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The Frye Festival is accepting applications for the position of Interim Executive Director for a maternity leave replacement. To apply, please send a cover letter and your resume (including your contact information) by email to dg.ed@frye.ca no later than November 22, 2020.
JOB DESCRIPTION Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is chiefly responsible for the organization’s consistent achievement of its mission and organizational objectives. The Executive Director’s primary mandate is to plan, organize and execute a midsized literary festival, plus year-round events, and to ensure that the organization makes consistent progress on its long-term goals. Other key responsibilities include providing leadership by overseeing communications, funding, finances program development and administration allowing for the optimal use of organizational finances, staff and resources. The Executive Director manages a small team of three permanent employees (full- or part-time), including the Director of English Programming, the Communications, Marketing, and Audience Development Manager, and the Operations Manager.
Administration and finances
Implements and enforces the General By-laws and Policies and Best Practices adopted by the Board of Directors.
Maintains official records and documents, and ensures compliance with federal and provincial regulations.
Participates actively, with the Board of Directors, in the implementation of the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan, guiding the organization’s actions and working towards short-, medium-, and long-term goals.
Plans Board meetings and provides orientation for new Board members.
Hires and supervises full- and part-time employees as well as contract staff, and implements a performance management system to ensure the team’s efficiency.
Identifies and assesses the organization’s risks, whether they relate to its human resources, assets, finances, reputation, or brand, and takes measures to control those risks.
Oversees office and financial administration (temporarily managed by the Director of English Programming), including but not limited to all matters related to salaries, Revenue Canada requirements, banking, accounting, and the preparation of fiscal year-end documents for the auditor.
Oversees budget updates for approval by the Board of Directors as well as ongoing operations (temporarily managed by the Director of English Programming), and ensures that the budget is balanced at the end of the fiscal year.
Manages the Frye Festival Endowment Fund.
Oversees the coordination of committee meetings in order to maintain a regular schedule; chairs meetings or delegates the chairmanship to committee chairs.
Writes the organization’s annual report and oversees its translation.
Represents the Frye Festival regionally, nationally, and internationally at literary events to build and strengthen partnerships, share expertise, and recruit authors/guests.
Fundraising
Prepares and submits government funding applications (municipal, provincial, and federal) and associated activity reports. Oversees the sponsorship program, including identification of sponsors, submission of funding applications and reports, and activation of sponsorships.
Oversees the annual donations campaign.
Initiates and manages fundraising and social fundraising activities.
Communications
Writes (or supervises the writing of) press releases and the content of certain promotional tools.
Oversees the development and implementation of the organization’s communications plan.
Oversees the production and translation of promotional tools.
Acts as spokesperson for the organization, as does the President of the Board.
Programming and production
Oversees and actively participates in the organization of a mid-sized literary festival at the end of April, as well as other non-festival events (September to May) that are in line with the organization’s strategic objectives.
Oversees the development of French-language programming (temporarily managed by the Programming Committee), which includes searching for authors, developing links with publishing houses, sending invitations to authors, designing activities and schedules, and showcasing books.
Oversees the logistical organization of events, including venue and equipment rentals, accommodations, travel itineraries, event moderating, etc.
Establishes and maintains productive relationships with community and programming partners to achieve the organization’s objectives.
Oversees the management of the Youth Program and the Volunteer Program.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Excellent English and French writing and content development skills.
Excellent English and French presentation, oratory and verbal skills.
Excellent organizational, problem-solving and negotiation skills.
Demonstrated ability to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, diplomatically and professionally.
High level of integrity, confidentiality and accountability.
Effective leadership, team and personnel development and relationship building skills.
Ability to interpret and implement criteria, guidelines, policies and procedures.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher).
Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization and execution skills.
Strong knowledge of fiscal management and responsibility, funding development, contracts and partnerships.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Canadian literary landscape considered an asset.
Valid Class 5 New Brunswick driver’s licence.
The position of Interim Executive Director is subject to the following conditions:
START DATE: February 1, 2021, for a period of sixteen (16) months.
WORK SCHEDULE: annual average of 28 hours per week (4 7-hour days), as follows*:
September to December: 28 hours/week (4 days)
January to April: 35 hours/week (5 days)
May to August: 21 hours/week (3 days)
*With the exception of February 2021, which corresponds to the successful candidate’s training period, at 21 hours per week.
