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artsnb Arts Infrastructure Grants for Emerging Artists 🗓

The Arts Infrastructure Grants for Emerging Artists program is a project-based program designed to provide one-time capital acquisition to emerging New Brunswick artists to acquire equipment that will enable them to complete a project and strengthen their long-term artistic development.

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Deadline to apply is August 1, 2022.

Full detail on how to apply are on the artsnb website, here.

Imperial Theatre Assistant Box Office Manager 🎫

Compensation: $27,000 – $34,000, single health benefits after 3 months [6 month probationary period]

Deadline: Friday, June 22, 2022

Organization: Imperial Theatre is a not-for-profit live performance theatre in the heart of uptown Saint John.  Our working environment is unique and creative and will give you a glimpse behind the curtain. The Arts & Culture scene in Saint John is vibrant and diverse for such a small population and Imperial Theatre is at the heart of it.

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Job Description / Responsibilities: Reporting to the Box Office Manager, the Assistant Box Office Manager is a helpful, detail-oriented individual responsible for day-to-day box office operations, including but not limited to:

  • Creating and maintaining entries in ticketing database
  • Working with ticketing clients to contract events/print tickets
  • Training, scheduling, and supervision of box office staff
  • Selling tickets & subscriptions, processing donations, at the box office and by phone
  • Assist with incoming and outgoing customer calls
  • Reconciling cash and credit sales at the beginning and end of day
  • Discretion and professional behaviour handling confidential information
  • Assist with night-of-show walk up sales and will call distribution

Applicants may be required to work evenings and weekends, depending on operational needs.

Ideal Candidate: Imperial Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and believes in making our theatre and the performing arts available for everyone who lives within our community. The successful candidate must believe in and share that philosophy and work to ensure that every person who connects with our organization is welcomed in and given the highest quality of service.

Qualifications:

  • Experience in a leadership position, ideally as a manager/supervisor
  • Intermediate computer skills (experience with ticketing systems or databases is a plus, but not necessary)
  • Experience in customer service, preferably in the ticketing, entertainment, non-profit arts or hospitality industries
  • Ability to listen to concerns and resolve problems creatively
  • Self-motivated, capable of independent reasoning and troubleshooting
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work in an organized, efficient manner – attention to detail is a must
  • Ability to maintain a high level of poise and professionalism in all circumstances

Application Process:

  • Send Cover Letter and Resume to: Lindsay Jacquard, Box Office Manager
  • Email: lindsay@imperialtheatre.ca
  • Please no phone calls or drop-in meetings
  • Only applicants who are being considered will be contacted

Imperial Theatre is committed to employment equity and requests that any required accommodations be noted in your application.

Full job posting is here.

Archives Manager: Charlotte County Archives 📜

The Charlotte County Archives located in the historic jail in St. Andrews, NB collects, preserves, and conserves, through archival best practices significant documents related to the evolving history of Charlotte County.

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We have recently completed a 5 year strategic plan and are looking for an enthusiastic, self directed Archives Manager to be responsible for planning, organizing, directing, controlling and evaluating the activities of the archives, in accordance with the Strategic Plan and policies established by the Board of Directors.

The successful candidate should have:

  • Working knowledge of current archival practices
  • Experience in applying for funding through grants
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Hands-on experience in social media platforms and website maintenance
  • An ability to engage others in appreciating the importance of documenting our history
  • Experience in human resource management

Also of value would be;

  • Hands on delivery of interpretive programming
  • Experience in the heritage tourism industry
  • Knowledge of bookkeeping procedures

This is a contracted full-time position based on 35 hours per week. Weekends and holidays may be required due to seasonal demand. Salary range is $40,000 -$45,000 commensurate with experience.

For a complete Job description please visit our website.

Please forward your resume by email to Franklin Cardy Board Chair at fcardy@nb.sympatico.ca and copy to admin@ccarchives.ca

Or by Mail to

Charlotte County Archives

123 Frederick St.

St Andrews, NB E5B 1Z1

Attn. Franklin Cardy

 

If you require further information please direct your enquiries to Robin Burton at admin@ccarchives.ca

 

This competition is open until July 29, 2022

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund: Creative Scholarship 🧑🏽‍🏫

Deadline: August 1, 2022
$2000 Cash Award

Creative scholarship for Atlantic resident writer/directors in film and video who would like to further develop their creative skills.

