Call for Experienced Indigenous Artists to Teach Workshops

2023 Call for Strathbutler Nominations

The $25,000 Strathbutler Award $25,000 is one of Canada’s most lucrative and prestigious visual arts awards. Available uniquely to New Brunswick visual artists, the Strathbutler is a recognition of an individual New Brunswick artist’s accomplishments and impact. This award is given biennially by the privately funded Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation (SHMF) upon the recommendation of a qualified independent jury.

The SHMF Board of Directors calls on New Brunswickers to honour artists of distinction through a nomination process from December 1st, 2022 through March 15th, 2023. In presenting a candidate, nominators honour and celebrate visual artists who have enriched the cultural life of New Brunswick.

Strathbutler Award recipients are part of New Brunswick’s diverse cultural legacy. Since 1991, Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation has recognized exceptional New Brunswick artists with this distinction.

Completed nominations for 2023 Strathbutler Award, (including all supporting material) must be postmarked on or before the deadline of March 15, 2023. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted. The Foundation can not accept nominations by fax or email.

Eligibility details can be found on our Strathbutler Awards page.

AX is seeking proposals for the 2023 workshop season. Please submit your workshop proposal for consideration by December 31, 2022.

AX offers workshops in various disciplines, including visual arts, ceramics, fine crafts, and writing.

Workshop formats can be flexible. For example, workshops may be single half-day or full-day classes, after-school programs, week-long March Break (for youth) or summer workshops, or 4-6 consecutive weeks of 1 ½ hr – 3 hr sessions, as your workshop requires.

AX can work with you to help determine a suitable time and fee schedule, and once a proposal has been accepted, AX helps publicize the event. We also manage registration and fee collection from participants.

AX hosts approximately 20-25 workshops per year, and an independent, volunteer committee meets every few months to review proposals. If you wish your workshop to be considered in the next review, please submit your proposal by December 31, 2022.

Why choose AX as a place for your workshop?

• AX is a vibrant regional hub for arts and culture to the more than 500,000 people living within a 100 km radius of Sussex.
• One of the busiest, most active arts and culture centres in New Brunswick.
• Designated as one of the three critical pillars to boost regional economic development by the Town of Sussex.
• Hosting 3,000 visitors/month – culture connects us.
• AX actively creates community cohesion and pride of place by projecting who we are – not only to ourselves but to the world.
• The centre acts as a catalyst for change and development in the arts, tourism, education, mental health, seniors’ engagement, youth engagement and retention, as well as job creation.

Note: For those working with youth, AX requires a Vulnerable Sector Check – contact us for more information.

If you’re interested in teaching at AX, please complete a Workshop Proposal Form and send it to us. If you’re planning to teach a ceramics workshop, please complete our Additional Ceramics Info Form as well as our regular Workshop Proposal Form. If you’d like more information, contact us!

Proposals can be submitted here.

The UNB Art Centre invites New Brunswick artists in any medium to submit work for an upcoming exhibit entitled Reflections. This exhibit is being developed for World Water Day, opening March 22, 2023, and running through April 28, 2023.

March 22 has been designated World Water Day by the United Nations as part of an international campaign to focus attention on the importance of our most precious resource — water.

Please include a CV, artist statement, link to website and images of your submission to artcntr@unb.ca. Artists may submit more than 1 image/media for consideration. Artists will receive an exhibition fee in accordance with CARFAC standard rates if work(s) are selected.

Deadline for submission: January 31, 2023.

View UNB Art Centre’s previous World Water Day projects.

The program collectionArtNB purchases artwork by contemporary New Brunswick artists every two years.

Eligibility

Eligible New Brunswick artists may be:

• Emerging
• Mid-career, or
• Established

Description

collectionArtNB (formerly The New Brunswick Art Bank), established in 1968, celebrates the province’s excellence in the visual arts through its collection of artwork by New Brunswick artists.

collectionArtNB is inviting professional artists working in New Brunswick for more than one year to submit artwork for acquisition. We highly encourage artists from all – Anglophone, Francophone and Indigenous – communities to apply.

Details regarding the process of collectionArtNB’s upcoming acquisition can be found in the Guidelines document.

Application Process

The 2022-23 acquisition process has two streams GENERAL call & INDIGENOUS call.

*Indigenous artists are highly encouraged to apply, with separate artworks, to both streams. *

Application form is here.

Submission process opens: November 14th, 2022 [Indigenous & General call submissions]

Deadline for submission: January 6th, 2023 [Indigenous & General call submissions]

*Please refer to the guidelines which contain important information about the criteria for this program. They can be found here.

As a participating artist, you will move around the circuit of canvases, adding your unique style and flair to each painting, one at a time, along with your team.

The result? Collaborative, one-of-a-kind paintings created live, under the pressure of the clock!

Paintings are available for silent auction and 100% of profits from all paintings go to the artists!

At the Tannery, King Street, Fredericton. Apply here.

Are you, or an artist you know, interested in gaining experience, building networks and professional skills needed to launch or expand a public art practice?

STEPS Public Art believes public art has the ability to challenge the systemic inequities that exist in public space. In support of this important work, we facilitate programs that foster inclusive community engaged public art practices, build the capacity of underrepresented artists, and demonstrate how public art can help reimagine equitably designed cities.

We are thrilled to launch the 2023 CreateSpace Public Art Forum, a digital forum that will virtually convene 50 participants who identify as Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), racialized, rural and/or youth with disabilities and between the ages of 18-25. CreateSpace Public Art Forum runs from January 9-29, 2023. This forum will foster connections, build understanding across geographies and cultures, as well as provide emerging equity-seeking participants with the skills, relationships and support needed to develop public art practices.”

