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October news from Atlantic Presenters Association

IN THIS MONTH’S ENEWS. . .
NEWS, RESOURCES, & SUPPORT

Congratulations to APA award winner Jenelle Duval

A HUGE congratulations to Jenelle Duval, Arts & Culture Coordinator at First Light St. John’s Friendship Centre, for winning this year’s APA Award of Achievement! Thank you Jenelle for your tireless commitment to the Atlantic arts presenting community and the urban St. John’s indigenous community.

Fall artist pitches start next Thursday

On Thursday, October 15th APA will host the first of our Fall Pitch Sessions.

Pitches will be made by artists and/or their representatives who were chosen by our Contact East Showcase Jury earlier in the year. Each session will begin at 1pm Atlantic time every second Thursday. There will be five pitches each session and each pitch will be up to 5 minutes long. Following all five pitches there will be an opportunity for the APA members attending to ask the artists and/or their representatives questions.

Thank you for joining us at Contact(less) East!

The first (and hopefully only!) Contact(less) East is in the books!  We were thrilled with the turnout, the incredible sessions, and the overall vibe of the online conference. We welcomed participants from almost every province and territory, and we even had delegates join us from the UK. The digital format let those who might not normally be able to travel to the conference experience a taste of what Contact East is all about. Thank you to those who participated—there were many learning opportunities along with a lot of laughs and camaraderie.

Some testimonies from our wonderful participants:

“Thanks to everyone at Contact(less) East! This was my first time attending and I thought you did a truly terrific job. I was so impressed by everything, from the sessions to the people to the cheeky title this year. There was an amazing balance of meaningful and sometimes challenging conversations and also so many fun moments.”

“Thank you for sharing so many invaluable resources with us and bringing such exceptional people together (virtually) to connect with over it all. I can’t wait to do it in person! PS: The closing party was the best ever. Disco lights! Costumes! Wigs! The greatest events group ever, Heist! A+++”

“Contact(less) East was full of insights and ideas. Challenging, stimulating, and moving. And fun! Brilliantly done APA staff. Thank you for transforming this cherished gathering into something new and rich.”

REMINDER: fill out the Contact(less) East feedback survey by TOMORROW NIGHT

Contact(less) East was a blast—but it was also our first foray into digital conferencing, and we know there are some things we could have done better. Your feedback will help us create more thoughtful, informative, and entertaining professional development opportunities in the future.

We please ask anyone who attended Contact(less) east to fill out our short feedback survey (seriously, it will only take a few minutes). Please submit your responses by midnight TOMORROW, October 9, 2020.

Good news: if you complete our feedback survey by the deadline, you will be entered in a draw to win a free registration to next year’s Contact East conference!

Call to action from FAME – Event Sector Support Campaign

A message from Martin Roy of FAME (Festivals and Major Events Canada)

The return to normal will not occur in 2021. It would be unrealistic to expect that we could restart our activities in full by next summer. We must convince public health authorities to approve innovative proposals which would allow us to maximize our capacity to generate profits and survive the crisis. The formulas employed by drive-in concerts and socially distanced concerts that we have already seen around the world can serve as a starting point for coming up with these types of ideas.

This is what we need the Federal government to recognize, and why we are today launching what we are calling the “Events Sector Support Campaign.”

Why now? Because the federal budget is currently being conceived, Minister Guilbeault will be making his Departmental asks to the Minister of Finance, and the party caucus will also be putting pressure on having the needs of their local communities addressed in the budget. Now is the time where decisions will be made for action in 2021, notably with regard to financial aid for festivals and events.

For this reason, we are asking for members to take the following action over the coming weeks:

If you have not already spoken with your local Member of Parliament since the beginning of the crisis, now is the time. We suggest that you communicate with your elected official to explain your situation in relation to some of FAME’s recommendations for Canada’s touristic and economic recovery. Specifically, we are hoping that you can ask your MP to speak with and write to both Ministers Guilbeault and Freeland (the Minister of Finance) in support of our recommendations.