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Eligible activities:

  • Mentorship with a professional writer/director.
  • Workshop & lab Intensives focused on writing/directing.
  • Purchase of screenwriting/directing software or other educational material.
Submission Guidelines

Bio or resume.

Letter explaining what you will use the award for including costs.

Letter from mentor confirming their involvement if applying for mentorship.

‍All submissions can be emailed to catmaryleblanc@gmail.com.

Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund: Visual Arts Award 👩‍🎨

Deadline to apply: August 1, 2022
$800 Cash Award

The award is for New Brunswick emerging visual artists to help them further their artistic development. Specific to the following art forms: drawing and painting. No formal experience is required to apply.

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Eligible Activities:

  • Mentorships (paying for any costs associated with the mentorship, including a fee for your mentor).
  • Workshop & Lab Intensives (costs related to the workshop, whether in person or online).
  • Artist-in-Residence (costs related to the residency).
  • Memberships (costs associated with joining a visual art organization).
  • Educational Material (costs related to the purchase of any educational visual art material).
Submission Guidelines
  • Artist Bio.
  • Letter explaining what you will use the award for including costs.
  • Letter from mentor confirming their involvement if applying for mentorship.
  • 6 visual art works max.

All submissions can be emailed to catmaryleblanc@gmail.com

Global Music Match 2022 🌐

Applications are now open for artists interested in taking part in the next edition of Global Music Match. You have until Friday July 29 to apply for the 14-week, artist driven, intensive program which commences on Thursday September 1. 

Unison Fund 🎵

The Unison Fund is a registered Canadian non-profit that provides counselling, emergency relief, and assistance programs for those in the Canadian music community who face personal or professional challenges due to hardship, illness, or economic difficulties.

InterMISSON Residencies 🎭

The Fredericton Playhouse is now accepting applications for their artist development program, InterMISSION. Applications are due by September 9th, 2022, for residencies taking place during the 2023-24 season

Craft NB Seeks Curator 🍃

Craft NB and Fundy National Park ( FNP ) are pleased to host Beneath the Surface, a weeklong artist residency in the park resulting in a professionally curated touring exhibition. The exhibition will feature installation based works installed outdoors in the hosting Parks.

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These works will be developed by the participating residency artists based on their time in Fundy National Park. The curator/mentor will not only select the works for inclusion, but will be instrumental in guiding and mentoring artists as they produce their pieces for consideration. The exhibition will open in the spring of 2023 and tour throughout the year.

Deadline for submissions: August 1, 2022 by midnight.

The application forms can be found on the Craft NB website.

Fredericton Playhouse Seeks Patron Services Manager 🔦

Fredericton Playhouse Inc., a charitable non-profit organization that manages and develops a 709-seat performance venue, has an exciting opportunity for a permanent full-time patron services manager to join our team.

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Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Patron Services Manager plays a key role in the delivery of services to patrons and to clients through the management, development and deployment of the physical and human resources related to the audiences’ safety, comfort, and overall quality of experience.  Specifically, the Patron Services Manager is responsible for the patron services business unit which includes:

  • Supervising front-of-house operations for events
  • Recruiting, training, scheduling, and managing a team of up to 100 volunteers
  • Managing catering and concessions operations (product selection, inventory, staffing, and sales reporting)
  • Recruiting, training, scheduling, and managing a team of front-of-house casual employees
  • Providing front-of-house and hospitality services to artists and clients

Working in a collaborative, fast-paced, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven environment, the ideal candidate can demonstrate exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills and has an aptitude for leading a service-oriented team.  They can demonstrate strong competencies in customer service, event delivery, and volunteer management.  They will enjoy the challenge of developing audiences and support for the Fredericton Playhouse and will have an appreciation of the public value of the performing arts.  Bilingualism is considered an asset.

This role requires frequent work on evening and weekends.

Salary and benefits will be based on the successful candidate’s experience and training.  In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, the starting annual salary range for this position is $51,937 to $67,519.

Apply by email correspondence to:

Director of Operations
sally@theplayhouse.ca

Deadline for applications is Friday, July 15, 2022. 

Sunbury Shores Seeks Artistic Director 🔎

Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre is a not-for-profit charitable organization governed by a  Board of Directors, located in historic Saint Andrews-by-the-Sea, NB. For nearly 60 years, thousands of artists of all ages and skill levels have created and exhibited art in our unique and inspiring space. Many of our instructors, exhibiting artists, and students are internationally  recognized as award-winning creators and thought leaders who have had significant impacts on  both the cultural sector and the economy. As an enduring and vibrant cultural leader, Sunbury  Shores’ mission is “Fostering art and nature relationships in an inclusive environment.”

