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Frye Festival 2023 📚
The Frye Festival is the largest literary event in Atlantic Canada and a bilingual celebration of books, ideas and the imagination. Amounting to ten days of festivities, the festival takes place at the end of April and unfolds in the Greater Moncton region, in neighbouring communities, and, in the case of school visits, all over […]
Studio Social Sundays 🌻
Studio Social Sundays 🌻
Studio Social Sundays$20 per day or $55 for 3 SundaysApril 16, 23, & 30, 2023 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Whether it’s all-new, or you have experience, Social Sundays’ open studios give you time to work on your own projects or learn from experienced instructors who can advise, encourage, and assist. April 9 – Printmaking with Ann Manuel […]
Media Arts in the Digital Age 💿
Media Arts in the Digital Age 💿
CARFAC Maritimes Art Techniques Webinar Series. Media Arts in the Digital Age, presented by Maryse Arseneault. April 30th, 2023, 1:30pm-3:30pm via Zoom. Free for CARFAC members. $25 for non-members. Email anna.rail@carfacmaritimes.org to register.
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Inclusive Leadership Training 📝
Inclusive Leadership Training 📝
Don’t forget to register for this Musique NB Music Inclusive Leadership Training that will take place on April 26 and May 3rd, 2023, all ONLINE! This workshop will cover topics such as: This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada.
Every Brilliant Thing 🎭
Every Brilliant Thing 🎭
When a young boy's mother is hospitalized for her poor mental health, he begins to make a list of every brilliant thing that makes life worth living: ice cream; kung-fu movies; laughing so hard that you shoot milk out your nose. Every Brilliant Thing invites the audience to interact with him as he makes his list, […]
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Gerard Collins Book Launch 📙
Gerard Collins Book Launch 📙
You are invited to the book launch Gerard Collins: 50 Years of Painting on Thursday, May 4 at 6:30 pm at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Featured speakers will include authors Robert Barriault, Mary Blatherwick, and artist Gerard Collins. This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase. Presented by […]
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles 🖼️
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles 🖼️
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles$75.00 or $20/dayMay 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2023 | Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:30 pm This lecture series will cover famous artworks and their lesser-known counterparts to define the art movements from the 1900s that have influenced the work we see now. By providing an overview of the last century […]
Machine de Cirque: La Galerie 🎪
Machine de Cirque: La Galerie 🎪
Colourful, zany acrobatics for the whole family to enjoy! The circus invades the museum! Seven zany acrobats and an electrifying musician take in a monochrome exhibit. With a creative spark, they set off an explosion of color. In mocking defiance of convention, these wacky and endearing characters eagerly explore the exhibition inside out. Dizzying feats, […]
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Amy Dryer: Exhibition Opening and Artist Talk 🎙️
Amy Dryer: Exhibition Opening and Artist Talk 🎙️
Come a for an informal artist talk with Amy Dryer about her newest body of workPLACE. At the Spicer Merrifield Gallery Opening: May 5, 4pm-7pm Artist Talk: May 6, 2pm-3pm
Saint John Gallery Hop 2023 🐇
Saint John Gallery Hop 2023 🐇
The Gallery Hop is back! May 5, 2023, 4pm - 7pm! More information to come!!
