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Call for Indigenous Art Instructors 🎨

Mawi’Art Wabanaki Artist Collective is seeking Indigenous art instructors for an upcoming Indigenous Arts Knowledge Exchange Program. If you’re interested or know someone who might be, please get in touch by emailing us: outreach@mawiart.org

See the poster below to learn more!

Go here for the full details.

Credit to the amazing artists featured in this poster:

Emma Hassencahl-Perley (hockey stick)
Gordon Sparks (carved mask)
Nicole Travers (beaded earrings)
Quinn Cloud (floral quillwork teaching)
Jonathon Paul (ash basket teaching)

Sappyfest XX  🎺

We are now accepting applications for Sappyfest XX, Sappyfest’s 20th anniversary, taking place August 1-3, 2025.

Applications close on Monday, January 6th, 2025.

Sappyfest is an annual independent music and arts festival that takes place in the heart of downtown Sackville, New Brunswick. Known for its exciting lineups of emerging and celebrated artists working in all genres of music and sound, Sappyfest also programs poetry, dance, film, visual and performance art.

Sappyfest encourages musicians and makers to think of auxiliary projects that might bring our small town to life – are there any other forms of creative expression or collaborations that you would like to experiment with? If you can dream it, we’d love to hear about it!

We endeavour to reply to everyone who submits an application, but please note that depending on the volume of submissions we receive, we may only be able to contact those who we think we can program this year. Thank you for your interest and time! XX Sappyfest XX

Full details are here.

International Songwriters Day Song Contest 🎶

The contest runs from Dec.1 to April 2, 2025.

Announcement Dates: April 9, International Songwriters Day.

We’re seeking “Inspirational” songs, music videos and lyrics/poems.

The contest is run by NB resident, CEO Diana Williamson who has written 2 x #3 Billboard Hot Club Chart Songs, authored the book “101 Tips and Tricks of Successful Songwriting” and is head of Themusiclibrary.org that places music in film & TV.

Entry is through the FilmFreeway platform or from the site. Go here for full details.

Call to Artists: Residencies at Sunbury Shores 🏠

Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre is offering an Artist in Residence Program for two professional artists to undertake a two-week residency in St. Andrews in 2025.

 

Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre

 

The residencies are available for two weeks each in one of two studios: metalwork or ceramics. Both studios are well equipped with suitable equipment. Artists should plan to bring their own art materials.

For each two-week residency, artists will receive $2,500.00, with 50% payable on the first day of the residency and the remaining on the last day. A contract outlining the conditions of the residency will be signed by both parties prior to the start of the residency (Sunbury Shores and artist). Sunbury Shores was established 60 years ago as an arts and nature centre; this collaboration between the environment and the arts continues to inform the vision for the centre and for the Artist in Residence Program.

The deadline for applications is January 15, 2025.

For more information, and the application form, go here.

Lunar Codex Indigenous Mission Collection: Open Call 🌖

The Lunar Codex, a special project founded by Dr. Samuel Peralta, Canadian physicist and author through Incandence Corp., is an archive of cultural works from across the globe, launched via NASA Artemis / Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) program partners, from Earth to space, the Moon, and beyond.

Covering seven missions – the Lunar Codex represents creative artists from 185 countries and territories, and 69 Indigenous nations, predominantly in visual art, but also in writing, music, and film.

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October Outdoor Outdoor Film Festival Submissions 2025 🎬

The October Outdoor Film Festival (“OOFF”) is a celebration of stories of outdoor playgrounds from ‘local spots and scenes’ around the world. Founded with the mission of sharing natural beauty and adventures in our own backyards, OOFF seeks to bring people together through stories of people living life to their fullest outdoors.

Filmgoers watching a movie in a tent. Text reads: Outdoor Outdoor Film Festival now accepting films. Submit your story for our 2025 film festival.

OOFF is calling on filmmakers, activists, thrill seekers and outdoor enthusiasts to share stories special to them from their local area. No community is too small or adventure too quirky, this festival aims to inspire people to explore and realize how much adventure is available right outside their door!

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Sheila Hugh Mackay International Creative Residency 🌍

The $10,000 Sheila Hugh Mackay International Creative Residency is an initiative aimed at the advancement of the careers of professional New Brunswick visual artists.

 

 

Professional New Brunswick visual artists are eligible for the SHMF International Creative Residency funding once in a lifetime.

SHMF funds one residency per year based on the recommendation of an independent jury of art professionals. Completed submissions for 2025 International Creative Residency (including all supporting material) must be postmarked on or before the deadline of January 15. 2025. Late or incomplete applications or nominations will not be accepted. SHMF can not accept applications by fax or email.

Full details available on the Sheila Hugh Mackay International Creative Residency page.

The Sheilas 2025 ✍️

Since 2012, the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation has contributed 500,000 in annual facilitation grants to arts organizations and collectives serving the New Brunswick visual arts community.

 

 

These grants, affectionately known as “the Sheilas” build on Sheila Mackay’s early program of small seed grants to emerging artists.

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Mawi’Art Connections Residencies: Now Accepting Proposals 🔗

Update: The deadline has been extended to December 13, 2024!

Mother Earth has gifted us with the four seasons. Each of these seasons hold teachings for our people that help us connect and learn from the lands of our ancestors, from the behaviors of the mammals and fish, from the changing of trees, from the light of the sun and the cycles of life that provide lessons that help us thrive and grow. Traditionally we spent every season in preparation for the next.

For this year’s Mawi’Art: Wabanaki Artist Collective Connections Residencies, we are asking for proposals with that theme in mind.

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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…)

Call for Musicians: YFC’s Holiday Music Series 🎷

We are looking for solo or duo musicians to elevate our airport’s atmosphere with secular music for the Fredericton International Airport (YFC) Holiday Music Series in December—Open to all genres.

The Holiday Music Series runs throughout the month of December at the Fredericton International Airport. With the help of talented local musicians, YFC brings a lively atmosphere for passengers, employees, and our amazing community. (more…)