 

Sunbury Shores seeks new artistic director. Part-time position with flexible work schedule. sunburyshores.org/job-opportunities

We are currently seeking an Artistic Director (AD) who will provide strategic leadership for the curation and delivery of the Centre’s programs, exhibitions, and overall artistic direction. The  AD directly reports to the Executive Director (ED) and on occasion to the Board. The AD will bring new ideas and inspiration to the Centre by seeking out emerging artists, media and programming that will intrigue and inspire students of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels.  This is a part-time position with a flexible work schedule, as required by the Centre.

The full job posting is here.

Hanwell Park Academy Call for Proposals 🏫

The New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture invites professional artists to submit proposals to design, create and install public artwork at the new Hanwell Park Academy School in Hanwell, New Brunswick. The total budget for commissioning public artwork at this site is $50,000. Once works are created and installed, they become part of collection ArtNB (formerly The New Brunswick Art Bank). Preference will be given to New Brunswick professional artists.

Call to Artists. Public Art Proposal Hanwell Park Academy, Deadline August 19, 2022

Eligibility

The call to artists is open to professional artists. An individual artist or a group of artists may propose a project.
A professional artist is defined as an individual who:
o Has a history of public presentation in a professional context;
o Practices an art and offers services in exchange for remuneration as a creator; and
o Has specialized training in the arts (not necessarily in academic institutions) and is recognized as such by their peers.

Ineligible:
o Submissions from students at any level are not eligible;
o Artists who are contract employees of NB Anglophone West School District are not eligible;
o Members of the Evaluation Committee, the GNB Steering Committee, and their immediate families are ineligible to apply.

Description

The Province of New Brunswick has constructed a new school located at 2321 Route 640 in Hanwell. Hanwell School is a K-8 school that is anticipated to open in September 2022. The school is configured to support 650 students.

Full details are here.

Free Mentorship Program for Emerging BIPOC or LGBTQ+ Writer in New Brunswick 🏳️‍🌈 📚

Moore Hype is very excited to announce a new mentorship program for underrepresented writers in the province of New Brunswick. And it’s now underway! We want to offer assistance to authors in this province who may feel discouraged or unsure of where to look for their next publishing steps. This program will be supported by volunteers from the Canadian publishing community from across the country. If you are an emerging BIPOC or LGBTQ+ writer living in New Brunswick, please consider applying to this exciting new program. Whatever you’re looking for, we probably have the answers. And we’d love to see what you’re up to in your writing journey.

Free mentorship program for emerging BIPOC or LGBTQ+ writer living in the province of New Brunswick. To apply, tell us a bit about yourself. If you feel like it, send two samples of your writing to hello@morehype.com

Full details here.

Symphony Nova Scotia Gift Planning Officer 🎶

Symphony Nova Scotia is Nova Scotia’s orchestra. With a home base in Halifax and performances across the province, we are a vibrant, vital part of Nova Scotia’s rich cultural community. We’ve gained a reputation as one of Canada’s most exciting orchestras, and we’re proud to be a national leader in performance, programming, and community engagement.

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Halifax’s downtown core is one of the fastest-growing in the country, offering all the amenities of big city life, but with beautiful lakes and nature trails only a 15-minute drive away. This is why so many people are choosing to make Halifax their home, joining the thriving arts and culture scene.

Position Summary

Reporting to the CEO and Associate Directors of Development, the Gift Planning Officer’s primary responsibilities are to organize, coordinate, and execute a comprehensive gift planning program that builds relationships and increases support of the mission of Symphony Nova Scotia. The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of donors and prospects, develop relationships with allied professionals, communicate with legal representatives in the settlement of estate gifts, and complete documents in a timely and accurate manner. The Gift Planning Officer must possess superior interpersonal and organizational skills, and thrive in a team environment.

Full details are here.

Art of Creation Study Seeks Participants 📚

We’re looking for men and partners who want to become a parent in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada to join our study!

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Do you like art? Do you want to become a parent in the future? If you are man or partner (any gender) over the age of 19, join Art of Creation New Brunswick research project! This will be an arts-based workshop ($25 per workshop)  with free art supplies and engaging discourse with other men and partners.

Details are here.

Halifax Fringe Festival Seeks Executive Director 🎬

Halifax Fringe Festival is seeking a new Executive Director!

