Three cultures, nine perspectives, one artistic experience to create and engage in dialogue.
🗓️ September 24 to October 3, 2025
📍 Villégiature Deux Rivières
🗺️ Tracadie-Sheila, NB
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Learn more about about Mawi’Art Wabanaki Artist Collective here.
The Cross-Cultural Creation Residency
The Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick (AAAPNB), ArtsLink NB, and Mawi’Art: Wabanaki Artist Collective are joining forces once again to offer the Cross-Cultural Creation Residency. This biennial event brings together three Francophone artists, three Anglophone artists, and three Indigenous artists, and allows each artist to work on a personal creation while immersing themselves in the creative universe of the other participants. The convergence of perspectives and practices opens the door to bold creations rooted in a spirit of dialogue and sharing, going beyond linguistic and cultural barriers. This year, the ten-day residency will take place in Tracadie-Sheila at Villégiature Deux Rivières.
Location
The residency will take place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet), Mi’kmaq, and Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) peoples. This territory is covered by the Peace and Friendship Treaties signed between these nations and the British Crown in 1726.
Villégiature Deux Rivières offers a modern conference center, 33 comfortable cottages, and 24 hotel rooms. Located just steps from downtown, the establishment is nestled along the Tracadie river, with its unique geography offering stunning sunrises and sunsets over the water.
Residency goals
– Create meaningful cultural bridges and connections between the province’s diverse cultural communities.
– Encourage artistic exploration and the production of new works by providing a healthy and optimal creative environment.
– Enhance the artistic quality of works produced.
A public Open Studio day will be organized to allow artists to present their work. Artists will have complete creative freedom.
Selected Artists’ Commitments
– Provide their own artistic materials.
– Interact with other participating artists.
– Submit a final report to the AAAPNB, ArtsLink NB, and Mawi’Art within 30 days after the end of the residency.
– Be available for the entire residency period, from September 24 to October 3, 2025.
Who Can Apply?
– This project is exclusively for creators practicing their art as emerging or professional artists.
– Artists who are members of the AAAPNB, ArtsLink NB, or Indigenous artists.
How to Apply
– Artists must apply using the application form. The form includes a detailed description of the creative project (maximum 500 words), the goals to be achieved, and the artist’s creative approach.
– In addition to the completed form, artists must submit an up-to-date artist CV to annik.landry@aaapnb.ca
Selection Criteria
Applications will be reviewed by a peer jury. Key qualities sought are:
– The relevance of the proposed project and its feasibility at the host site.
– The innovative nature and originality of the artistic approach.
– The potential impact of the project on the artist’s career.
Timeline
– Application deadline: July 25, 2025
– Applicants will receive a response by August 13, 2025.
What the Residency Covers
– A stipend of $1,800
– Reimbursement of travel expenses for artists traveling over 50 km to the residency site.
– Meals or a per-diem
– Accommodation and creative space (each artist will have their own cottage serving as both residence and studio). Accommodation is available for selected artists requiring a larger space.
For More Information, Contact …
Annik Landry – Training Programs Manager, AAAPNB
annik.landry@aaapnb.ca
www.aaapnb.ca
Jeri Knopp – Programming Director, ArtsLink NB
jeri@artslinknb.com
(506) 647-6201
www.artslinknb.com
Nicole Travers – Executive Director, Mawi’Art: Wabanaki Artist Collective
director@mawiart.org
(506) 449-1395
www.mawiart.org
This project is a partnership between ArtsLink, the Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick, and Mawi’art: Wabanaki Artist Collective. It is made possible with the support of the Government of New Brunswick and the Canada Council for the Arts.