For more information go here.

The call for submissions for the 18th edition of RE: FLUX is divided into three parts:

1. LIVE PERFORMANCES (like, in person!)
2. RADIO RE: FLUX (a Podcast project)
3. Insta:FLUX (an Instagram takeover)

These calls – open to all artists working in experimental music and sound art – are cast to aid in the creation of the programming of the 18th edition of RE: FLUX which will take place from May 29 to June 2, 2023. Artist fees will be paid.

In order for your submission to be considered, please complete and send the form link to the above button by MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Atlantic Standard Time).

Apply here.

this town is small presents Radiant Rural Halls: Call for Submissions for 2023 – Deadline Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Midnight AST

About Radiant Rural Halls

this town is small (TTIS) artist-run centre is seeking proposals for the second edition of Radiant Rural Halls. This project will consist of a series of contemporary art projects and events presented at rural community halls in PEI. The presentations will take place between February and April 2023, with exact dates and venues to be confirmed. Radiance refers to emanating light, warmth, and joy. We see community halls themselves as having a radiant quality and we are seeking works that engage with this idea, as well as with the liveliness and histories of the halls and their surrounding communities.

We encourage proposals in artistic mediums such as installation, media arts, and performance. Proposals for participatory projects and events such as workshops, demonstrations, presentations, and storytelling are also highly encouraged. A printed publication featuring original writing and documentation will be created as an extension of the project.

About Community Halls

Selected works will be paired with the most appropriate community hall. For example, if a hall has a theatre space with a projector and sound system, a project that includes a performance with projections/sound would be prioritized. Community halls typically have limited wall space and capacity for exhibiting two-dimensional works. However, they are excellent gathering spaces and often have large meeting rooms, work tables and seating, theatres and/or stages, audio-visual equipment, and kitchens. Artists are encouraged to propose projects that make use of these unique facilities. To learn more about PEI’s network of community halls, visit the Association of Rural Community Halls (ARCH PEI).

Eligibility

Professional artists residing in Canada are eligible to apply, and artists with connections to rural communities will be prioritized. We consider a professional artist to meet a combination of the following criteria (as defined by the Canada Council of the Arts): have specialized training in their artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions); be recognized as a professional by their peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition); be committed to devoting more time to artistic activity, if possible financially; and have a history of public presentation or publication.

Submissions will be reviewed by a jury of professional artists and community representatives and scored based on the following criteria: artistic and thematic merit, achievability/feasibility, and impact.

TTIS is committed to equal opportunities and we encourage applicants who are Indigenous, members of visible minorities, LGBTQ2SIA+, and persons with disabilities to apply.

How to Apply

Call for Submissions Deadline: Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Midnight AST

Artist fees that follow CARFAC standard guidelines will be paid for this exhibition and associated public presentations. TTIS will provide production support for technical equipment and other material needs. Support for ground travel and/or shipping will also be available.

Submissions must be sent via Google Forms: Here

Submissions must include: 

1. Current artist CV (maximum 2 pages; please include your pronouns and contact information)
2. Artist statement (maximum 200 words; tell us about yourself and your artistic practice)
3. Project description (maximum 500 words; describe your proposed project, including some discussion of the significance of presenting the project at a community hall in rural PEI, how the project will be shared with the public, and what your material and/or technical needs will include)
4. Maximum of 10 images (.JPEGs) or audio/visual samples related to the proposal (e.g. works being submitted, works-in-progress being submitted, mock-up drawings, similar past works/presentations, etc.)
5. Image list (a detailed list of the images or other support materials, including title, year, medium, size/duration, and a concise description)

For more information, please email RRH Project Coordinator, Cameron, at: rrh@thistownissmall.com

Since 2018, CARFAC Maritimes members have been invited to submit an artwork for consideration for the annual virtual CARFAC Maritimes Holiday Card. A $50 copyright reproduction fee will be paid for use of the selected image. As well, Duncan L. MacDonald, CPA in Fredericton will also be offering a $250 royalty fee AND an additional $500 fee to create an e-card for his business!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• One submission per artist (CARFAC Maritimes members only)
• Open to all two-dimensional media.
• Please submit by email, subject “Holiday greeting card” to anna.rail@carfacmaritimes.org with the following information:

1. Name and current address of the artist.
2. Title, medium, dimension and year of completion.
3. Proposed image in jpg.

Deadline: December 1st, 2022

Please note that only the successful applicant will be advised.

Not a member of CARFAC Maritimes? You can join here.

Immediate opportunity for two Wabanaki artists.

Call for expressions of interest, World Junior Player of the Game program.

The 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Hockey Championship will be hosted in Halifax, NS and Moncton, NB from December 26, 2022, through January 5, 2023.

For each of the 31 World Jr gams, the player of the game for each team will be presented with a commemorative hockey stick.

There will be a rapid turnaround on this project, with artists selected by November 11 and artwork due no later than November 22.

Mawi’Art is working with IIHF on this project and invites Wabanaki artists to send us an expression of interest in the project by November 7. Two artists will be selected to design a motif which will be stenciled onto the blades of 150 hockey sticks and presented to the players during the tournament.

Expressions of interest should include a short statement by the artist about your interest in the project and any connnection you have had with the game of hockey, up to 5 photographs of your art work.

Please send submissions by email to director@mawiart.org

Have you received an artsnb grant for which you have recently submitted a final report?

Would you like to be featured on the artsnb blog? artsnb is looking for artists for their “Featured artist” series (a paid opportunity!).

Send an email to comm@artsnb.ca to get started.