Application Deadline: Friday, July 8th
Position Start Date: Negotiable. Onboarding starting Aug 2022
Contract Type: Year-Round, Full Time, Flexible Hours
Salary: $35,000 annually

We're Hiring! The Halifax Fringe Festival is seeking a new Executive Director!

Current ED, Lee-Anne Poole, will produce her 7th and final Fringe Festival this September 1st to 11th, 2022. “I love the Fringe, and I’m excited to return to being a Fringe Festival artist and audience member,” before becoming the ED, Poole produced four of her original plays at The Fringe. Now she’s leaving the 32-year-old festival to refocus on her own creative pursuits, and The Halifax Fringe is looking for a new leader. April Hubbard (Board Chair), “We can never do enough to properly thank Lee-Anne but we will be cheering her on in her future dreams. I know the new ED will benefit from the groundwork she has laid and take Halifax Fringe to worlds we never imagined possible seven years ago.

What is Halifax Fringe?

Fringe brings together outsiders and gives them a place to explore and experiment in a safe and supportive environment.

The Halifax Fringe Festival is an annual uncensored theatre / performing arts festival. Each year, the festival is 11 days, with over 55 productions, performing over 350 individual performances! We are a non-profit association located in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). September 1st to 11th 2022 will mark our 32nd festival.

What the Executive Director is to the Halifax Fringe:

The Executive Director will oversee all aspects of the organization’s operations, involving the planning, administration, funding, logistics, and execution of the Halifax Fringe Festival. They will be a passionate leader dedicated to the organization’s mission of creating an accessible space for everyone to express themselves through performance. The ED reports directly to the Halifax Fringe Festival’s Board of Directors, and will be tasked with delegating all responsibilities required to produce the festival. They will also be responsible for programming workshops and educational opportunities that maintain the Fringe’s role as an organization that reflects the needs and desires of our arts community, while challenging its members to grow and develop.

We are looking for someone who…

  • Has a desire to champion the priorities, vision, and mandate of Halifax Fringe and the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF).
  • Is excited to build the Fringe Festival as a safe, fair, encouraging, and dynamic workplace.
  • Is able to confidently represent Fringe at industry events and within the theatre community.
  • Has the confidence to challenge the status quo and encourage others to rethink the way they interact with the arts community.
  • Is able to manage hectic and overlapping schedules in the short term and long term.
  • Has lived experience working or living in the underrepresented arts community.
  • Has the ability to build connections and collaborations with a variety of community members.
  • Has a willingness to continuously learn and grow on the job.
  • Has strong communication skills.

Full details are here.

Saint John Artist in Residence Applications 🧑‍🎨

As described in the City of Saint John Arts and Culture Policy, adopted by Common Council on September 26, 2005, the arts make a substantial contribution to the quality of life and vitality of our community.

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The City of Saint John believes that one of the most effective means of facilitating the development of arts and culture in Saint John is to provide funding support to non-profit arts and/or cultural organizations serving our community. In this way, arts and culture organizations are encouraged to establish themselves, enhance their services, and provide their programming to the community.

Accordingly, the City through the Saint John Community Arts Board has implemented the Community Arts Funding Program. This program is designed to provide project support for non-profit organizations or groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline of the creative arts within the City of Saint John. There are currently two rounds of funding each year: Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter.

Spring/Summer round of funding has now closed. Fall/Winter applications will be live in August.

Applications are now being accepted for the City of Saint John Community Arts Board’s Artist in Residence Program

“Celebrating the diversity of artistic practice while making meaningful connections”

The Saint John Community Arts Board invites local artists to apply to the Artist in Residency Summer/Fall 2022 program. This residency encourages local artists to engage and collaborate with the city while developing their artistic practice.

Application and guidelines are here.

The deadline for Summer/Fall Artist in Residence applications is July 7th 2022.

Ecology Inspires Me: A Pop-Up Festival of Plein-Air 🌎

Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre invites artists, between August 15 – 27th, to be inspired by the ecology of this area, the Western Isles Archipelago and its attending bays, inlets, and shores. Artists will base themselves at Sunbury Shores and work around the area, with its huge range of beautiful locations. We are interested in Plein-air which focuses on sensitivity to the environment of which we are an interdependent part. Artists may bring and sell work through our galleries.

Call for Artists. A pop-up festival of plein-air. Ecology Inspires Me. August 15-27, 2022.

Email operations@sunburyshores.org, or call (506) 529-3386 to sign up!

