By Canadian law, copyright for a work of art belongs to the artist, their designate, or their estate during the lifetime of the artist plus 50 years. The AGNS holds the copyright for several artist’s estates – including Maud Lewis – as well as specific permissions for works in the permanent collection.

If you are interested in using an image, please review and complete the forms:

• Image Reproduction Fees (pdf)
  

• Image Reproduction & Rights Request Form (pdf)

and submit them to the contact below.

If the copyright for a work belongs to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, both image fees and reproduction fees apply. If a work is in the public domain (the copyright has expired) or the AGNS does not hold copyright, only an image fee is applied. 

The AGNS will provide contact information for the copyright holder if available, but it is the responsibility of the requestor to acquire permissions to use the image(s) provided.

For more information please contactShannon Parker, Curator of Collections
902.424.8457 / fax: 902.424.0750
gov.ns.ca