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This year we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of Art en Boîte!

The event will once again be run a little differently to make sure we all stay safe. We won’t be holding our usual party, but we will have little gifts hidden in 35 lucky boxes!
Tickets are $50 and are available on our website Art en Boîte 2022 and by phone or email with electronic transfer. Tickets are on sale until 12:00 February 14th or until we run out.

Sales on the website are processed with PayPal, but you do not need an account to make the payment. Simply open the window and press “pay debit or credit card.”

Ticket holders will be able to pick up their boxes on Sunday, February 13 between noon and 6p.m. or Monday, February 14 between 4p.m. and 7p.m. at the Aberdeen Cultural Center. Masks are mandatory in the building.

You can also choose to have your box delivered directly to your door. People in the Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview areas can choose home delivery for a $5 fee. Mail delivery for $20 is available for the rest of Canada. These options will appear when you place your order on our website.

Like last year, we will have a pre-sale of the 2022 artwork from February 5th to 12th. Two (2) copies of each print will be available on our website at a “Buy It Now” price of $125 each. View the artwork here: Artworks 2022 as of February 5.

Contact Christine at (506) 388.1431 or direction@atelierimago.com for more information.

COURSE REGISTRATION | Early bird discounts on now until December 10th! 

Want to learn something new? We will be offering in-person classes at NBCCD at our downtown, Fredericton campus, as well as online courses. Join participants and instructors from across Canada, enhance your skills, and find your creative community. 

***COVID PROTOCOLS as directed by New Brunswick Public health; in-person participants will be required to show proof of full vaccination when attending edVentures workshops and masking will be mandatory in all indoor spaces.  Upon registration please email edVentures@nbccd.ca a copy of your vaccination status, include the name of the course you are attending. Those who are unable to receive a vaccine due to a medical exemption will be required to show proof.     

We’ve updated our policies: https://bit.ly/edventuresfaq   

Gallery on Queen, Bear Paw New Media Productions and JL Phillips Gallery are pleased to announce the exhibition of “Wabanaki 2021” showcasing various Indigenous artists and mediums. We are proud to have this opportunity to feature works from so many East Coast Indigenous artists in the Wabanaki Territories of the Maritimes and Maine.

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.

There has never been a more extensive collection of works done by members of the Wabanaki tribes. The work of East Coast Indigenous artists tells the important story of the people most and longest affected by the arrival of the settlers. Wabanaki is a rare cornucopia of kept traditional and artistic knowledge infused with personal experiences of modern day. It is a testimony to the resilience of the people of the dawn living on the territory called Wabanaki.

Wabanaki 2021 is a multidisciplinary exhibit that features accomplished indigenous artists in Atlantic Canada. The exhibit includes visual artists, wood carvers, silversmiths, bead and quill works, also a body of work that from masters that have passed on. Included is a museum component where we exhibit baskets and tools that represent the connection from the past to the modern day artists.

Wabanaki Artists : Audrey Arseneault , Ingrid Brooks, Braelynne Cyr, Brian Francis , Frannie Francis, Tara Francis, Marie Fox, Charlie Gaffney, Marcus Gosse, Tim Hogan, Chantal Polchies, Shane Dutcher- Purley , Justin Sappier, Alan Syliboy, Garry Sanipass , Pauline Young & Iconic work from the Late Masters artists : Ned Bear  and Roger Simon

Yorkville Village in the Oval, 55 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario.

The Board of the Mgr. W.J. Conway Public Library Board in Edmundston invites New Brunswick artists to submit proposals for a mural at the library’s main entrance. The mural will be on a panel installed on posts outside the library. The special project will mark the library’s 50^th anniversary.

RECORDING OF THE YEAR
PRESENTED BY · PRÉSENTÉ PAR THE EAST

• Pallmer // Quiet Clapping
• Wolf Castle // Gold Rush

ENREGISTREMENT DE L’ANNÉE

• Chloé Breault // Plage des morons

SONG OF THE YEAR
PRESENTED BY · PRÉSENTÉ PAR SOCAN

• One8tea // “I Guess It’s Complicated” (writer: Teah Bailey)

CHANSON DE L’ANNÉE
PRESENTED BY · PRÉSENTÉ PAR SOCAN

• Cedric Vieno // «Laisse tomber» (autaire: Cédric Vieno)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR · VIDÉO DE L’ANNÉE

• Les Moontunes // “Paper Boat”

INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR · ARTISTE AUTOCHTONE DE L’ANNÉE · ELNOEG NOTJI PIPOGOTITJG GENATAGEN · SKICINOWK NOCI-AMALHCSSAWET LIKTNK
PRESENTED BY · PRÉSENTÉ PAR ARTSNB

• Wolf Castle

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR · RÉVÉLATION DE L’ANNÉE 
PRESENTED BY · PRÉSENTÉ PAR ARTSNB

• Les Moontunes

CHAMPION OF THE YEAR · CHAMPION.NE DE L’ANNÉE

• East Track Mind

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR · INNOVATAIRE DE L’ANNÉE

• The Cap

VENUE OF THE YEAR · SALLE DE SPECTACLE DE L’ANNÉE (TIE)
PRESENTED BY · PRÉSENTÉ PAR LA FAMILLE MARC CHOUINARD

• Charlotte Street Arts Centre
• The Cap

FESTIVAL | EVENT OF THE YEAR · FESTIVAL | ÉVÉNEMENT DE L’ANNÉE

• Acadie Rock

MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR · PROFESSIONNELLE DE L’INDUSTRIE DE L’ANNÉE
PRESENTED BY · PRÉSENTÉ PAR EAST COAST MUSIC ASSOCIATION (ECMA) 

• Eva George

21 October 2021, Fredericton, NB – On Saturday, October 30 at 7:30 pm, perennial Playhouse favourite Classic Albums Live returns with Tom Petty: Damn the Torpedoes.