HOLIDAYS AND OFFICE CLOSURES: 2 weeks’ paid vacation annually (not to be taken between February 1 and May 30), as well as statutory holidays (8 days) and special office closures:
Paid Christmas holiday (December 23 to January 2)
Post-festival office closure (3 days)
Sunbury Shores Board of Directors Invites Expressions of Interest for New Members “Integrating arts and nature to enrich, challenge and inspire.” Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre Inc. is accepting expressions of interest for membership on our Board of Directors. Our volunteer Board steers the Centre, ensuring adequate resources to advance the SSANC mission through sound governance and financial management policies. More than ever, our organization and constituents realize the importance of art and nature for our collective well-being. We are seeking like-minded individuals to help lead our organization through these uncharted waters. Are you interested in:
Do you have:
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please send a letter expressing your interest and detailing why you would be a good candidate for our Board, to Angela McLean, Director of Operations, by October 31: operations@sunburyshores.org, 139 Water St., St. Andrews, NB E5B 1A7
AWARD OF DISTINCTION – 25 th ANNIVERSARY OF MUSÉE ACADIEN DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
The Musée acadien de l’Université de Moncton (MAUM) is proud to announce that the 25 th anniversary of the educational program is the recipient of the 2020 Award of Distinction from the Association Heritage New Brunswick (AHNB) .
During the annual virtual conference of the Association Heritage New Brunswick on October 15, the selection committee highlighted the success of the MAUM’s educational program, while congratulating Jeanne Mance Cormier, department head and curator, and Sophie Mallet, museum educator, for their work of innovation and creativity in the constant evolution of the program.
This educational program, offered in both official languages, began 25 years ago thanks to the museum’s rich collections and increased demand from schools in southeastern New Brunswick.
The Association of Francophone Visual Arts Groups ( AGAVF ) presents the events of its members, namely fifteen artist-run centers and galleries across Canada, and compiles calls for submissions in visual arts, media arts, performance, public art, residencies aimed at artists and curators.
Christopher Payne – artist in residence
67 Beechwood Avenue Vanier, Ontario
www.voixvisuelle.ca
Specific experience of abnormal significance
curated by Alisa Arsenault
from October 9 to November 5, 2020
near and far
with Alisa Arsenault, Amanda Fauteux, Angèle Cormier, Angie Richard, Angèle Cormier, Angie Richard, Annie France Noël, April Dean, Blake Morin, Caitlin Wilson, Carole Deveau, Catherine Arseneault, Christine Comeau, Frédéric Gayer, Geneviève Cadieux-Langlois, Jacinthe Loranger, Jacques Arseneault, Jennifer Bélanger, Laura Watson, Marjolaine Bourgeois, Mathieu Léger, Mitch Mitchell, Noëlle Wharton-Ayer, Patrick McFarlane, Rémi Belliveau and Richelli
In progress
140 Botsford Street, Ground Floor Aberdeen Cultural Center
Moncton, New Brunswick
www.atelierimago.com
Janine-Annette Littmann – The duration / The Line as Time
from October 8 to November 21, 2020
James Culleton – I am here / I am here
from 8 to 31 October 2020
101-219, boulevard Provencher
Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
www.maisondesartistes.mb.ca
rudi aker, Léopold L. Foulem, Séamus Gallagher, Hailey Guizik, Denis Lanteigne, Meagan Musseau, Reiko Pleau, Serge V. Richard and / and Lisa Theriault – Space, Place, Home
Organized by the 3E curatorial collective: Emma Hassencahl-Perley, Erin Goodine, Emilie Grace Lavoie
from August 15 to October 18, 2020
University of Moncton
Moncton, New Brunswick
www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ga
White box residences:
Samuel Landry and Xavier Gould
from October 20 to November 3, 2020
140, rue Botsford, room 16
Moncton, New Brunswick
Danièle Petit, Doris Charest, Karen Blanchet – The DDK Group
Claire Burelli – Data loss may occur
from September 11 to October 23, 2020
9103 95th Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
www.galeriecava.com
Raymonde Fortin – Becoming a forest
from September 19 to November 1, 2020
220, boul. Saint-Pierre West
Caraquet, New Brunswick
www.constellationbleue.com
Jen Funk, Xavier Mutshipayi, Stéphane Oystryk, Reza Rezaï and Eric Plamondon – The other
from October 8 to November 28, 2020
340, boulevard Provencher
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.ccfm.mb.ca
To be a woman artist in 2020. “The game of 2 questions”
with Lise Beaudry , Maria Legault , Martine Côté and Quitterie Hervouet
