In addition the Brief calls for: - exemptions from federal and provincial sales taxes for artists, arts organizations and art-buyers; - lifting of duties on works of art imported by Canadians and on arts materials imported by Canadian artists and arts organizations; - amending provincial and federal succession duties and estate taxes to encourage bequests to charitable organizations; - lifting amusement taxes on artistic performances subsidized by any level of government; - a five year trial run of a scheme to provide income tax incentive for capital gifts to arts projects by allowing a special deduction from income of 150° of the amount given. THE BRIEF AND THE CANADIAN CONFERENCE OF THE ARTS At the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, held in Montreal Jan. 27 and 28, the Canadian Craftsmen's Association requested the support of the Conference for the joint submission made by the var- ious organizations on behalf of Canadian craftsmen. Chairman Jack Sures moved a resolution requesting their written support, however, an amendment to the resolution effectively shelved the issue until the Conference has had an opportunity to study the brief. This is not the only time that the Canadian Conference of the Arts has done a disservice to craftsmen through their failure to support them. - ee | This article is reprinted from the Craftsman since it is felt that this is an area of wide interest and that craftsmen should be interested in supporting the brief. Ed. Doris Shadbolt was unable to send us the Vancow er Art Gallery's point of view on Ceramics 69 but she is going to do so for the next issue. =I