Classic Albums Live presents skilled musicians who recreate the greatest albums of the ’60s and ’70s live on stage – note for note, cut for cut. Don’t look for costumes and look-alike theatrics at these rock recitals; just pure musicianship and songs that shaped a generation.

Damn the Torpedoes was released in 1979 as the third studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It includes favourites such as “Don’t Do Me Like That”, “Refugee”, and “Here Comes My Girl”.

Tickets for Classic Albums Live are available at the Playhouse Box Office online, in person, or by calling 506-458-8344. For more information, visit theplayhouse.ca.  

This Classic Albums Live performance is presented by Valley Graphics and Bounce 105.3 radio. The Spotlight Series is generously supported by Fredericton Playhouse media partner CBC New Brunswick and season partners Downtown Fredericton and Crowne Plaza. 

Vous trouverez en pièces jointes 9 offres d’emploi dans le secteur culturel à Edmundston (N.-B.) incluant :

1. 2 emplois avec le Service arts et culture, Ville d’Edmundston (temps plein, date limite le 12 novembre)

• 1 nouveau poste permanent : Coordonnateur et médiateur culturel – volet diffusion
• 1 remplacement de congé maternité : Préposé à la logistique et aux activités communautaires

2. 7 emplois contractuels avec le Centre des arts d’Edmundston (temps partiel, occasionnel, date limite le 19 novembre)

• Médiateur culturel – volet art public et collection d’art
• Médiateur culturel – volet ateliers et camps
• Médiateur culturel – volet circuit touristique (art, culture et patrimoine)
• Médiateur culturel – volet exposition d’art
• Médiateur culturel – volet festival d’art public « Les humanoïdes »
• Artiste en résidence
• Vidéographe

Les offres d’emploi sont aussi disponible sur le site du Centre des arts : https://artsedmundston.ca/fr/opportunites

19 October 2021, Fredericton, NB – The Fredericton Playhouse is celebrating ‘spooky season’ this year with one of horror’s most iconic characters. On October 28, 2021 at 7:30 pm, see a screening of the classic 1931 film, Frankenstein, with a live accompaniment by a 9-piece core symphony from Symphony NB members.  

Andrew Reed Miller, NB composer and Symphony NB member created an original score to be performed live alongside the screening of the movie. The movie, produced by Universal Pictures, stars Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, an obsessed scientist who digs up corpses with his assistant in order to assemble a living being from body parts. The resulting creature, played by Boris Karloff, has become an iconic horror character.  

You might know the story, but seeing this classic film with live score accompaniment will enhance your experience in a completely new way! 

Tickets for Frankenstein (1931) are available at the Playhouse Box Office online, in person, or by calling 506-458-8344. For more information, visit https://www.theplayhouse.ca/event/frankenstein-1931/. 

The Spotlight Series is generously supported by Fredericton Playhouse media partner CBC New Brunswick and season partners Downtown Fredericton and Crowne Plaza; Frankenstein is sponsored by Creative Juices.  

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Media contact: Meghan Callaghan, Marketing and Communications Director, The Fredericton Playhouse, 506.459.6210 | meghan.callaghan@theplayhouse.ca 

This year’s judges are Selina Boan, Matthew Gwathmey and Susan Musgrave. 

Get your submissions in by December 1 for a chance to win the $2000 prize for best poem!

Click here for more information: https://thefiddlehead.ca/contest

The UNB Art Centre welcomes the public back to the galleries for the final exhibition of 2021 celebrating SilverFish Photography Collective’s 20th anniversary.  AFTERIMAGE features photography, collage, mixed media and installation to explore perceptual reality and optical phenomenon.  

The SilverFish Photography Collective was formed in 2001 and founding members Karen Ruet and Burton Glendenning remain part of this group along with current members Peter Bjerkelund, Rob Blanchard, Jeff Crawford, Oliver Flecknell, Peter Gross, Lori Quick, Mike Meade, Roger Smith, Denise Rowe, and Mandy Wright. Over the past twenty years SilverFish has held 30 exhibtions shown in a number of locations around New Brunswick including Government House, The Playhouse, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, and the UNB Art Centre in Fredericton, the Grand Manan Art Gallery, McAdam Railway Station, the Axe Gallery in Sussex, Sunbury Shores in St. Andrews, McCain Gallery in Florenceville and the Saint John Arts Centre.  

The SilverFish Photography Collective was recognized by Fredericton Tourism and Culture in 2017 and awarded an Arts Achievement Award. In 2019, they received a Creation Grant from Arts NB for the production of this exhibition. 

AFTERIMAGE is a testament to the longevity of this photographic collective and a celebration of the art of photography.  AFTERIMAGE opens at 5:00 pm on November 5 and runs through December 16.  The UNB Art Centre is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.  The galleries are open 9 am – 4 pm weekdays and during special events. Admission is free to members of the public however proof of vaccination and masks are required.