Chronicles of Quarantine with Jean-Christophe Foolchand
www.lelabo.ca
Claude Wittmann – Wheels / politics / panic
Exhibition since February 2020
54 Elgin Street
Sudbury, Ontario
www.gn-o.org
Anchors and Open Air Reviews – Acadia and Western Canada – November 6
The Video Tape – Quebec – December 6
Dazibao – Montreal – December 1
Circular Workshop – Montreal – October 31
Records and cassettes by artists – Vancouver – October 31
Images Festival – Toronto – October 31
Myseum Intersections 2022 – Toronto – November 2
BIPOC Artist Instagram Project – ongoing
AKA Artist-run Center – Saskatoon – ongoing
Southern Alberta Art Gallery – Lethbridge – ongoing
European Media Art Festival – December 31
apexart – New York – October 31
19th Media Art Biennale WRO 2021 – Wroclaw – October 21
Videoforms – October 20
Video Art Academy 2021 – Clermond-Ferrand – December 21
Acts of Care – Public art residency – Calgary – November 28
Hexagram-UQAM – November 2
Engramme – Quebec – November 16
Residency for Indigenous artist or curator Center Clark – Montreal – November 1
Regal Road Bridge Enhancement – Burlington – November 13
O-Train Public Art Program – November 30
Global Affairs Canada’s commemorative artwork – National Capital Region – December 16
Toronto Sculpture Garden – October 26
Curatorial residence – Le Lobe – December 11
Job – codirector – Truck Gallery – Calgary – October 19
Performance Research – November 2
Artcite Inc. – November 3
Peripheral Review – October 19
Curator – ArtworxTO – October 19
Images Festival 2021 – Guest Program – no fixed deadline
East of your empires – Quebec – ongoing
Esse – File (Re) see the painting – January 10, 2021
Revue de Paris – call for contributors – ongoing
Esse art + opinion – September 1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mawi’Art and artsnb partner to support Indigenous arts in NB and beyond October 2, 2020 (Fredericton) – Mawi’Art: Wabanaki Artists Collective and the New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate closely for the benefit of Indigenous artists and arts organizations in New Brunswick and beyond.
For years, artsnb has worked tirelessly to foster the development of Indigenous arts in New Brunswick. Notably, artsnb, with input from its Circle of Elders, inaugurated Equinox several years ago, a grant program open exclusively to NB Indigenous artists and arts organizations to help them bring their plans and ideas to fruition. artsnb also recently ran a number of workshops and a mini-conference aiming to help Indigenous musicians expand into new and wider markets. These projects have led to the release of a full album of original material (All My People) and a couple of music videos which have enjoyed much airplay online. These projects have also brought several of the participants to international venues in French Guyana, Morocco, and Australia.
artsnb worked with the other members of the Atlantic Public Arts Funders (APAF) network to create and run Petapan (First Light), the premier Indigenous arts symposium in the region. The first symposium was held in Nova Scotia in 2014, the second in New Brunswick in 2016, and the third one in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2019. At the last symposium, participants agreed that the next one should be organized by an Indigenous organization and that Mawi’Art should take on that role. APAF members supported this decision and agreed to lend Mawi’Art their knowledge and expertise.
Mawi’Art was established in 2013, originally as an organization to help Indigenous artists in Atlantic Canada develop and sell their work. Mawi’Art’s stated goals are to support their members through their artistic and business development activities, and to increase the profile of Indigenous arts from the Atlantic provinces by building partnerships across Canada, establishing and maintaining markets for members’ work, and providing opportunities for patrons to interact with members.
“Mawi’Art’s involvement in major events such as the Assembly of First Nations held in Fredericton in 2019 demonstrate our effectiveness in raising funds, finding partners, planning, organizing, and delivering complex projects on time and on budget,” stated Charlie Gaffney, Chair of Mawi’Art.
The new partnership agreement lays the groundwork for a closer collaboration between artsnb and Mawi’Art. In the short term, artsnb will share its experience with Mawi’Art to help them organize, promote and run the fourth Petapan symposium, which—COVID permitting—will be held in Fredericton in the summer of 2021. In the longer term, artsnb commits to helping Mawi’Art gather momentum and become a strong advocate for Indigenous artists and arts organizations in New Brunswick and the Atlantic region, so that they can grow and prosper.
