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Finding Wonderland 🔎

January 23 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is looking forward to this MASSIVE exhibition opening later this month.

The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is very excited to announce its first exhibition series of 2025. Finding Wonderland is a collection of new work by Fredericton-based artist Gaetanne Lavoie. 

Gaetanne holds two MFA degrees from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California (earned 2008) and the New York Academy of Art (earned 2013), respectively, Lavoie has since garnered notable accolades for her painting, including her 2015 wins both of an award of merit from the American Women Artist’s Spring Juried Show and of first place in Montreal’s Global Art League competition. Lavoie has also enjoyed the feature of her work in various publications, including among the pages of SLICE Magazine (2017), Voyage MIA Magazine (2018), and Spotlight Magazine (2020).

Lavoie has also developed her talents as both curator and educator. Beyond her curatorial work with such prestigious venues such as the Tett Gallery in Kingston, Ontario, and the New York Academy of Art, Lavoie has led classes at various institutions, including St. Lawrence College and the Kingston School of Art. She is currently focused on developing her new line of work and spends most of her work hours in her studio.

Everyone is invited to join us at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre for the opening reception of Finding Wonderland on Thursday January 23 from 5-7 p.m. Enjoy the work, meet the artist, and get inspired. Complimentary food and drink will be provided. 

Free
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Fredericton, NB E3B 1M5 Canada
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Hidden Blackness: Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901)

January 24 @ 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Hidden Blackness: Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901) runs from 25 January 2025 – 6 April 2025.

Vernissage: Friday 24 January @ 7:00 pm

Curator: Dr. David Woods. Organized and circulated by the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, and the Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia (BANNS).

Hidden Blackness is the first major exhibition of Edward Mitchell Bannister’s work ever presented in Canada—124 years after the artist’s death.

Born in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Bannister was a self-taught, nineteenth-century, African American/Canadian painter of the Barbizon school known for pastoral landscapes and seascapes. In 1876, Bannister’s painting Under the Oaks (now lost) won the bronze medal (first place) at the Centennial Exposition Art Exhibition in Philadelphia, thus making him the first artist of African descent and the first Canadian to win a major art prize in North America.

Before becoming a full-time painter, Bannister worked as a cobbler, shipmate, barber, and daguerreotypist. He was also a prominent abolitionist and philanthropist (along with his wife Christiana Carteaux Bannister), and a respected art critic and co-founder the Providence Art Club, one of the oldest art societies in the United States.

“Hidden Blackness will give the Canadian public its first glimpse of the creativity and excellence of Edward Mitchell Bannister’s artistry, while also providing an important opportunity to examine his early years in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, as well as the life of nineteenth-century Black New Brunswickers in communities like Slabtown.” —Dr. David Woods

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LG Awards ceremony

October 30, 2024 @ 8:00 am 5:00 pm

The New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) is proud to announce the laureates of the 2024 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts.

On November 8, 2024, alongside the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and presenting partner UNI Coopération financière, artsnb will celebrate the artists who will be receiving the four (4) awards for High Achievement in the arts: the Visual Arts Award, the Literary Arts Award, the Performing Arts Award, and the inaugural Indigenous Artist Award.

The 2024 laureates are Phil Comeau, Valerie Sherrard, Marshall Button, and Tara Francis.

Free

Opening Reception at the Saint John Arts Centre 🍷

November 1, 2024 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

Can you believe we’re about to install the last exhibitions of 2024? Join us with the artists for the opening reception on Friday, November 1, 5-7pm!

Featuring:

• Hallie Watson – Farm Walk
• Erica Stanley – Brink of Extinction
• Natalie Légère – The Owls of Turtle Island
• Alicia Robichaud – Journey Through Darkness

This is a free event and all ages are welcome. Light refreshments will be served and wine will be available for purchase (19+)

Free
20 Peel Plaza
Saint John,
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Jennifer Long and Natt Cann: Opening Reception at Sunbury Shores 🖼️

October 4, 2024 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

Jennifer Long: Mended Leaves

Canadian artist Jennifer Long has established an arts practice that addresses the complex role of women’s experiences, with its disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work, how care is given and its impact to those involved. Mended Leaves is a photographic series that references the impact of the Covid pandemic on caring for others, and the subsequent process of repair and renewal. Through large-scale images of hybrid botanicals which the artist created, she considers quiet moments and rituals of everyday life. Based in Toronto, Jennifer has participated in several residencies and contributed to scholarly presentations and panels, and received numerous grants; her work is in private and public collections in Canada and abroad.

Nat Cann: Commorant

Commorant is New Brunswick artist Natt Cann’s collection of housing centric artworks detailing a longing for hearth and home through printmaking methods, repetition, and the contrast between idealized narratives and factual outlooks.

