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.
Part 2: The Jury Process Drawing Back the Curtain Vanessa Moeller, Deputy Director In my last blog post, I outlined the delicate balancing act that goes into putting together a jury. So we have the jury list, now what? What happens behind that mysterious curtain that is the jury? Well, let’s have a look:
Part 1: The Jury Process Debunking the Secret Society Myth Vanessa Moeller, Deputy Director For anyone who has never participated in an artsnb jury, the process can seem mysterious. Who is making the decisions? How are these people chosen? Is it a secret club that only a few get into? Today I hope to
Aboriginal Artists! Basket holders of keeping their Culture and Language Alive! Natalie Sappier, Aboriginal Outreach Officer Just after completing my Grad Studies at the College of Craft and Design in the late summer of 2013, I started the position of artsnb Aboriginal Outreach Officer. As an Aboriginal Outreach Officer my mission was to seek and
New Kid on the Block Joss Richer, Program Officer My first day on the job was March 31st, 2014, though I like to think that it was April 1st—April Fool’s is simply a more interesting date. It’s also the beginning of our fiscal year and the spring deadline for our Creation and Documentation
The Youth Question in Arts & Culture Justine Koroscil, Director of Administration Through my job training and experience at artsnb, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting young art entrepreneurs and artists all over the Maritimes. In May of 2014 I attended the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE) National Conference which was
Responsive Programing: a Dance Akou Connell, Executive Director Within a month of starting as Executive Director at artsnb, I was bundled off to Edmonton, Alberta for my first CPAF meeting — a national network of provincial and territorial arts boards, along with the Canada Council for the Arts. This was a meeting for Executive
What Your Program Officer Can (and Can’t) Do For You Vanessa Moeller, Deputy Director I started at artsnb in 2006 as a Special Projects Officer and in subsequent years have worked my way through various positions, including research, communications, and even a short stint as interim Executive Director. My current title is Deputy Director, a
Welcome to the new artsnb blog! Nathalie Rayne – Marketing, Communications and Translation Specialist Why start a blog? We’ve been talking about starting a blog for artsnb for quite some time, ever since we updated our website in the summer of 2012. I recently opened the blog policy document I started writing for staff
New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) held a Strategic Planning session on January 24th, 2013 to identify the vision and values for artsnb
“I am art” is a social media campaign to promote the various arts practiced in the province as well as raise awareness about the importance of arts and culture in our society. The campaign consists of a series of nine bilingual promotional videos and features various NB artists working in the following artistic disciplines: literary