The Town of Sackville Department of Tourism and Business Development will be accepting proposals for a performing artist residency in the Sackville Waterfowl Park, and/or adjacent Visitor Information Centre, until Friday, March 5. Residency length can vary, but the proposed length of the residency should be included in the Performer’s proposal, and it should not begin before June 1 and must end by September 30, 2021. Proposals must include a plan for work in the Waterfowl Park (and/or the adjacent Visitor Information Centre). The work should include an aspect that will be of interest to the general public, and a hands-on aspect that will be of interest to younger people. COVID 19 restrictions, such a physical distancing and wearing masks, should be addressed in the proposal.

Applicants must reside in Sackville.

The proposal should include:

1. A proposed date to host an open-house to allow the public to view the work in progress and to see the artist at work (or alternately to converse with the artist)
2. A proposed date to host an event for young people. It is possible the two aspects (open house and event for young people) could be achieved in the same event.
3. A proposed date for a performance of the work (or work in progress) with a performer’s talk and a possible reception.
4. As noted above, how COVID 19 restrictions, such a physical distancing and wearing masks, will be addressed in the project.

Performing Artists should also indicate how they will assist in the promotion of their project and any activities or events related to it.

Selection criteria will include: past experience; the ability to carry out the project; appeal to a general audience and possibilities for interaction with the public; artistic interest of the project; and ability to insure a COVID safe environment at all phases of the project.

The chosen performing artist will receive an honorarium of $1500. Proposals should include a project outline, an artist’s cv, and samples of work. Materials should be deposited at Sackville Town Hall by Friday, March 5 at 4:30 pm. to the attention of Ron Kelly Spurles, or sent via email to r.kellyspurles@sackville.com. Further information can also be provided at this address. All work must be completed by September 30, 2021.

Good afternoon, cultural stakeholders, arts galleries, collectives, centres and arts and culture organizations.

First, Happy New Year to all of you! We hope that 2020 will have set the stage to make 2021 a year full of new opportunities and achievements!

Here is a friendly reminder of a deadline coming up very soon at the New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb):

Please note that the deadline for the Artist-in-Residence Program is February 1^st, 2021.

The Artist-in-Residence Program is intended for New Brunswick public or private institutions and organizations that wish to host professional artists to enable them to pursue specific projects relating to their creative work. The invited artists may reside in New Brunswick or outside the province. This program is also open to individual professionals who seek to advance their creative work through participation in long-term (3 months or more) residency opportunities at home or outside the province. The artists in residence are to contribute to the promotion and understanding of the arts by means of the artists’ contact with the clientele of the establishments.

We strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible for this program; your participation in this program fosters the development of arts throughout the province! If you have any questions, especially questions related to health regulations and planning and budgeting in the time of COVID, please reach out to our Program Officer at (506) 440-0037, or by email at prog@artsnb.ca.

For more information please visit https://artsnb.ca/web/programs/artist-in-residence/

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Bon après-midi, intervenants culturels, galeries, collectifs, centres d’art, et organisations artistiques et culturelles.

Tout d’abord, bonne année à tous ! Nous espérons que 2020 aura préparé le terrain pour faire de 2021 une année pleine de nouvelles opportunités et de réalisations!

Voici un rappel amical d’une date limite qui s’en vient très bientôt au sein du Conseil des arts du Nouveau-Brunswick (artsnb) :

Veuillez noter que la date limite pour le programme d’Artiste en résidence est le 1er février 2021.

Le programme d’artiste en résidence s’adresse aux institutions publiques ou privées et aux organismes néo-brunswickois qui désirent accueillir des artistes professionnels dans le cadre de projets leur permettant de se consacrer à leur activité créatrice. Les artistes invités peuvent être résidents du Nouveau-Brunswick ou d’ailleurs. Les artistes individuels peuvent aussi faire une demande pour leur permettre de participer à des résidences à long-terme (3 mois ou plus) soit au Nouveau-Brunswick ou à l’extérieur de la province. Les artistes en résidence doivent contribuer à la promotion et à la compréhension des arts par leur présence auprès de la clientèle de l’établissement hôte.

Nous vous encourageons vivement à appliquer le plus tôt possible pour cette subvention; votre participation à ce programme favorise le développement des arts dans toute la province ! Si vous avez des questions, en particulier des questions relatives à la réglementation en matière de santé et à la planification et au budget en temps de COVID, veuillez contacter notre agent de programme au (506) 440-0037, ou par courriel à prog@artsnb.ca.

Pour plus d’information visitez https://artsnb.ca/web/programs/artist-in-residence/?lang=fr