The Art of Creation 👶🏾
The Art of Creation 👶🏾
The UNB Art Centre showcases The Art of Creation opening May 5 at 5:00 pm. The exhibit displays the results of a series of workshops designed to reflect on the importance of the environment and healthy behaviours before and during pregnancy. Art is much more than just beautiful paintings of landscapes or important people. It […]
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Speaking Up for Nature with the Fundy Bay Writers 🌊
Speaking Up for Nature with the Fundy Bay Writers 🌊
Speaking Up for Nature with the Fundy Bay WritersApril 22 and May 6, 2023 | 9:30 – 12:30 pm | Free Are you a writer – beginner or experienced? Let’s raise our voices in concern for the preservation of our natural world. We’ll write together with the work of visual artists in response to their […]
Sackville Art Fair 🎨
Sackville Art Fair 🎨
The Sackville Art Fair is a free 2-day event featuring some of the best paint artists in Southeastern New Brunswick! Drop in to admire the art, or purchase a piece or two of your favourites! The event will take place on the main floor of the Tantramar Veteran's Memorial Civic Centre. If you have questions, […]
Paint with Mom with Fabiola Martinez 💐
Paint with Mom with Fabiola Martinez 💐
Saturday, May 6,12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Location: In person, AX Workshop Room Cost: $85 Register online, by phone at (506) 433-8351, or in person at 12 Maple Avenue, Sussex. Please register by May 2 Please join AX in welcoming visual artist Fabiola Martinez for an afternoon of painting spring flowers. Bring your mom (or your child) and celebrate Mother’s Day […]
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Sackville Art Fair 🎨
Sackville Art Fair 🎨
The Sackville Art Fair is a free 2-day event featuring some of the best paint artists in Southeastern New Brunswick! Drop in to admire the art, or purchase a piece or two of your favourites! The event will take place on the main floor of the Tantramar Veteran's Memorial Civic Centre. If you have questions, […]
CARFAC Interdisciplinary Collaborations ☕
CARFAC Interdisciplinary Collaborations ☕
Join CARFAC in their webinar series on the success and difficulties of collaborative work! Via Zoom.
Machine de Cirque 🎪
Machine de Cirque 🎪
The circus invades the museum! Machine de Cirque is a Québec City-based circus company that packs high doses of dizzying feats, powerful emotions, poetry, intelligence and humour into its innovative and original circus shows. Seven zany acrobats and an electrifying musician take in a monochrome exhibit. With a creative spark, they set off an explosion […]
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Amplified Voices 🎤
Amplified Voices 🎤
Program: Ravel/(Kalyn): Bolero Schmidt: Commissioned Premiere Mussorgsky/(Ager): Pictures at an Exhibition
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Amplified Voices 🎤
Amplified Voices 🎤
Program: Ravel/(Kalyn): Bolero Schmidt: Commissioned Premiere Mussorgsky/(Ager): Pictures at an Exhibition
1 event,
Amplified Voices 🎤
Amplified Voices 🎤
Program: Ravel/(Kalyn): Bolero Schmidt: Commissioned Premiere Mussorgsky/(Ager): Pictures at an Exhibition
4 events,
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal 🪝
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal 🪝
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal$400 — EARLY BIRD $375May 12, 13 & 14, 2023 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (May 14 until 3:00 pm)Meet the Artist Thursday 5:30 – 7:30 pm Lucie will teach you her approach to hand hooking while you create your own original design. You will explore colour, innovation, […]
Saint John Theatre Company Season 34 Launch Event 🎭
Saint John Theatre Company Season 34 Launch Event 🎭
Season 34 is just around the corner. The Saint John Theatre Company hopes you can join them at the BMO Studio Theatre for their 2023-2024 Season Launch! The one-hour event will be packed with plenty of music, fun, and of course the big reveal of their Main Stage and Presentation Series of works for next […]
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles 🖼️
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles 🖼️
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles$75.00 or $20/dayMay 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2023 | Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:30 pm This lecture series will cover famous artworks and their lesser-known counterparts to define the art movements from the 1900s that have influenced the work we see now. By providing an overview of the last century […]
6 events,
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal 🪝
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal 🪝
