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.
Meet our summer intern! Alec Wyllie, artsnb summer intern 2015 My name is Alec Wyllie. After being at artsnb for over a month, it’s time to introduce myself. I was hired in May 2015 for the summer position of Administrative Arts Intern. My main responsibility this summer has been to digitize several decades’ worth of
New Faces! Tilly Jackson, Executive Assistant There’s been a lot of turnover here at artsnb in the last few months: from Program Officers to interns to Executive Assistants, we’ve had plenty of new faces, and mine’s one of them! As of two weeks ago, I have moved into the busy position of artsnb Executive Assistant,
Originally published on the ATFC site: http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0a76f434c21b97f5cafd6cddd&id=b87b6907ce&e=6971ae8eb3 Contexthéâtral 2015: The art ignites the meetings Mélanie Léger Stuck in a noisy traffic jam, a car caught fire. It is an almost explosive arrival in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon. Flashback. May 2014 I go to the Festival TransAmérique (FTA) with the support of the Association of Francophone
A filmmaker’s story Mark Ennis Hello everyone! My name is Mark Ennis. I have roots in Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick, a wonderful place to escape the trappings of the big cities in which I often find myself working and dwelling. I’m not here to sell you anything, or preach on any given topic. I’m
Professional Development communications meeting Nathalie Rayne, Communication, Marketing and Translation Specialist A few weeks ago I attended my first professional development meeting as a communication and marketing director at artsnb. I was able to meet my national communication and marketing colleagues from the arts boards across the country. We met at the beautiful new Canada
Creative Residency: New Brunswick and Quebec Alec Wyllie, artsnb intern 2015 Brigitte Clavette is a New Brunswick silversmith, jewelry-maker and an instructor at the NB College of Craft and Design. She is also a recipient of the NB Excellence Award for Craft. Chantal Gilbert is a world-renowned knife-maker in Quebec who seeks to explore the
Summer in Fredericton = Theatre Len Falkenstein, guest blogger On Sunday at Memorial Hall, UNB, two gangs of young men and women viciously attacked each other with weapons that included flashlights, police batons, a framing square, a taser, a longboard, and a can of spray paint turned flamethrower with the aid of a lighter. Later
Meet the New Program Officer! Kristen Atkins, Program Officer As the newest addition to the artsnb team, I figured it appropriate to introduce myself. My name is Kristen Atkins and I have been a program officer with artsnb since May 1, 2015. With only one month under my belt, I have dove straight into the
Art Daily Linda Rae Dornan – Guest Blogger So you are sitting in your studio, or at the kitchen table, or occupying a table at your favourite café, and you are trying to concentrate on a new art project. As a visual artist, you are probably alone, deep into your thoughts working through how you
Sometimes all you need is a circle of friends with coffee and tea please. Natalie Sappier, Aboriginal Outreach Officer WOW! I am hitting my 2 year mark as being an artsnb Aboriginal Outreach officer and the journey has been nothing but a positive learning experience. I feel as though I have all these new