ARTSFUND AND A DENTAL/HEALTHCARE PLAN

Artsfund is a Vancouver based, non-profit organization which provides

Various services to artists. It costs $10 a year to be a member. Some

of the services provided are:

1) seminars on financial planning for artists, sales seminars, etc.

Zz) contract protection: credit bureau reporting. collection services,
contract forms

3)» =6pensions

4) slide registry of members' work for promotion

5) exhibitions and associated publicity

The above services are charged for in addition to the membership fee.

Artsfund provides two kinds of healthcare plans. In order to join them
you must be a member of Artsfund for at least six months.

Plan 25: This is a dental preventative care program. The Kinds of
work included are: oral examination. restorative services, stainless
steel crowns. denture repairs. prosthetic services. oral surgery. and
others too complicated to mention here. The plan covers 80% of dental
costs up to §1,000 per year. The premiums are:

Individual $§11.00 per month

Couple $23.00 per month

Family $32.00 per month.

Plan 1: This is much more extensive than Plan 25. In addition to the
above dental services. this plan includes extended health care. e.g.
the cost of prescription drugs. massage therapy. psychotherapy. ortho-
Pedic services, and others. Also included is a 510.000 life insurance
policy. wage indemnity and disability insurance under certain conditions.
This plan covers 680% of your costs up te $25,000 per year in extended
health care. The premiums are:

Individual $524.50 per month

Family $62.00 per month.

ae Artists have to have an annual income exceeding 58.000.
ere is a three month probationary period on the dental plans. Self-
employed artists are to advise Artsfund of their arts activities.

For more details on either of these plans. please phone Nathan Rafla
at 683-9623. or write to the Guild office. All information about these
plans will be availabe in ouwr technical library starting January 1988.
Artsfund can be contacted directly at: P.O. Box 3129 MPO. Vancouver.
B.C. V6B 3X6 or phone 2753-4307.

Nathan Rafla

MEETING REPORT

In the following newletters we will be publishing information on how
to sell your work in the U.S. and abroad. including government regula-
Eions and forms. [It may seem daunting at first, but once you start
it will be quite simple. If any of you urgently need such information

contact the Guild office - 683-9623.
Maggie Judge and Sherrill Jackson