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal$400 — EARLY BIRD $375May 12, 13 & 14, 2023 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (May 14 until 3:00 pm)Meet the Artist Thursday 5:30 – 7:30 pm Lucie will teach you her approach to hand hooking while you create your own original design. You will explore colour, innovation, […]
Owens Gallery Open House 🖼
Owens Gallery Open House 🖼
As part of Mount Allison’s Convocation and Alumni Reunion Weekend, Owens Art Gallery invites you to explore their current exhibitions, participate in envisioning the future of the Owens, and step behind the scenes for a special tour of their painting vault during our afternoon Open House. See some of the oldest works in the collection […]
Gallery 78 Near/Far by Cliff Turner & Amber Young, PINNED by Metal Six 🎨
Gallery 78 Near/Far by Cliff Turner & Amber Young, PINNED by Metal Six 🎨
Featured this month include Near/Far by Cliff Turner and Amber Young, as well as PINNED by the Metal Six Collective, including works by Kristen Bishop, Kristyn Cooper, Brigitte Clavette, Audrée Hamelin-St. Amour, and Erica Stanley. These exhibitions will be on display until June 3rd, 2023. The opening reception will take place on Friday, May 12th, from 5-7 pm. Everyone is […]
7 events,
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal 🪝
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal 🪝
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal$400 — EARLY BIRD $375May 12, 13 & 14, 2023 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (May 14 until 3:00 pm)Meet the Artist Thursday 5:30 – 7:30 pm Lucie will teach you her approach to hand hooking while you create your own original design. You will explore colour, innovation, […]
Felted Landscapes with Margaret Anne Smith 🏞️
Felted Landscapes with Margaret Anne Smith 🏞️
Learn to make a small felted landscape with instructor Margaret Anne Smith. In this workshop, you will learn about various kinds of wool and see how they work in this ancient craft of felt-making! Using two felting techniques (wet-felting and dry or needle-felting), play with colours and textures and create a wall hanging to take […]
Bookmaking Workshop 📚
Bookmaking Workshop 📚
Meg Clark’s last sketchbook workshop was a sold out success and Meg is coming back! Learn bookbinding techniques and take home a sketchbook for drawing, painting, or watercolour. Sketchbook cover size will be 6″ x 8″, inside paper will be 5.5″ x 7″. The sketchbook will feature exposed binding (Coptic Stitch) and Decaled edge. Cost: $35 […]
4 events,
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal 🪝
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal 🪝
Going Wild: Contemporary Handhooking with Lucie Quintal$400 — EARLY BIRD $375May 12, 13 & 14, 2023 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (May 14 until 3:00 pm)Meet the Artist Thursday 5:30 – 7:30 pm Lucie will teach you her approach to hand hooking while you create your own original design. You will explore colour, innovation, […]
Joy of Art with Cass 🌈
Joy of Art with Cass 🌈
All supplies provided. Each class differs between still-life creations to follow along instructional. Be prepared for the unexpected, and over-all, enjoy the joy of painting! In May, join Cass at InterAction School of Performing Arts (enter at Queen St side entrance) and let your creative vibes flow. Cassandra is a Saint John born artist who […]
Praise and Worship Music Programme 🎵
Praise and Worship Music Programme 🎵
An evening of Praise and Worship Music led by the Worship Team from St. Luke’s Chapel, Base Gagetown, will be held on Sunday evening, May 14th at 6:00 pm at Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 512 Charlotte Street in Fredericton. Music will include old classics such as “I’ll Fly Away,” older contemporary classics such as “Days of Elijah,” and newer […]
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Symphony New Brunswick: Meditations 🎼
Symphony New Brunswick: Meditations 🎼
Symphony New Brunswick is the province’s professional orchestra. Meditations is the final performance of their Bravo series. It begins its run at Fredericton Playhouse on May 16 and features Peteris Vasks’ Epifania and an arrangement of Mahler’s Symphony no. 4. There will be 2 other performances: May 17 at Théâtre Capitol Theatre (Moncton), and May […]
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The Fiddlehead Spring Launch 🎉
The Fiddlehead Spring Launch 🎉
Join The Fiddlehead as they launch the Spring issue with readings from The Fiddlehead's Ralph Gustafson Prize winner Moni Brar, contributors Adrienne Gruber and Kawai Shen, and special guest Mary Germaine, author of Congratulations Rhododendrons. The event will take place in Room 106 of UNB's Carleton Hall and on Zoom for those who can't attend […]
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Paddlefest 2023 🛶
