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Visual Arts News: Open Call for Spring 2025 Issue 🌷

An open call for our Spring 2025 issue (Volume 47, #1) We’re eager to hear from writers, artists, and critics to expand and deepen conversations inspired by the artistic vision of emerging and established artists who are pushing the boundaries of art and culture in the Atlantic.

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We will also consider pitches for our online-only content. These stories are published to our website in months when no print publication is issued. (more…)

Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes🏅

Two Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes, in the amount of $50,000 each, are awarded annually to distinguished individuals (one in the arts and one in the social sciences and humanities). The prizes are intended to encourage continuing contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Canada.

The prizes are funded by an endowment from The Molson Foundation and are administered by the Canada Council in collaboration with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). (more…)

Struts Gallery Open Studio Residency 🏡

Every year, Struts Gallery welcomes applications from professional visual and media artists to participate in our annual Open Studio Residency Program. Successful applicants are selected by a committee of professional artists.

Applications open annually after Labour day for the residencies beginning the following year. All calls are listed on our OPEN CALLS page and posted on social media. (more…)

Saint John Community Arts Board Community Arts Funding Program 🖇️

Apply Now for Community Arts Funding Program! This Funding Program is administered by the Saint John Community Arts Board on behalf of The City of Saint John.

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Applications must be received by 6 p.m. on Thursday, September, 26, 2024.

Registered Nonprofit organizations incorporated in New Brunswick and located in The City of Saint John are eligible for Community Arts Board funding. If the applicant is an unincorporated nonprofit, an eligible organization must accept funding on their behalf and partner with them on the project.

Full details are here.

Call for Art Instructors 🧑🏽‍🏫

Sunbury Shores is seeking art instructors to teach after school art in elementary schools in Charlotte County in fall 2024 (8 weeks) and winter 2025 (8 weeks).

Art instructors may be retired or active artists, art teachers, teachers who enjoy art, or adults who enjoy working with children and are comfortable working with the visual arts. (more…)

Call for Artists: Re-Imagining Home Group Exhibition 🏠

Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre is inviting artists to participate in a group exhibition focusing on the theme of “Re-imaging Home” to be presented in spring 2025.

 

 

Newcomer artists, and artists who have come to New Brunswick from elsewhere are often challenged by the experience of home as it was known in the past, and a new or different meaning of home in a new country and community.

Emerging and professional artists are invited to participate in an exhibition that represents their heritage and culture and reflects creative expression, a spirit of uniting, and the multicultural experience. Artwork in all media and size appropriate for an art gallery will be considered.

Submission deadline: October 30, 2024

Full details are here.

Seeking Two Indigenous Graphic Artists and Designers 🛻

Looking to broaden your artistic and design skills? Check out this amazing collaborative artist project!

Project Makerspace takes a unique approach to design the elements for a new Indigenous Mobile Makerspace. This makerspace will travel around New Brunswick, visiting schools and communities to encourage and inspire young people to pursue their dreams. (more…)

Call for Exhibitions 2025-26: Sunbury Shores 🌊

Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre, in St Andrews, NB is calling for exhibition proposals by artists from New Brunswick, Canada, and internationally for exhibitions at Sunbury Shores in 2025 or 2026.

 

Sunbury Shores Arts and Ecology

A not-for-profit community art centre with a mandate to present the work of visual artists,Sunbury Shores is currently seeking exhibition proposals for solo and group exhibitions in avariety of media. (more…)