 

Silver Wave Film Festival Submissions Open July 2nd 🌊

The annual Silver Wave Film Festival features something for everyone. The event offers a showcase of multicultural, international, French and English programming of all genres and lengths and a comprehensive industry series which brings experienced and emerging producers and filmmakers together.

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Silver Wave is jam packed with exciting events and programming with diversity and depth. The Festival is the brainchild of the board and staff at the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative and is the staff’s volunteer labour.

1) Best NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos)

2) Lex Gigeroff Excellence in Screenwriting in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

3) Excellence in Cinematography in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

4) Excellence in Art Direction in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

5) Excellence in Sound Design in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

6) Excellence in Picture Editing in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

7) Excellence in Music Composition in a NB Short Film (open to eligible short NB films/videos

8) Outstanding Performance by a NB Actress (open to eligible short NB films/videos

9) Outstanding Performance by a NB Actor (open to eligible short NB films/videos

10) Outstanding Performance by a NB Supporting Actress (open to eligible short NB films/videos

11) Outstanding Performance by a NB Supporting Actor (open to eligible short NB films/videos

12) Best Documentary Short (open to eligible documentaries under 60 minutes)

13) Best Documentary Feature(open to eligible documentaries 60 minutes and over)

14) Best Experimental OR Animated Short Film (open to eligible short films/videos

15) Best Student Short (dependent on number of submissions, open to eligible student films

16) Best Canadian Short (open to eligible Canadian shorts outside of NB)

17) Best International Short (open to eligible International shorts)

18) Best Genre Short (non-drama films including comedy (open to eligible short NB films/videos

19) Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award (for first and second time filmmakers
• $200 in workshops/training from the NBFC (2023)
• $800 cash from The LeBlanc Family and generous donations
• $1000 in equipment and post services from NBFC
• $80 (full membership two years) from the NBFC
• Workshopping of winning screenplay Presented by the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative, Tony Merzetti & the LeBlanc Family

20) CBC/New Brunswick Joy ($8,500)
• $2,500 in cash from CBC
• $1,000 in cash from New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative
• $5,500 in equipment or facilities from the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative

21) Brian Carty Film Volunteer Recognition Award

22) Jim Lavoie Film Professional Recognition Award

23) Silver Wave WIFT-AT Salute

24) Viewer’s Choice Award
Chosen by the fest audience online.

All films suitable for festival showcasing are accepted from around the world.
The festival is focused on shorts primarily but does accept fictional feature films annually.

At the discretion of the festival programmers, please be aware that your film may be screened virtually or in person.

Films must not be older than 2 years.
The majority of the awards are focused on NB shorts made by NB resident filmmakers.
There are specific awards for films from away.
For non-English films, subtitles are required.
When submitting please include full crew & cast lists, address, email, posters, stills, headshots and bios and film project info.
Online, private links are the preferred method to view films (Youtube, Vimeo)
Filmmakers must have the rights to all images and music in their film.

Friends of Fundy Seafaring Exhibition ⚓️

The Friends of Fundy is seeking proposals for the upcoming exhibition Seafaring, which will be installed at the Molly Kool Center in Fundy National Park from August 3 to 25, 2022. Proposals Due Thursday, June 30th 2022, 11:59 PM AST.

Seafaring seeks to frame the organization’s programming mission to explore the local environment and community’s relationship to climate, rurality, and artistic practices. Drawing inspiration from the site’s storied past as the former home of North America’s first female sea Captain, the exhibition will explore knowledge shared through making, the cyclical nature of rural life, and gender representation in industry.

Call for submissions: Seafaring. For emerging artists. Proposals due Thursday June 30th, 11:59pm AST. Image of the beach at Alma.

This is an opportunity for self-identified emerging artists with connections to the Bay of Fundy region. We encourage proposals from members of all equity-seeking groups.

The call is open to new and existing work in any media, however access to power is limited.

Selected artists will be paid standard CARFAC fees.
All applicants will be contacted July 4th, regardless of acceptance status.

We acknowledge, honour, and pay respect to the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we operate and this work will be presented. The Bay of Fundy is the ancestral and unceded territory of the Wabanaki People, covered by the Covenant Chain of Sacred Peace and Friendship Treaties first signed with settlers in 1725, and affirmed by Section 35 of the Canada Constitution. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to live, learn, and create in this beautiful place.

The Friends of Fundy is grateful for the support of Canadian Heritage, the Village of Alma, and Mount Allison Careers in the development of this project.

The submission form is here.

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