Submission

On August 26 & 27, 2022 the Town of Sackville is excited to bring back the popular Sackville Street Chalk Art Festival. Unique in Atlantic Canada, this two-day event will include several artists creating artworks directly in various locations throughout our downtown.

We are seeking chalk artists for the event. If you are interested, please contact bdintern@sackville.com for full details.

Alongside the artists there will be multiple creativity zones, art workshops and large-scale chalk activities to enjoy. Throughout the festival there will be musical acts from all across the Tantramar Region and enough chalk for everyone who wants to participate.

The 2022 schedule of events will be made available soon.

You can find the full 2021 schedule of events here.

You can register for our various workshops here.

Calling all Queer and/or Trans Indigenous filmmakers to submit their films to Toronto Queer Film Festival’s (TQFF) and Indigenous Curatorial Collective Gathering’s (ICCA) film program which will be curated by both organizations. This will coincide as one of the events for ICCA’s annual hybrid gathering, Framing Responsibility: A Gathering on Accountability taking place from October 7th – October 30th, 2022.

We are seeking to showcase the brilliance of 2S, Indigiqueer, Trans and Queer Indigenous short films; video, animated work of all forms, genres, and durations. We especially encourage the submission of stories that align with ICCA’s annual theme of accountability and/or explore a variety of themes of identity, community, change, and joy.

Films will be screened during the ICCA Gathering on Sunday, October 16th, 2022.

Guidelines:
● Director must be Indigenous , we will be prioritizing filmmakers who are First Nations, Metis or Inuit and whose territories/homelands are being occupied by the settler colonial state Canada.
● Director must be LGBTQ2S+
● Completed Final Film
● Films with closed caption files and audio description are highly encouraged.

Deadline for Submissions: July 15th, 2022 at 11:59pm EST.

If selected, you will be notified by late July/ early August, you will receive an artist fee for the screening of your film, your film will be (if not already) captioned, and an audio-describer will visually describe your film so that it can be accessible for audience members who are Blind and partially-sighted.

If there are any access needs and/or issues filling out this form, please do not hesitate to contact, Keisha (k.erwin@icca.art).

*ICCA and TQFF would like to acknowledge the phenomenal 2S Cree filmmaker TJ Cuthand (he/him) who came up with the term ‘indigiqueer’ in the early 2000s. Thank you TJ for leading the way, you can see more of his work here:  https://www.thirzacuthand.com/biography/

GALERIE SANS NOM
2023 Programming

DIASPORA

displacement / sense of displacement
state of in-betweenness
through — across — scattered

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Galerie Sans Nom (GSN) proudly launches its first call to artists since 2019. Artists, collectives and curators are invited to propose contemporary art projects that address the theme of diaspora.

⇀ To submit a proposal fill out the form at the following link.

⇀ Deadline July 15, 2022 – 11:59 pm (Atlantic time)

⇀ Results will be announced to all applicants by August 15, 2022.

⇀ Only two (2) projects will be selected and the exhibits will be presented in February and August 2023.

⇀ Feedback on unsuccessful proposals is unfortunately not possible due to the large number of applications received and the capabilities of GSN.

⇀ GSN agrees to pay CARFAC’s recommended exhibition fee ($2,205), a conference fee ($350), and travel and transportation costs for works up to $2,000.

⇀ GSN also provides technical assistance and access to a range of materials and tools.

⇀ If you need assistance or support in terms of accessibility to submit your proposal we will do our best to support you through a variety of approaches.

⇀ For any questions or accessibility needs contact Annie at direction@galeriesansnom.org or by phone at 506 854 5381

Call for Submissions

A Collaboration between Galerie Sans Nom & Struts Gallery

Deadline: Friday, July 1st at 11:59 PM

Galerie Sans Nom and Struts Gallery are seeking submissions to the newest iteration of the FRUIT LOOPS video art screening series. FRUIT LOOPS II: TOO FRUITY TOO LOOPY is a mélange of LGBTQ2SIA+ videos and filmed performances exploring gender performativity and celebrating masquerade, personas, and other fluid forms of identity. Submissions are welcome from artists at any stage of their career. Galerie Sans Nom and Struts Gallery are dedicated to paying artist fees and use the IMAA fee schedule as a guide when presenting media artworks.

★ 16·18 SEPT 2022, MONCTON ★
​★ 21·22 OCT 2022, MONCTON ★

Conference (506) is a multi-stage program that helps emerging and developing artists build sustainable careers in the music industry.

New Brunswick is teeming with musical talent, far exceeding the infrastructure and professional resources available. Conference (506) aims to give artists the tools to achieve the next step in their careers.

Part 1, In THEORY, takes place on September 16·18 and is for selected artists only. Part 2, In PRACTICE, takes place on October 21·22 and is for the whole music industry!

WHO CAN APPLY?

Conference (506) aims to give emerging (1) and developing (2) New Brunswick artists the knowledge and skills to reach their career goals. This is not a program for established artists with a significant track record. The artist should have some industry experience but has yet to achieve significant success.