“Artsnb is extremely pleased to enter into this important partnership with Mawi’Art. We are committed to the support of Indigenous artists, and happy to be a part of the planning of the fourth Petapan Symposium. We are all stronger together,” said Carol Collicutt, Chair of artsnb.
Calls for submissions
Circular Workshop – Montreal – October 31
McClure Gallery – Montreal – October 15
Dazibao – Montreal – October 15
PRIM production-broadcast – Montreal – October 15
Collective of Indigenous Commissioners – emergency fund for Inuit, Métis and First Nations people
Records and cassettes by artists – Vancouver – October 31
Dying. 2021 – Toronto – October 9
Images Festival – Toronto – October 31
Myseum Intersections 2022 – Toronto – November 2
BIPOC Artist Instagram Project – ongoing
AKA Artist-run Center – Saskatoon – ongoing
Southern Alberta Art Gallery – Lethbridge – ongoing
European Media Art Festival – December 31
apexart – New York – October 31
19th Media Art Biennale WRO 2021 – Wroclaw – October 21
Videoforms – October 20
Video Art Academy 2021 – Clermond-Ferrand – December 21
Investec Cape Town Art Fait – Cape Town – October 8
Residency for Indigenous artist or curator Center Clark – Montreal – November 1
Global Affairs Canada’s commemorative artwork – National Capital Region – December 16
Toronto Sculpture Garden – October 26
Performance Research – November 2
Artcite Inc. – November 3
Peripheral Review – October 19
Curator – ArtworxTO – October 19
Images Festival 2021 – Guest Program – no fixed deadline
East of your empires – Quebec – ongoing
Esse – File (Re) see the painting – January 10, 2021
Revue de Paris – call for contributors – in progress
Esse art + opinion – September 1
Relève – Caravanserai – Rimouski – October 1st
Skol – Montreal – September 30
Collective of Indigenous Commissioners – emergency fund for Inuit, Métis and First Nations people
Skol – Montreal – September 30
Caravanserai – Rimouski – October 1
Dying. 2021 – Toronto – October 9
Images Festival – Toronto – October 31
Home sweet home – submission for iphone – September 27
Myseum Intersections 2022 – Toronto – November 2
the8fest – October 1
BIPOC Artist Instagram Project – ongoing
AKA Artist-run Center – Saskatoon – ongoing
Southern Alberta Art Gallery – Lethbridge – ongoing
apexart – New York – October 31
International meeting Paris / Berlin – September 26
19th Media Art Biennale WRO 2021 – Wroclaw – October 21
Videoforms – October 20
Video Art Academy 2021 – Clermond-Ferrand – December 21
Investec Cape Town Art Fait – Cape Town – October 8
ADA-DADA – residency – Toronto – September 24
Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence Program – Scarborough – September 30
Toronto Sculpture Garden – October 26
IA Current Curator – interaccess – September 27
Curator – Being Scene – September 21
Curator – ArtworxTO = October 19
Images Festival 2021 – Guest Program – no fixed deadline
East of your empires – Quebec – ongoing
Head of cultural mediation – Galerie Clark – September 18
Fish eye – general management – Quebec – September 28
Esse – File (Re) see the painting – January 10, 2021
Organized Sound An International Journal of Music and Technology – September 18
Revue de Paris – call for contributors – in progress
Esse art + opinion – September 1
Are you passionate about arts and culture and the vibrancy of our province? Join our board! ArtsLink NB is looking for professional artists and arts enthusiasts to help steer our organization.
Founded in 2009, ArtsLink NB is a member-based arts service organization with a mandate to foster the sector’s contributions to a dynamic and prosperous province. We believe the arts are vital to all New Brunswickers.
The Town of Shediac wishes to incorporate public art into its downtown core through a work of art. This declaration of interest is open to professional artists and consists of adding elements, dimensions, and colour to the town of Shediac. The selection committee will give preference to artists from Shediac or artists from outside the region who will be working with a local artist.
The budget for this project is $5,000 ($2,000 given once the artist is selected and $3,000 upon completion of the project). The technical costs for carrying out the project, compensation, travel expenses of the artists or their representative, as well as the final project set up, shall be covered by the artist. The artist can choose where the work of art will be displayed within the boundaries of the municipality. Proof that the owner of the location has accepted must be provided with the declaration of interest. The artwork’s theme will reflect the town of Shediac.