Free

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139 Water Street
Saint Andrews, NB E5B 1A7 Canada
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ArtsLink NB’s Mentorship Program: Call for Mentees 👥

Now Accepting Applications for Mentorships from November 2024 to November 2025

ArtsLink NB is now accepting applications for the next iteration of our standalone mentorship program. Artists of all disciplines who live in Atlantic Canada face the unique challenge of pursuing their practice from a marginalized area of the country.

Building networks through lifelong engagement in peer-to-peer and mentor-to-mentee discourse is vital to pursuing a career for any arts professional, but the need is especially high in New Brunswick.

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Sunbury Shores 60th Anniversary

Sunbury Shores 60th Anniversary Exhibition

September 6, 2024 @ 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

A celebratory group show, the 60th Anniversary Exhibition, of the work of artists, art instructors, artisans and former students who have been part of the Sunbury Shores story, will be launched Friday, September 6 at 5:00 pm.

Sunbury Shores 60th Anniversary

Special guest is John Leroux, Collections Manager at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and recipient
of the 2024 Order of New Brunswick.

The exhibition highlights 60 years of the artistic excellence and creativity of the arts community in Charlotte County and New Brunswick as well as the work of artists from Canada and the United States.

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Date:
September 6, 2024
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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre
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Exploring Graphite and Charcoal with Stephen Hutchings ✏️

October 5, 2024 @ 9:30 am 4:30 pm

Master drawer Stephen Hutchings uses drawing as an integral part of his daily art practice. His two-day  workshop features demonstrations, one-on-one instruction, and supportive group discussions.

Subject matter for both days will be in-studio still-lifes and huge nature photos as participants work on small- and large-scale drawings. You will take home two finished drawings and multiple sketches while exploring methodologies, materials, and techniques. Sketching outdoors will be an option, weather dependent

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Date:
October 5, 2024
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9:30 am – 4:30 pm
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$250
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Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre
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Wabanaki 2024

June 14, 2024 @ 5:30 pm 6:30 pm

Gallery on Queen is pleased to invite you to our annual “Wabanaki 2024” exhibition showcasing various Indigenous artists and mediums. We are proud to have this opportunity to feature works from so many working Indigenous artists in New Brunswick.

This exhibition celebrates the heritage, the strength and the variety of forms that these artists create. The exhibition takes place in June to coincide with National Indigenous Peoples Day and we would be honoured to have you attend the opening celebration on June 14th, 5:30PM.

The Wabanaki people, also known as the People of the dawn, are the easternmost tribes of Turtle Island, also referred to as Northeastern woodland tribes. Their culture and language have been in existence for over 10,000 years. Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqewik, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Abenaki are the member tribes of the Wabanaki Tribes that have endured the longest and earliest contact with the new man on this continent.

“Wabanaki 2024” is a multidisciplinary exhibit that features accomplished indigenous artists in Atlantic Canada. The exhibit includes visual artists, wood carvers, silversmiths, bead and quill works, alongside a body of work that from masters that have passed on. Also included is a museum component where we exhibit baskets and tools that represent the connection from the past to the modern day artists.

This year’s show features works from:
Alan Syliboy, Audrey Arsenault, Mel Beaulieu, Ingrid Brooks, Nelson Cloud, Lisa Dutcher, Tara Francis, Tim Hogan, Brian Francis, Chan Polchies, Charlie Gaffney, Francine Francis, Garry Sanipass, Gordon Sparks, Justin Sappier, Percy Sacobie, Marcus Gosse, Nancy Oakley, Natasha Sacobie, Shane Perley Dutcher and Pauline Young.

Free

206 – 1904 / 261- 0655

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406 Queen Street
Fredericton , New Brunswick E3B 1B6 Canada
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Liminal Presence: Greg Charleton and Jared Peters

May 9, 2024 @ 5:30 pm 7:30 pm

We are excited to present “Liminal Presence” a joint exhibition featuring two prominent local artists, Greg Charlton and Jared Peters. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday May 9th at 5:30 PM. Exhibition runs until May 30th.

Greg Charlton is a Fredericton-based visual artist who concentrates on themes of transformation and change – via drawings and paintings of architecture and infrastructures. His practice has encompassed, along with drawing and painting, site-specific interventions, and experiments into perceptual phenomenon.

Greg’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and can be found in many private and several public Art collections, including the Canada Council for the Arts, the University of New Brunswick, and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. He has been awarded project grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the New Brunswick Arts Board. Greg holds a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD U) and presently teaches Drawing and Design at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD).

Jared Peters is a contemporary artist concerned with narratives of painting, history, and power. He holds a BA from UNB (2005), a BFA from NSCAD University (2010), and an MFA from the University of Western Ontario (2014). A recipient of numerous grants and awards, Peters was shortlisted for the prestigious RBC Canadian Painting Competition in 2011. His work can be found in private and public collections across Canada. In addition to his painting practice, Peters has worked extensively as an art educator and organizer. He currently lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he works as the Dean of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.

Free

206 – 1904 / 261- 0655

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406 Queen Street
Fredericton , New Brunswick E3B 1B6 Canada
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206 – 1904 / 261- 0655
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