Hill Strategies Research has released a new report entitled “Culture Is Made to Share” based on in-depth discussions with senior staff members of 13 cultural venues in NB.
This project is in partnership with the Owens Art Gallery and L’Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick (AAAPNB).
The report examines venues’ engagement in their communities and the challenges that they face. It was clear from the interviews that the province’s cultural venues are trying to be spaces of reflection, conversation, and lasting impact on people’s lives. It was also clear that finances are a significant challenge, especially in the context of limited operating funding.
You can read and download the report in English or French here:
Kelly Hill thanks the interviewees for their time and insights. In chronological order, the interviewees were:
- Annie Chiasson, Co-owner, Librairie PĂ©lagie, Shippagan
- Lucie Roy, Head of Events, Centre culturel Caraquet, Caraquet
- Paul Henderson, Director, Struts Gallery, Sackville
- Nicole Porter, Cultural Coordinator, Fort Folly First Nation
- Sierra Reibling, Executive Assistant to the Managing Director, Kingsbrae International Residence for the Arts & Amphitheatre, St. Andrews
- Caroline Walker, Artistic Director and Gerald McEachern, Executive Director, Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre, St. Andrews
- René Légère, Executive Director and Éric Cormier, Deputy Director, Centre culturel Aberdeen, Moncton
- Andrew Keirstead, Executive Director, Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John
- Angela Campbell, Executive Director, Imperial Theatre, Saint John
- Abigail Smith, Co-owner, Haven Music Hall, Saint John
- Chloe Keith-Barnaby, Project Coordinator, Mawi’Art: Wabanaki Artist Collective, Fredericton (Later, we were joined in the discussion by Natasha Martin-Mitchell, Project Manager, and Shawn Dalton, Executive Director.)
- Nadia Khoury, Director and owner, Gallery on Queen, Fredericton- Nisk Imbeault, Director/Curator, Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen, Moncton (Zoom interview)