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.
In this issue of artsnb April 2021 newsletter you will find: Details about artsnb Career Development criteria relaxation; Two new members join the artsnb Board of Directors; The Fresh AIR program deadline is coming up; Bonny Hill is artsnb Featured artist; News from our strategic partners: the artists selected for the Cross-Cultural Creative Residency, ArtslinkNB
Tuesday April 13th, 2021 – To make allowance for the current working conditions imposed by the pandemic, the criteria relaxation for the Career Development program has extended to the Arts by Invitation component. Currently, eligible expenses for the Arts by Invitation component can also include: Freight and shipping expenses, even if you cannot attend in person the
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
April 8, 2021 (Fredericton) – The New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) is proud to announce that Vanessa Moeller and Jason Guerrette have joined artsnb Board of Directors. Vanessa Moeller Vanessa’s poems and short stories have appeared in numerous periodicals including The Fiddlehead, Prism International, The Antigonish Review, CV2, and ThePottersfield Portfolio… Jason Guerette After graduating high school, the singer-songwriter began
The Fresh AIR program is a collaboration between the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture and the New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb). The 2021 edition of this program will allow each of the ten professional artists selected to spend five days in provincial parks and tourism sites during the summer. These residencies will allow artists to
In this issue of artsnb March 2021 newsletter you will find: artsnb will be in celebratory mode very soon Details about artsnb upcoming grant deadlines; The call for Lieutenant-Governor awards nominations is officially open; Thandiwe MacCarthy, poet, writes a piece about his chosen art form: to express loudly and powerfully the issues that affect him;
THINKING OF SETTING UP A CREATIVE PROJECT? PARTICIPATING IN AN ARTIST RESIDENCY? OR DEVELOPING YOUR ARTISTIC CAREER? ARTSNB’S GRANT PROGRAMS CAN HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS! Tuesday March 16th, from 12:15-1:15, bring your lunch and learn about artsnb programs. This FREE presentation, delivered by the artsnb Program Officer, will focus on our upcoming deadlines: Creation,
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
In this issue of artsnb February 2021 newsletter you will find: Details about artsnb upcoming grant deadlines; artsnb most recent board meeting with special guests; Marcia Dysart, dancer, choreographor and educator, revealing the power of collaboration in her practice; News from our strategic partners: workshops to raise awareness to the artistic realities of Indigenous artists
Featured artist series – Marcia Dysart How collaboration deepens the questioning to release the truth. Written by Marcia Dysart It’s a mysterious unfolding that brings forth the bones of a piece. An initial question or curiosity can branch in many directions. Being open to more questions is the beginning of finding the work’s truth. Collaboration