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.
The Holidays are coming and we hope that this season fills your home with joy, your heart with love, and your life… with art! artsnb staff will also be taking a short break to enjoy the season; please note that our operations will take a short pause from December 25th until January 1st. We will
Featured artist series – Dawn Steeves Dawn Steeves is a visual artist based in Fredericton, New Brunswick with a background in fibre arts, graphic design, digital art, and printmaking. Dawn currently works in ink and oil paint concentrating on portraiture and the human figure while exploring both physical and ideological tensions on the natural world
artsnb is always thrilled to present about the grant and scholarship programs is offers to professional and emerging artists in NB. They allows us to meet the artists and answer their questions and concerns. For those attending our presentations, it give them the tools and resources to make their next application to an artsnb program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Brunswick Arts Board elects Alain Boisvert as its new Chair November 12, 2020 (Fredericton) – At its annual meeting held in Florenceville-Bristol, the New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) elected Alain Boisvert as its new Chair. Mr. Boisvert succeeds Carol Collicutt, who served in this role with distinction for nearly four
Featured artist series – Mathieu Laprise While at L’inis (the National Institute of Sound and Image), I had the opportunity to create a 3×5 minutes web series titled “Utukku” (script: Edith Kabuya, production: Fanny Bissonnette). This horror comedy tells the story of Vielda, a young girl who decides to take revenge on her worst enemy.
Featured Artist Series – Édith Bourget Thanks to a category A Creation grant, I wrote two novels for youth dealing with grief. Tu es partout où je suis is aimed at teenagers; Au chaud dans mon cœur, for beginner readers. Catherine and her younger sister, Mélodie, each in their own way, tell the story of their brother David, who was killed by a motorist
October 2, 2020 (Fredericton) – Mawi’Art: Wabanaki Artists Collective and the New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate closely for the benefit of Indigenous artists and arts organizations in New Brunswick and beyond. For years, artsnb has worked tirelessly to foster the development of Indigenous arts in New Brunswick. Notably, artsnb,
Having questions about the next deadlines coming up? artsnb is happy to announce the launch of its online Speed-Consulting sessions! Every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, from 2-4pm, you can ask any questions you may have about our programs! Drop by artsnb video-chat room on Zoom and meet face-to-face with Sarah-Jonathan, our Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Fredericton, August 27th, 2020) – The New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) is pleased to announce the launch of two new programs designed to provide New Brunswick artists with more equitable access to artsnb funding opportunities. The new Accessibility and Equity programs testify to artsnb’s commitment to promoting equity for all New Brunswick artists. The implementation of these measures will allow more NB artists to build capacity through our programming while leveling the playing field for all. Following best practices at the national level, artsnb now offers additional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Fredericton, August 25th, 2020) – Given that the Government of New Brunswick announced on June 24th that “interprovincial travel without the requirement to self-isolate will be permitted in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, for residents of Atlantic Canada as of July 3rd”, grant applications (projects) submitted