The application deadline is September 9, 2020. For more information, click here.
artsnb’s Career Development program is designed to recognize and encourage arts professionals who have demonstrated exceptional artistic talent and potential, and who are pursuing a career in the arts. The program is divided into four components:
The application deadline for this program is September 1, 2020. For more information and to apply, click here.
Port Saint John and SJAC are excited to announce a new biennial professional artist residency for 2020-2021. The residency will include unique access to the Port as a means to inspire a new body of work, culminating in an exhibit in their newly-named Port Saint John Gallery in September of 2021. The successful applicant will receive a $4000 stipend for the development of a body of work, plus a $2000 CARFAC exhibit fee.
The application deadline for this residency is September 30, 2020. For more information and to apply, click here.
The Equinox program aims to support Indigenous artists, curators and groups to engage in artistic creation and professional development. Eligible projects can range from:
The Equinox program provides flexible, short-term support to individual Indigenous artists or collectives applying on behalf of small or large groups, arts groups, organizations, community groups, independent arts administrators, and artistic and cultural mediators. Grant funds may be used for organizational development and professional development that will have a positive impact on building the arts ecosystem in Indigenous communities.
The deadline to apply for this program is September 15, 2020. For more information and to apply, click here.
Goose Lane Editions is looking for an intelligent, well-read, book-savvy individual, interested in working with customers and providing them with a superior level of support. The CSR is the first point of contact for many of our customers, clients, and authors and is responsible for general communications, order fulfilment, sales support, troubleshooting, and inventory management. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter and quick learner with the ability to work independently after a period of initial training. Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment are a must.
The deadline for applications is August 25, 2020. For more information, click here.
The Fresh AIR program places professional artists in Provincial parks during Labour Day Weekend (September 5 to 7, 2020) to engage with the public and develop their artistic practice or existing projects in a natural setting during the challenging reality of COVID-19. The artist will be offered an artist fee for participating.
The program is open to professional artists, defined as an individual who:
The program is planned for the following locations:
The artist will receive an artist in residence fee of $500 per day. They will be on-site for 4 hours per day, within daylight, for a minimum of two days and a maximum of 3 days. The artist should be comfortable interacting with the public and is expected to provide some demonstration or public access during the residency, respecting social distancing.
The deadline to apply is August 25, 2020. For more information, click here.
The City of Fredericton requests design proposals for a sculpture to be carved in-situ from a white pine tree in Odell Park. The pine suffered irreparable damage during a flash storm in June. It was later removed after both City Foresters and the Fredericton Tree Commission determined it was structurally unsafe. City staff took great care during the removal process and salvaged a remaining stump of approximately 3 metres high by 2 metres in diameter at its root collar for a sculptural piece. Several larger limbs remain attached as well.
The tree should be sculpted this fall to allow optimal temperatures so that a preservative treatment can be applied and prevent further deterioration of the wood. Interested artists, artist collectives and sculptors currently living in New Brunswick should reply with their design concept, sketch, a timeline for sculpting the piece, treatment process, and a resume outlining past relevant experience. The design concept may need to be altered based on the condition of the wood. Some rot is present, although the extent is not known.
The budget for this sculptural project is $7,500 and includes artist materials, equipment, and application of preservative treatment. The deadline to submit proposals is by Monday, August 31, 2020. For more information, click here.
The Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery invites emerging, mid-career and senior professional artists to submit their qualifications for consideration for an exhibition during the 2021-2023 exhibition seasons. Contemporary artists of all media and curators with an exhibition proposal are invited to apply.
The Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery in Western New Brunswick is the only non-profit art gallery between Fredericton and Edmonston. Located in Florenceville-Bristol, the gallery provides a professional venue for artists to exhibit their art and aims to cultivate a broader appreciation and knowledge of the Arts in New Brunswick. The Gallery is pleased to receive proposals from community groups, cultural groups, guilds, artists/craftspeople and curators for exhibitions in the coming seasons. Annually, 6-10 exhibitions are selected by the Exhibition Review Committee to fulfill the Gallery’s mandate to serve local, regional, national, and international artists. Juried, curated and travelling exhibitions are eligible. The Gallery pays CARFAC fees to professional exhibiting artists in solo or small group shows (up to 3 artists).
The deadline to apply is October 18, 2020. For more information and to apply, click here.