Paddlefest is a Music & Outdoor Recreation Festival in the small seaside community of St. Andrews, New Brunswick. The 4 day festival combines music, art, recreational and environmental activities such as kayaking, hiking & beach clean ups for a long weekend of fun for music lovers and adventure seekers alike! Music • Kayaking • Canoeing […]
AX AGM 🙋🏽♀️
AX AGM 🙋🏽♀️
Calling AX Members! We’re hosting our 6th annual general meeting for members on May 18th at 2pm. At the AGM, we’ll give you an idea of how far we’ve come this year. This meeting will be held in the gallery, and it’s open to AX members – if you’d like to attend and you don’t […]
Smoke Signals and Radio Waves and Love This Town 💨
Smoke Signals and Radio Waves and Love This Town 💨
We are thrilled to publicly announce not one but TWO upcoming exhibitions at the Arts Centre! Mark your calendars for May 18th when we will be hosting a dual gallery opening to welcome both of these beautiful collections into our space. ‘Smoke Signals and Radio Waves’ is a collection of minimalist 2”x2” prints by Campbellton […]
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles 🖼️
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles 🖼️
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles$75.00 or $20/dayMay 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2023 | Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:30 pm This lecture series will cover famous artworks and their lesser-known counterparts to define the art movements from the 1900s that have influenced the work we see now. By providing an overview of the last century […]
4 events,
Sunbury Shores Exhibition Opening Reception 🖼
Sunbury Shores Exhibition Opening Reception 🖼
Don't miss... Mary Conley's Time Flies! So Have Fun! and I-Chun Jenkens' Wonder OPENING NIGHT May 19, 5:00 to 7:00 See Mary Conley's playful paper pop-up constructions in the front gallery and I-Chun Jenkens' woven mixed media works. Both artists will be in attendance. Cash bar, books and artwork will be for sale. Everyone welcome! […]
Are You in Isolation Jones? ⛓
Are You in Isolation Jones? ⛓
Nasty Shadows Theatre Co. presents 4 FREE* Fridays for Freddy*or Pay-What-You-Will Are You In ISOLATION JONES~ Distending an Earlier Work ~PART II-Q of"THE GREAT SECULSION" MYTHWritten/Directed/Performed by Scott Shannon X is back in another Solo-Shadow-Session but instead of offering a Confessional, this time he's preparing to share some bad news and hoping the audience can […]
Don Ross and Pipo Romero 🎶
Don Ross and Pipo Romero 🎶
A fantastic double billing of music coming to Charlotte Street Arts Centre this month! Don Ross and Pipo Romero bring their masterful musical workings to the Centre on May 19th. Advanced tickets are on sale now through our office, but you can also snag your early tickets online
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Vanitas: A Skull Painting Workshop with Marie Fox 💀
Vanitas: A Skull Painting Workshop with Marie Fox 💀
Vanitas: A Skull Painting Workshop with Marie FoxSunday, May 21st 1-5:30 pm 406 Queen Street Fredericton NBCourse Fee: $150All Supplies Included ‘Vanitas’ :(Latin:vanity) is a macabre and often playful genre of allegorical still life-paintingpopularized in the 17th Century Netherlands.Grinning skulls are often portrayed as reminders of the transient, fleeting pleasure of life. Participants will be […]
Rose Cousins and Carlene 🎶
Rose Cousins and Carlene 🎶
Sunday, May 21st Rose Cousins & Carlene Music at The Dunn Theatre Tickets: https://bit.ly/3L73QFC
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Pisuwin 🩰
Pisuwin 🩰
From award-winning director and choreographer Igor Dobrovolskiy, and multi-disciplinary artist Nipahtuwet Naka Wespahtuwet (Possesom) Paul (Wolastoqiyik, Sitansisk First Nation), Pisuwin is an epic first ever Wolastoq story-ballet set to the soaring music of Polaris Prize and Juno award-winning composer Jeremy Dutcher (Wolastoqiyik, Neqotkuk First Nation). Based on a Wolastoq tale, this multidisciplinary piece reflects on […]
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Every Child Matters: Phyllis Webstad 🎨
Every Child Matters: Phyllis Webstad 🎨
Save the date! Phyllis Webstad is the inspiration for Orange Shirt Day and the Every Child Matters movement and she is coming to Sussex! Thanks to the Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation and Arts Culture NB, the public is invited to attend the 'unveiling' of a massive, temporary, public art installation in honour of Phyllis Webstad […]
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Solo Chicken Productions: Hearts Above Us 🥳
Solo Chicken Productions: Hearts Above Us 🥳
Join The Spirit Project, a company of artists with and without intellectual and physical disabilities for their latest production, HEARTS ABOVE US. An ode to the company and the realization that ‘we are better together’, the production is a multi-disciplinary explosion of art, theatre, music, and film. Directed by Lisa Anne Ross, created and performed […]
