Drum Roll! We are launching our first block of confirmed workshops, with many more to COME. See our below Production Design workshop with Arianna Martinez that will kick off our series starting in February!
In this free webinar, CAPACOA is inviting experts from Canada and the United States to share insights on box office data in the performing arts and provide some clarity on some of the burning questions on everyone’s mind: Where are our audiences? How do we bring them back?
Facilitated by Frédéric Julien, Director of Research and Development, CAPACOA.
Join us on Thursday September 1, 2022 for the next Connexion Exchange artist talk via Zoom!
This is the fifth of 9 artist talks featuring mentees and their mentors from the Connexion Exchange mentorship program. Enjoy an hour long presentation and Q&A with Amy and Alana and learn about their 3-month collaboration through Connexion Exchange.
Join Craft NB for Atlantic Vernacular’s third instalment of the Artist Talks livestream series. The third Artist Talks livestream will be held at 6pm ADT on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022.
The September Artist Talk will feature several special guests including Renata Britez (Fredericton-based textile artist) and Kayla Geitzler (Moncton-based poet and winner 2021 Moncton Chamber of Commerce Top 20 Under 40 Award), along with Dan Sinclair (Fundy National Park’s Interpretation Supervisor).In addition to their initial Atlantic Vernacular contributions, Britez and Geitzler also collaborated on the “Fundy Project”: an off-shoot project of Atlantic Vernacular.
Craft NB collaborated with Fundy National Park on the special “Fundy Project” where they invited a number Atlantic Vernacular poets and artists on an excursion. There, participants took part in a series of interactive experiences along the shore and park trails–– All of which were facilitated by Dan Sinclair.Join us September 7th to learn more about Atlantic Vernacular and the Fundy Project!
Atlantic Vernacular is an online exhibition of contemporary craft paired with poetry of Atlantic Canada. Voices of the region include those of our first nations, and multiple mother tongues represented by participating artists and poets. This region is a den of material experimentation, integration of work with one’s environment, and honest confrontation with the challenges of making work in a conservative region of the country. After artworks were selected for exhibition, regional poets were invited to interpret the works through their own medium of verse.
Whether you are looking to pitch to a producer, distributor, or financier, the first step is always finding out who is the best fit. That means researching who is in the business of aligning themselves with films that are similar to your own. The road to getting a film off the ground is never straight and narrow, especially if you’re starting at the bottom. What if you could pitch your film in precisely the right way to precisely the right people?
Join Will Beckett as he takes you through his process, tips, and tricks for creating a memorable proposal and pitch trailer.
Instructor’s Biography:
Born in Nova Scotia, filmmaker/photographer Will Beckett is now based in Saint, New Brunswick. A graduate of the University of King’s College School of Journalism (BJh, 1996), Will brings a documentarian’s approach to his educational film projects. His NFB co-produced web documentary series, “Prehistoric PEI” (and its accompanying video blog), showcased Prince Edward Island’s little-known fossil history. His subsequent project, “In the Shallows: A Tale of Two Shipwrecks” garnered regional media attention for its innovative use of 360 Virtual Reality cameras to present a piece of Maritime history trapped beneath the waves just off PEI’s northern shores. Will’s upcoming projects will incorporate a mix of 2D and VR video as he delves into New Brunswick’s prehistoric mysteries.
Will has also worked as a crew member and actor in a variety of film and television productions. These include CTV’s “The Amazing Race Canada” (Seasons Two and Six), CBC’s “The Songs of Gene MacLellan” TV special, and “The Stats of Life” (Season One).
His company Productions l’Entrepôt received its first Gemini nomination in 2019 for the digital media component for The Newbies.
André has worked with many broadcasters, including Radio-Canada, UNIS TV, AMI tele, Z-télé, and the TFO Media Group.
As an actor in television, audiences have seen him in the series Les Newbies, Le Siege and Le Clan.
Andre and his team received a Talent to Watch grant through the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative and Telefilm to create a French web series in 2020. Unfortunately, due to COVID 19, the project was put on hold and will now shoot in June 2022.
Craft NB’s digital exhibition, Atlantic Vernacular kicks off the summer with the second installment of the Artist Talks livestream series.