(1) An artist who has already taken their first steps in the music industry (gigs in their immediate region, demo, some social media, etc.), but might still be missing some of the necessary tools to move forward. (≈ 1-2 years in the music business)

(2) An artist who has a better understanding of the music industry and who has experience (provincial or regional touring, sound recording, showcasing, grant applications, etc.) They need help to advance to the next level of their business goals by building their team, making contacts and learning the right skills (≈3-6 years)

WHO SHOULDN’T APPLY?

While we don’t like to discourage anyone from throwing their hat in, Conference (506) is not intended for established and exporting artists who have a significant track record and a steady team. If this is your case, there will be other programs for you! And you are welcome to join us for the ‘In PRACTICE’ portion of the event, OCT. 21-22, which will offer many opportunities for networking and professional development, open to all.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Priority will be given to Artists who write and perform their own songs.
• All music genres can apply to participate in Conference (506)
• Artists (including all band members) are required to participate in all the program components. They must also be willing to travel. MNB will compensate the artists for their travel expenses and their time.
• Artists must be members of Music·Musique NB
• Artists must be residents of New Brunswick for at least six (6) months prior to the program start. For bands, the majority of members must be residents of New Brunswick.

WHAT ABOUT INDUSTRY PROS?

We can’t have an industry conference without industry pros! If you book for a festival or venue, and you are looking for an excuse to get out of the house, join us for the ‘In PRACTICE’ portion of Conference (506), OCT 21-22.

• Panels and keynote speakers on trendy industry topics
• Lightning Rounds (aka Speed Dating) between artists and pros
• Showcases
• Drink Tickets!

This ancillary exhibit will run concurrently with an installation by transdisciplinary artist Matthew-Robin Nye (Montréal) fabricated by Rob Bird (St. Andrews), depicting  the children’s book “Goodnight Moon”

Artwork should render a childlike sensibility – of wonderment, repetition, abstraction, amongst others – from an adult perspective.

Applications along with bio and sample images of work – including a description of proposed work if not yet fabricated – may be submitted to

Angela McLean, Operations Director, operations-director@sunburyshores.org

Call for Submissions: 13th Annual Antigonight: Art After Dark Festival

Festival dates: September 16 & 17, 2022

Deadline to apply: June 27

Selection notification: July 10

Application Form: Follow this LINK

About the Festival:

Antigonight: Art After Dark Festival is a free arts festival that aims to be inclusive and accessible to all persons. This year, the festival runs from September 16th -17th in Antigonish, L’nuewa’ki (Mi’kma’ki)/Nova Scotia.

Since its inception in 2010, Antigonight: Art After Dark has been Antigonish Culture Alive’s most recognizable and popular outdoor, public art event. The festival provides an opportunity for artists to display their work and become known within the community and give the community the chance to interact with contemporary art spanning multiple mediums, such as dance, theatre, music, sound art, and installation art.

Festival Application:

We are inviting artists from anywhere in the world who have roots in Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada to create experimental new works for the festival, including but not limited to: video, performance, dance, sound, sculpture, and installation, which can be presented in-person in the town of Antigonish. The heart of Antigonight is that all projects are interactive and/or participatory in nature, the selection committee will prioritize projects that have a participatory component, as stated in our mission statement.

Participating Antigonight artists will receive CARFAC-mandated artist fees in payment for their work. We strongly encourage members of LGBTQIA2+ communities, BIPOC and non-White communities, newcomers, and persons with disabilities to apply.

2022 Theme:

The theme for this year’s festival is RURALITY,  a back to the roots approach to Antigonight celebrating the community-minded aspect of rural Nova Scotia and the artists who make this region home. This festival is a celebration of all things small, simple, familiar, and rural.

Key thematic elements:

• Familiarity
• Rejection of urbanism
• Environmentalism/sustainability
• Community
• Closeness
• Shared histories
• Regional newcomers
• Homecoming
• Rural resourcefulness

The Artistic Director, Becca Semple, is available to chat via email or telephone regarding your projects. If you’re unsure how your idea could fit within the festival, reach out and we can brainstorm together! They can be reached at antigonishculturealive@gmail.com

If you have any questions regarding the festival or your application, please email antigonightartfest@gmail.com

• Submission Deadline:  July 15, 2022 (Midnight)
• Submissions will only be accepted from artists attending a secondary or post-secondary institution in New Brunswick and who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+.
• Submissions should respond to the prompt. ‘How do we build connections?’, and are encouraged to explore what this question means to them.
• Scripts must have a running time of between 10-20 minutes.
• Scripts must contain no more than 2 actors. (Monologues are welcome)
• Playwrights must be available to work on their script with a dramaturg between August and September 2022.
• A maximum of 4 plays will be selected for the festival.

• Professional dramaturgy of their play
• A workshop reading at the November 2022 4th Annual Plain Site Festival
• A full production at the 2023 Festival

• Cover sheet indicating the following: Playwrights Name, Pronouns, Full Contact Information, Title of Play
• Copy of the Script
• Documents should be in .doc, .docx or.pdf format
• Please email scripts to Festival Director, Alex Rioux at pstfdirector@gmail.com