ArtsLink NB’s CATAPULT Arts Accelerator gives artists the tools to be prolific and build sustainable careers. It’s business skills training, career development, workshops, and mentorship – all in one program – and applications for the Winter 2025 cohort are now open!
📍 The Winter 2025 session will be hybrid, in Saint John and online.
🕘 Saturdays, 9am – 4pm
🗓️ January 11 – April 26, 2025
📂 Applications are now open!
💥 Apply by: December 15, 2024
Fall has almost arrived, and that means that another session of the CATAPULT Arts Accelerator will be starting up very soon.
We’re thrilled to be announcing the CATAPULT cohort who will be learning the fundamental entrepreneurial skills they need in their arts businesses.
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Join us at the Saint John Arts Centre on Sunday, April 14, at 2pm for the Launch Day celebration of our latest CATAPULT Arts Accelerator grads.
Update: Due to inclement weather, we’ve decided to postpone this event until Sunday, April 14. We will still be at the Saint John Arts Centre at 2pm to celebrate our latest CATAPULT Arts Accelerator grads.
Jacqui Clydesdale, Ella Christison, Duncan Ireland, Ronnie Stanley, Janine Daigle, Nadine Lipton, Ryan Cubberley, and Catherine Arseneault will be presenting their pitches about their artistic practice — where they’ve been and the direction they plan to take.
(more…)ArtsLink NB is thrilled to announce applications for the Winter 2024 session of the CATAPULT Arts Accelerator open Tuesday, January 2nd, and the application deadline is January 23rd, 2024.
The Winter 2024 session will be a hybrid of online sessions and in-person meetings in Saint John, NB. The program will run on Friday evenings and full days on Saturday from February 3 to March 24.
(more…)Are you an artist needing help on how to be purposeful and organized about the business side of your practice? Artists need the work habits that would allow any entrepreneur or small business owner to succeed in their field. Over an 8-week period, CATAPULT participants receive training in fundamental entrepreneurial skills.
Apply for the Fall 2023 session by September 4th!
Have questions about CATAPULT and/or the application process? Sign up for an online information session on Wednesday, August 16 @ 12pm via Zoom.
Can’t make the date? No problem, let us know by selecting the sign up button we will send you a copy of the session.
ArtsLink NB’s CATAPULT Arts Accelerator gives artists the tools to be prolific + build sustainable careers. Business skills training, career development, workshops, and mentorship – all in one program.
WINTER 2023 SESSION (FREDERICTON/ONLINE)
February 3 to April 12 | Fridays 6-9 pm & Saturdays 9-4 pm
APPLICATIONS OPEN: December 16, 2022.
APPLY BY: January 12, 2023
Artists need the work habits that would allow any entrepreneur or small business owner to succeed in their field. Good time management. Solid record keeping and sound financial management. Effective self-promotion and professionalization of your brand. Telling a good story and being heard. Knowing how to write a contract. CATAPULT is all about helping you to be purposeful and organized about the business side of your artistic practice.
All the details on how to apply, eligibility, and program curriculum: www.artslinkcatapult.com
Questions? Email catapult@artslinknb.com
Come meet the artists of the Fall 2022 CATAPULT Arts Accelerator cohort!
Join us on Facebook Live at 10am on Saturday, November 27th to hear pitches from the artists about their work and their artistic practice.
Participants:
CJ Norris
Monika Ouellet (Lazermortis)
Lindsay Hazen (Stellaleona)
Olivia Thomson
Crystal Drew
Mihail Milchenko
Kate Halliday
Presentations on Facebook Live will begin at 10am followed by an opportunity for a short Q&A.
The CATAPULT Arts Accelerator is an interdisciplinary training and mentorship program for artists. Over an 8-week period, CATAPULT participants receive training in fundamental entrepreneurial skills like business modelling, marketing, branding, financial planning, and exporting. Guest speakers and facilitators for the CATAPULT workshops are drawn both from the business and professional art community. Participants also receive one-on-one coaching from the program coordinator and formal mentorships from individuals operating at the top of their field.
At the end of each session the artists are invited to present their work at a Pitch Day. Pitches from previous cohorts are available on the CATAPULT website.
Come meet the artists of the Fall 2022 CATAPULT Arts Accelerator cohort!
Join us on Facebook Live at 10am on Saturday, November 27th to hear pitches from the artists about their work and their artistic practice.
Participants:
CJ Norris
Monika Ouellet (Lazermortis)
Lindsay Hazen (Stellaleona)
Olivia Thomson
Crystal Drew
Mihail Milchenko
Kate Halliday
Presentations on Facebook Live will begin at 10am followed by an opportunity for a short Q&A.
The CATAPULT Arts Accelerator is an interdisciplinary training and mentorship program for artists. Over an 8-week period, CATAPULT participants receive training in fundamental entrepreneurial skills like business modelling, marketing, branding, financial planning, and exporting. Guest speakers and facilitators for the CATAPULT workshops are drawn both from the business and professional art community. Participants also receive one-on-one coaching from the program coordinator and formal mentorships from individuals operating at the top of their field.
At the end of each session the artists are invited to present their work at a Pitch Day. Pitches from previous cohorts are available on the CATAPULT website.
ArtsLink NB’s CATAPULT Arts Accelerator gives New Brunswick artists the tools to be prolific and build sustainable careers.
The Fall 2022 session will be a hybrid of online sessions and in-person meetings in Saint John, NB. The program will run on Friday evenings and full days on Saturday from September 24th to November 27th.Applications will be accepted as of August 8th, and the application deadline is September 5th.Over an 8-week period, CATAPULT participants receive training in fundamental entrepreneurial skills like business modelling, marketing, branding, financial planning, and exporting.
Guest speakers and facilitators for the CATAPULT workshops are drawn both from the business and professional art community. Participants also receive one-on-one coaching from the program coordinator and formal mentorships from individuals operating at the top of their field.
See the CATAPULT website for full details: https://www.artslinkcatapult.com/