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In Canada we follow the CARFAC schedule CARFAC-RAAV Minimum Recommended Fee Schedule - Royalties and fees for visual and media artists in Canada

Section 4 has fees listed for presentations. We extend the same fee to art historians, curators, educator, etc. 

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Mary Reid
Director/Curator
Woodstock Art Gallery
Woodstock ON

Original Message:
Sent: 12-16-2020 05:49 AM
From: Michele Dunham
Subject: Honorariums and Speaker Fees

Hi Sarah-

In the end it all comes down to your budget line. In general, we pay $150 for a 1-2 hour program. Try looking into Speaker Bureaus near you. The Detroit Historical Society might be someone to reach out to, they have an established Bureau at $250 charge for nonprofit, $400 for corporate, and a $50 discount if setup by a museum member. https://detroithistorical.org/speakers-bureau Hope this helps a little!

Cathy Fitzpatrick
Program Coordinator
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm
fitzpatrickc@rochesterhills.org

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Michele Dunham
Education Program Coordinator
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm
Rochester Hills MI

Original Message:
Sent: 12-15-2020 01:29 PM
From: Sarah Davis
Subject: Honorariums and Speaker Fees

The education depart for my museum is looking to develop a fee structure for honorariums and speaker fees. I have looked through the threads and have not found a lot of information so I thought I would start a new post. I am interested to see what other institutions pay presenters and speakers for lectures that you host. For example what would you pay someone to come in and give a hour talk either virtual or in-person. Does this differ if the person was part of a day long program with other presenters or just had a table with information. Also what do you charge when you go to other museums or out in the community to give lectures. Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer my questions.

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Sarah Davis
Museum Educator - Public Programs
Illinois State Museum
Springfield IL
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We came across this resource recently and have found it quite useful to address this question concerning pay for artists and speakers:

WAGE: "Since its founding in 2008, W.A.G.E.'s work has developed in service of a single achievable goal-the regulated payment of artist fees in the nonprofit sector"

https://wageforwork.com/fee-calculator?#top

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Mark Osterman, Ed.D.
Digital Experience Manager and Head of Education
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Coal Gables, FL

Original Message:
Sent: 12-15-2020 01:29 PM
From: Sarah Davis
Subject: Honorariums and Speaker Fees

The education depart for my museum is looking to develop a fee structure for honorariums and speaker fees. I have looked through the threads and have not found a lot of information so I thought I would start a new post. I am interested to see what other institutions pay presenters and speakers for lectures that you host. For example what would you pay someone to come in and give a hour talk either virtual or in-person. Does this differ if the person was part of a day long program with other presenters or just had a table with information. Also what do you charge when you go to other museums or out in the community to give lectures. Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer my questions.

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Sarah Davis
Museum Educator - Public Programs
Illinois State Museum
Springfield IL
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