This unique online exhibition paired craft and poetry that expresses a diverse regional voice. The Artist Talks is a series of livestreams (via YouTube) hosted by Craft NB where the public is invited to meet and learn more about the exhibition and its contributors. The second Artist Talks livestream will be held at 6pm ADT on Thursday, June 9th, 2022: Livestream link
The livestream will feature special guests Tammy McClennan (Ontario-based artist and metalsmith) and Kathy Mac (New Brunswick-based poet, English professor at St. Thomas University), who will speak about their creative practices and the nature of their collaborative piece for the exhibition:
TAMMY MCCLENNAN BIO: Tammy McClennan is a Canadian artist and metalsmith who has exhibited her work in North America and Europe. She studied Sculpture/Installation at OCADU in Toronto, Ontario and Metalsmithing at NSCADU in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her work is an exploration of forms, materials and fabrication techniques, with environmental themes.
She attended studio residencies in North Iceland (2016/2017) and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (2018/2019), where exploring the natural landscapes, coastal regions, flora and fauna provided inspiration for her sculpture and installation. Her work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and Craft Ontario.
She is currently creating new work based on her ongoing research of beaver habitats around Central and Southern Ontario.
KATHY MAC BIO: Poet and prof Kathy Mac has published one ebook on writing (Wording Around Publishing), a book of essays on pop culture (Wolsack & Wynn), and three poetry books (Roseway); she was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for poetry, the Fiddlehead Poetry Prize, and won the Gerald Lampert Award for best first book in Canada. She lives in Fredericton, NB, Canada.
Check out the digital exhibition today: Vernacular is an online exhibition of contemporary craft paired with poetry of Atlantic Canada. Voices of the region include those of our first nations, and multiple mother tongues represented by participating artists and poets. This region is a den of material experimentation, integration of work with one’s environment, and honest confrontation with the challenges of making work in a conservative region of the country. After artworks were selected for exhibition, regional poets were invited to interpret the works through their own medium of verse.
Craft NB would also like to thank their funders: the Province of New Brunswick and the Canada Council for the Arts for their contributions to this special project.
Thursday, May 19, 2022, 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m: free workshop.
Email info@nbfilmcoop.com to register!
Instructor: Kaitlyn Adair
Online Zoom Workshop
Workshop Description: Join Kaitlyn Adair of @rebelatart in a workshop to support your creative process. Creativity ebbs and flows at the best of times, but it’s particularly challenging while managing the stressors of a pandemic. Kaitlyn will share her practices that support sustainable creativity and provide an opportunity for creatives to come together as a community.
Please bring something to celebrate to the workshop:
a finished script draft
your favourite air guitar performance
anything you accomplished creatively in the past year, we want to celebrate you
No sharing is necessary.
Instructor’s Biography: Kaitlyn Adair (she/her) is an actor, writer, director, and producer from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She started her career in film, working as an actor in film and television in Vancouver, B.C. She attended Vancouver Film School in 2011 and has been pursuing her passion for film since. Kaitlyn won the Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award for her first film March 2.4, allowing her to attend a post-production residency at The Banff Centre For Arts and Creativity. In addition, she received the Short Film Venture Grant and the NB Joy Award for her second film, Together We Move. Kaitlyn is dedicated to feminist-based media and creating inclusive spaces for marginalized communities to partake in visual arts. You can find her @rebelatart on Instagram and Youtube.
WHAT is an EPK (electronic press kit) and WHY do we need it as musicians?! What does a quality EPK look like? Kimberly Sinclair from Spincount will give you an overview of the EPK best practices & answer all those questions you may have on the subject!
Presented by:
Kimberly Sinclair is an award winning music industry professional based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia and Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in marketing and promotions. Since founding Spincount in 2008, her firm has been awarded Company OTY 6 times and Kimberly twice awarded Industry Professional OTY. Kimberly handles marketing and communications for organizations such as Philadelphia Folk Festival (PA), Home Routes (MB), the Canadian Folk Music Awards (ON), NERFA (CT) and more.
Kimberly’s musical clients are routinely nominated for GRAMMYs and JUNOs and receive multiple nominations yearly from Regional and Provincial MIAs. Kimberly currently serves on the boards of NERFA and Philadelphia Folksong Society, and has served on the boards of MNS and the ECMA. Kimberly loves to present showcases, eat White Castle and garden.
