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 Arts and New Brunswick’s Innovation Agenda Akoulina Connell, Executive Director I’ve always been a strong proponent that New Brunswick’s Innovation Strategy (announced in 2012), like the Finland strategy upon which is modeled, should include a strong component for arts and cultural development to ensure that the creative sector has breadth. True innovation springs from
In search of young emerging artists! Justine Koroscil, director of administration Are you a young emerging artist eager to join an arts organization? Did you know that artsnb has a Youth Advisory Committee? Currently the committee is comprised of 8 young professional artists aged 18 to 35 who have an established art practice. There is
Not Just Aging Gracefully: Aging Creatively Vanessa Moeller, Deputy Director Last year Akou and I were very fortunate to attend the Juice Conference held in Orono, Maine. Over the two days there, we divided to conquer the many interesting sessions being given and I wandered into a session called “Creative Aging”. I was drawn
Adaptability in Times of Change Part 2: Creativity Akoulina Connell, Executive Director In Part 1 of this blog on Adaptability in Times of Change, I focused on collaboration as a key adaptive capacity. But what role does creativity itself play? How can developing creative capacities (whether we are young or not so young) help us
The Resurgence of Arts Blogs/Magazines in New-Brunswick Nathalie Rayne, Communications, Marketing and Translation Director The end of 2014 saw a sudden rise in the independent art blog/magazine in New-Brunswick, and I for one am happy and excited about the trend. As the Marketing director at artsnb, I check the newspapers daily for any art news, stories
Art speaks in a language of sharing in seek of understanding one another or in seek of an answer Natalie Sappier – Aboriginal Outreach Officer The demand for Atlantic Aboriginal Art is on a rise! Not only are the galleries seeking Aboriginal artists but even the visitors traveling into the Province are on a hunt
Event- Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra comes to Fredericton Justine Koroscil – Director of administration On Thursday November 27th, I attended the first Youth Advisory Committee meeting at the Fredericton Playhouse. Read all about the new Youth Advisory Committee here with Grid City Magazine’s covering of our first meeting. I knew it was going to be an
4 things that the Marketing, Communications and Translation Director does at artsnb Nathalie Rayne, Marketing, Communications and Translation Director Having worked for several non-profit organizations in the past, I was very much aware of the diversity of the workload, considering we have to wear many hats and become expert multitaskers. But this was never clearer
Adaptability in Times of Change Part 1: Collaboration Akoulina Connell, Executive Director Globally, technology is underwriting a sea change in everything from how we communicate to how business is conducted. Locally, here in New Brunswick, the hard times just keep on coming, and when we look at the big picture, no matter how much lip
Lieutenant-Governor’s Awards Ceremony, uncovered. Nathalie Rayne, Marketing, communication and Translation Specialist Every year in the fall, artsnb staff spends a large amount of our time putting together the Lieutenant-Governor’s Award Ceremony. Every person in the office plays a role in making sure New-Brunswick’s highest Art Award is coordinated. It all starts in June with the