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Sable Island Artist Residency 🌊🐴

The Sable Island Institute and Sable Island National Park Reserve (SINPR) invite proposals from professional artists in the four Atlantic Provinces for the first Sable Island artist residency.

This unique program will offer two weeks on the island for an artist to research and engage with its unique environment, history and characteristics in October 2025. This will lead to the creation of an original work of art that embodies and interprets Sable’s cultural and natural features. Applications are welcome from artists in all disciplines.

Proposals and supporting documents must be posted on the website using a dedicated portal.

The deadline for applications is 2400 (AT), Sunday March 30th, 2025.

Detailed Terms of Reference for the residency are available here.

New Brunswick Arts Board Vacancies 🪑

The New Brunswick Arts Board (NBAB), established under the New Brunswick Arts Board Act, is a corporate body with a mandate to facilitate and promote the creation of arts, facilitate the enjoyment and understanding of the arts, to advise the government on arts policy, and to administer funding programs for professional artists.

The NBAB – Board of Directors (the Board) consists of between nine (9) and eleven (11) members including up to six (6) voting members appointed by the Minister; up to three (3) voting members appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister; the Executive Director of NBAB and one (1) employee of the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, designated by the Minister, both who serve as non-voting members. (more…)

City of Fredericton: Call for Applications for the Summer Artist in Residence Program 🪴

Every July and August, artists in the City of Fredericton Summer Artist in Residence Program spend two weeks ‘in residence’ at either Killarney Lake Park or the Fredericton Botanic Garden, creating special projects and art pieces inspired by their surroundings.

Residents and visitors are encouraged to visit the parks and talk with the artists to learn more about their work and creative process. Be sure to follow the artists’ social media to watch their creations evolve and for updates on upcoming events, including artist talks, demos, workshops, and Q&As. (more…)

Third Shift 2025 Call for Applications 🌗

THIRD SHIFT is an annual festival of public contemporary artworks that takes place in Saint John, New Brunswick. THIRD SHIFT 2024 will take place from August 15 – 17, 2025.

Established in 2015, THIRD SHIFT holds space for new experiences and communal exchange through the exhibition of temporary public art installations, performances, and screenings.

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Open Call for Proposals: L’Ambiance 👒

Struts Gallery is seeking submissions for L’Ambiance, our series of short-term artist projects running contemporaneous to everyone’s favourite music festival Sappyfest taking place August 1 – 3, 2025.

Artists and artist collectives are welcome to propose projects that transform different areas of Sackville or Struts Gallery facilities into memorable, creative spaces. (more…)

Connexion ARC Call for Artists: Members Exhibition 📣

The UNB Art Centre in partnership with Connexion ARC is calling for applications for an exhibition to be held October 24 – December 12, 2025 at the UNB Art Centre in Memorial Hall on the UNB Fredericton campus. Submissions will be juried and selected artists will be paid CARFAC exhibiting artist fees.

The theme of the exhibit is “Displacement”. While displacement can be defined in various ways, it typically refers to a shift in location when an object in motion changes from one position to another; the redirection of an object or emotion; the act of removing something from its original place, or the state of being removed. (more…)