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An interview with Mariah Sockabasin Featured Artist Series – Mariah Sockabasin It was with great enthusiasm that Audrée, artsnb Communications Officer, had the opportunity to sit down (virtually!) with Mariah Sockabasin on a snowy February morning. Electric blue lipstick on, Mariah had bright news to share from her time in French Guiana. Mariah, nice to

28 days of pure magic


Monday January 10, 2022

Written by Anne Stillwell FEATURED ARTIST SERIES  ̶  ANNE STILLWELL How do you summarize 28 days of pure magic? From May 19th to June 16th of Spring 2021 I experienced the Kingsbrae International Residency of the Arts (KIRA) in Saint Andrews New Brunswick. The pandemic hijacked our original arrival but even with an extra year

Written by Heather McCaig FEATURED ARTIST SERIES – HEATHER MCCAIG Flameworking uses a specialized propane and oxygen fuelled torch to melt borosilicate glass, a type of glass that contains boron trioxide, making it an extremely heat resistant and a durable product. Used as a material for scientific glassblowing this glass can be found in your

NEW PROGRAM OFFICER OFFICER AT ARTSNB


Thursday October 21, 2021

It is with regrets that we bade farewell this month to our beloved Program Officer, Sarah-Jonathan Parker, who left artsnb to continue their work with a different organization. We are immensely grateful for the amazing work SJ accomplished over the last four and half years with us at artsnb. We are pleased to announce that

On Tuesday October 12, artsnb announced the 2021 laureates for the Lieutenant-Gorvernor’s High Achievement in the Arts. Sandra Le Couteur, Daniel H. Dugas, and Mathieu Léger, will receive their award and be celebrated at a gala taking place at the Lieutenant-Governor’s residence. In preparation for the gala, we have conducted studio visits with the three

A transformational year


Tuesday August 17, 2021

An interview with Katrina Slade Featured Artist Series – Katrina Slade Katrina Slade is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and practices in Fredericton, NB. Like many artists, the pandemic has deeply influenced her arts practice. Over the last year and a half, she has navigated the uncertainties of the pandemic to discover the unlimited potential

Written by Patrick Allaby FEATURED ARTIST SERIES – PATRICK ALLABY I received two Career Development grants to pursue an MFA at the University of Waterloo. During my degree, I was interested in developing comic works that are meant to be performed. One thing that interested me about performing comics is the way in which a

Coming to light


Tuesday May 11, 2021

An interview with multidisciplinary artist Percy Sacobie Featured artist series – Percy Sacobie It was with great pleasure that I met with Percy Sacobie for this artsnb Featured Artist blog post. I can remember first seeing his work at his solo show at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in 2019, and it had quite the impact

Written by Bonny Hill Featured artist series – Bonny Hill From Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain to Banksy’s street art, to the recent establishment of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), contemporary artists have been exploring postmodern issues of elitism, originality, and authenticity. Some of my recent work and much of my work going forward delves into an exploration of

Written by Thandiwe McCarthy Featured Artist Series – Thandiwe McCarthy Well let me start by being honest. I’ve only found my identity as an artist two years ago, so I am very new to this whole community. And I’ve certainly never written a book before. Sure, I had been accepted to a national writer’s residency