples of licensed works

    • Any other supporting documents that may be relevant to your application (ex. CV, list of main exhibitions, etc.)

    Incomplete applications will not be considered.

    Application fees:

    • One-time, non-refundable:

      • Individual Applicants: $75

      • Estate Applicants: $125 per estate holder

  • Due to a high volume of applications, we ask that you allow up to one month for a response from COVA-DAAV. If your application is approved, we will follow up with the next steps.

    If you have any questions about affiliation, please contact membership@cova-daav.ca

APPLY HERE

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Affiliation Application Form

Before beginning the application form please ensure you read the agreement here.

Once you complete the application below you will be directed to pay your application fee.