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles 🖼️
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles 🖼️
Understanding Contemporary Art with Kate Giles$75.00 or $20/dayMay 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2023 | Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:30 pm This lecture series will cover famous artworks and their lesser-known counterparts to define the art movements from the 1900s that have influenced the work we see now. By providing an overview of the last century […]
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AX Exhibitions: Peter Powning Retrospective 🎨
AX Exhibitions: Peter Powning Retrospective 🎨
May 26 – July 29, 2023 Launch: May 26, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. AX is pleased to welcome artist Peter Powning to the gallery with his exhibition, Retrospective. The exhibition reflects on Peter’s expansive 50-year career, spanning from his early production pottery through a career of material and conceptual exploration. Peter has dedicated his life to his […]
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Uptown Box Art Community Celebration 🎉
Uptown Box Art Community Celebration 🎉
Join Uptown Saint John as they celebrate the presentation of four new art installations in their BIA. 2022 saw the first installation of their Uptown Box Art project. The Traffic Box on Charlotte Street, in front of the City Market, was transformed into a vibrant visual art installation by local artist, Fabiola Martinez. This year, […]
Faure’s Requiem 🪷
Faure’s Requiem 🪷
The Bel Canto Singers and Sussex Choral Society present Faure's Requiem and other works in concert. Directed by Christopher Lane
Dream Girls Review 💃
Dream Girls Review 💃
Starlight Divas Entertainment presents Dream Girls Review. May 27th, 2023. Showtime 8pm - 10pm, Charlotte Street Arts Centre. Tickets $25. Julia Jeffries, Narmanai, Amour Love. To reserve your tickets contact @juliajeffries41
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Craft NB AGM 2023 🙋🏽♀️
Craft NB AGM 2023 🙋🏽♀️
You're invited! Our annual general meeting is just around the corner and we would love to see you there! Join us at Gallery on Queen as we look back on the last year. Mark your calendars for May 28th. We'll see you there!
Make Something Sunday 👷🏽♀️
Make Something Sunday 👷🏽♀️
Make Something Sunday: A Program for Families at the Owens Art Gallery Make Something Sundays return with a new series of family workshops for winter and spring. This monthly program introduces new materials and ways of working through informal hands-on workshops for kids 12 and under and their adults. Drop-in for half an hour or […]
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Re:Flux 18 ↶
RE:FLUX explores new frontiers in sound through experimentation and invites spectators to explore the space between musical conventions in order to find new sensorial possibilities. The festival offers an experience that transcends all expectations by reinventing music as we’ve come to know it, seeking its purpose without ever finding it. RE:FLUX is run by the […]
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Fibre Night Drop-in 🧶
Fibre Night Drop-in 🧶
Join us at the Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery for the first Thursday of the month during May-August for fibre night! Lynn Piercey will be here to answer your questions about knitting, crochet, weaving, and spinning. Drop-in 6-8pm. 1+8 McCain St. Florenceville-Bristol. May 4, 6-8pm June 1, 6-8pm July 6, 6-8pm August 3, 6-8pm
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Word Spring 2023 🌱
Our annual WordSpring festival of workshops and events is being in held in Saint John this year. Our keynote speaker on Saturday morning is James Mullinger. Check out the website for all the details.
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Solo Chicken Productions: Hearts Above Us 🥳
Solo Chicken Productions: Hearts Above Us 🥳
Join The Spirit Project, a company of artists with and without intellectual and physical disabilities for their latest production, HEARTS ABOVE US. An ode to the company and the realization that ‘we are better together’, the production is a multi-disciplinary explosion of art, theatre, music, and film. Directed by Lisa Anne Ross, created and performed […]
Dance Fredericton Celebrates 30 Years 🩰
Dance Fredericton Celebrates 30 Years 🩰
Dance Fredericton Celebrates 30 YearsQuest for the Sun & Special GuestsSaturday, June 3 | 1:30 pm “Quest for the Sun” is a remake of a full length story ballet that includes all of the Dance Fredericton dancers. Our “Special Guests” Act 2 is highlighted by original choreography by both teachers and students. Our Special Guests […]