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.
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
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