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.
Reflection on CPAF Meeting By Mariah Sockabasin I had the pleasure of representing artsnb in Ottawa last week at the Canadian Public Arts Funders (CPAF) meeting, where the topic was “Indigenous Arts & Reconciliation”. We discussed our role as arts funders in the ‘Truth & Reconciliation: Calls to
5 things you need to know about Festival (506) The first edition was in Moncton in 2004, under the not-so-very-exciting appellation “MNB Week”. It skipped a year in 2005, making this year’s edition in Miramichi the 10th anniversary of the now-rebranded Festival (506). Despite the up-and-coming (428) area code arriving soon in New Brunswick, the
Meet our summer intern, Alex Landine! My name is Alex Landine, and I will be working as Public Relations Officer at artsnb this summer! There are currently a lot of changes happening here at the office, so the next few months are guaranteed to be both busy and exciting. As Public Relations Officer, my tasks include
artsnb publishes findings from Cultural Diversity Commission meetings
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Excitement, Opportunity and Understanding by Mariah Sockabasin, Workshop Facilitator Art is not just a part of our culture, it is our culture. For years, for generations it has been how we tell stories, how we put food on the table, how we express ourselves. With 1 in 7 New Brunswickers being Indigenous, it is
The following is an open letter written by indigenous multi-disciplinary artist Samaqani Cocachq to Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture Bill Fraser. The views and opinions expressed in this letter are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of the New Brunswick Arts Board. The letter is presented in its original form and has not been
Dear professional artists, Yesterday, April 7th 2016, we, a group of concerned citizens and artists, met with Minister, Bill Fraser, over the drastic cuts at ArtsNB. He came to the meeting accompanied by the Deputy Minister as well two of his directors and the MLA for Moncton. We made our case and they made theirs.
Note: The following letter was submitted by Germaine Pataki-Thériault to the Telegraph Journal. It is published in its original form here with her permission. This is an open letter to Hon. Bill Fraser, Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture I would like to add an arts business perspective to the many voices concerned about
This letter of support was published on Tuesday, March 2nd 2016 by Ignite Fredericton. The original letter can be found here: https://ignitefredericton.com/en/news/artsnb-letter-of-support/ The following letter is in regards to artsnb’s recent funding cut of $400,000 over two years and the decision to move the Arts Board inside government. As the economic development agency for the