The New Brunswick Arts Board is an arm’s length arts funding agency with a legislated mandate to facilitate and promote the creation of art as well as administering funding programs for professional artists in the province.
March 13, 2026
FREDERICTON (GNB) – The government is taking a new approach to arts funding that is meant to improve predictability, clarity and service for the sector.
Administration of the government’s remodeled Operational Support Program is being transferred to the New Brunswick Arts Board, also known as artsnb, which is an arm’s-length arts funding agency.
“We are extremely pleased to be entering into this partnership with artsnb for the delivery of organizational funding to arts-based organizations,” said Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Isabelle Thériault. “Transferring administration of this updated program to artsnb leverages the organization’s expertise in jury-based assessment and aligns the delivery of funding for creative purposes for both organizations and individual artists under one roof.”
The change is one of several steps being taken to renew and modernize the government’s overall approach to supporting the arts.
“This transition builds on artsnb’s longstanding role as a key partner in delivering public support for the arts,” said Jason Guerrette, who chairs the organization. “It strengthens alignment with our mandate under the New Brunswick Arts Board Act and allows artsnb to serve as a central point of access for operational and creation-focused funding.”
As a result of this change, artsnb will assume responsibility for administering operational funding for eligible arts organizations. Applicants will benefit from a single, clearly defined access point for creation, development and operational support.
Project-based and sector-development funding will continue to be administered by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Audrée Hamelin-St-Amour, Communications Officer, comm[at]artsnb[dot]ca
Morgan Bell, Communications, Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, morgan[point]bell[arobas]gnb[point]ca
More information on the new Operational Funding program can be found HERE.
