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.
As one of the new staff members here at artsnb, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Réanne Cooper, and I have recently joined the team as the new Communications Officer.
Just to share a bit about myself, I was born in Nova Scotia but grew up here in Fredericton, New-Brunswick. I attended school at École Sainte-Anne and later started post-graduate studies at Université Sainte-Anne back in Nova Scotia. I have just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration – International Commerce and have been involved in various community organizations and boards throughout my studies. I was most active with la Société acadienne de Clare, having served three years on their board. I was also a member of the Conseil des arts de la Baie, a board member for the Festival acadien de Clare and sat on various community committees in the area. These experiences have allowed me to develop a passion for the arts and cultures and I am happy to join the artsnb team to be able to work in this field back here in New Brunswick.
I also love to travel and have been fortunate enough to have done so since a young age. I have gone on four different humanitarian trips: two to Cameroon, Africa, one to New York and my most recent to Bolivia, South America. I’ve also travelled to Europe, visiting England, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Monaco. I love learning and living in new cultures and feel very thankful to have visited so many countries already.
As for my personal artistic endeavors, I recently started a small silk-screening business. I created a logo and silkscreen them onto shirts, which I sell. My “beli’eve apparel” logo shirts give back a part of the funds to a nonprofit that installs renewable energy systems in Africa. I have now shifted into doing more unique prints and looking to use recycled shirts and pieces of fabric.
I look forward to this new step in my life and feel so lucky already to be a part of the great artsnb team! I will be here to keep you all updated on everything happening with and through artsnb. You can contact me at (506)259-9776 or at reanne@artsnb.ca
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