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William and Meredith Saunderson Prizes for Emerging Artists: Call for Nominations 👨‍🎨

The William and Meredith Saunderson Prizes for Emerging Artists (formerly Charles Pachter) consist of three awards of $10,000 each (formerly $5,000 each), to support young emerging visual artists whose practice shows potential and is deemed to have the determination and talent to contribute to the legacy of art in Canada.

In past years, the candidates for this prize were selected by the winner of the previous year’s Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-Career Award for Curatorial Excellence. (more…)

JL Legacy Fund Mentorship Engagement Program 💡

The JL Legacy Fund Mentorship Engagement Program is a participant-driven pilot program that connects a selected group of emerging New Brunswick creatives in film, visual art, writing, photography, music, and theatre with established creative professionals who can provide expert level advice and networking opportunities to help them.

With this program, the Fund seeks to identify and support emerging talent with a focus on diversity. This nine-month mentorship and guidance program brings together six participants with their six mentors through in-person and/or digital channels.

The program runs from April 2024 to December 2024. Selected mentees for the program will spend four hours a month with their mentors one-on-one, if approved by the JL Legacy Fund Mentorship Engagement Program. They will also attend specialized virtual workshops which include mental health and networking support with creative specialists. Each accepted mentee will receive $500 when their mentorship is successfully completed. The mentees should apply with a specific project that they are having challenges starting or completing.

If you have questions about the program, email the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund for a short consultation.

Deadline for Submissions: March 20, 2024

Full details are here,

Playhouse Honours 2024 🎭

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Playhouse Honours.

The public are encouraged to nominate an individual or individuals from our community who have made a significant contribution to the community through their work in music, theatre, dance, spoken word, or multidisciplinary performing arts. (more…)

Loving the Leap: A Survey of Affordability and Working Conditions for Artists 👷🏼‍♂️

The goal of this survey is to investigate affordability and working conditions in the careers of artists and other cultural workers, especially issues that are not covered by census data or other statistical sources.

The survey design is more qualitative than quantitative, although, in the end, I will be counting the number of people who choose specific responses. (more…)