To that end, we are providing a template that you can use and adapt as you see fit.

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Reach out—we’re here for you
We know this is a tough time for everyone, so do make sure to reach out to us if you have any questions, concerns, or just want to chat. We’ll do our best to answer any questions the best we can as the situation continues to evolve.
October 9, 2020 in Community

Gallery on Queen
October 8th, 2020

Ritual
Gallery On Queen is pleased to announce Ritual, a show featuring Marie Fox, Alison Willms and Austin Daigle. The show will be taking place on October 8th at the Gallery.

Marie Fox is a figurative oil painter whose work combines traditional western techniques and iconography with ancestral mythologies and mysticism to create a contemporary narrative. Her current project, ‘Celestial Bodies’, was awarded a Creation Grant by artsnb and will debut as a solo exhibition in 2020 at Gallery on Queen.

Alison Willms an emerging artist from the east coast of Canada, who uses a wide range of media in her practice, including analog photography, printmaking, film, sound, and installation. Willms’ work explores a spectrum of ideas from relationships to ritual.

Austin Daigle is an emerging artist, originally from Alberta, he studied at the NBCCD and found an affinity in the malleability of sterling and copper, and went on to graduate with honors from the Jewelry and Metal Arts program in 2017.

As always, we are committed to your safety at this time and have social distancing in place at the gallery. We have hand sanitizer available and we encourage patrons to wear a mask inside.
Exhibition Information
Marie Fox is a figurative oil painter whose work combines traditional western techniques and iconography with ancestral mythologies and mysticism to create a contemporary narrative. Based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, she has exhibited with several galleries in Atlantic Canada. In 2016, Fox was awarded the Studio Watch Emerging Artists Series and presented her exhibition, ‘Ascend’, at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.
Alison Willms, an emerging artist from the east coast of Canada, is a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at Mount Allison University. Alison uses a wide range of media in her practice, including analog photography, printmaking, film, sound, and installation, as she works between two locations she considers ‘home’: Fredericton N.B. and St. Andrews by-the-Sea N.B.. Willms’ work explores a spectrum of ideas from relationships to ritual as she shares her experiences.
Austin Daigle is an emerging artist, taught metalsmith, experienced part-time bench jeweller, and art preparator/ junior curator for Gallery on Queen fine art. Born in Calgary, Alberta, 1995, his family was posted through the military to New Brunswick only a few months after his birth. During his time at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design he found an affinity in the malleability of sterling and copper, and went on to graduate with honors from the Jewelry and Metal Arts program in 2017. Austin has since been working at Gallery On Queen under the guidance of Nadia Khoury, as a preparator he has hung and displayed the work for several exhibitions.

Studio Watch: Lucy Koshan
The Studio Watch Exhibition featuring Lucy Koshan is continuing to show at Gallery On Queen until October 17th. We encourage everyone to click through to the Exhibition Information page and watch a recording of the opening talk with John Leroux from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and Lucy Koshan.
Exhibition Information

GoQ Community Support Initiative
The ongoing GoQ Community Support Initiative is a campaign designed to give back to our local community. We are committed to keeping one of our walls dedicated to our initiative, and our artists are continuing to generously donate their works.

100% of the funds raised being given to Black Lives Matter Fredericton and Gignoo Transition House. All proceeds will be split 50/50 to these two organizations. We want to give back to our community and we believe strongly in the mandates of these two organizations.
More Information
Maja Padrov
Judy Blake
Carol Collicut
Gallery on Queen
406 Queen Street
Nadia Khoury
(506) 261-0655      galleryonqueen@gmail.com
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Friday: 11AM – 5PM
Saturday: 11AM – 3PM
Sunday and Monday by appointment
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October 8, 2020 in Community

Music in NB 🎀 Musique au NB: Oct 7 oct

FESTIVAL (506) 

♬♬ If you just want to listen to the music: FAN Passports
♬♬ + 🗣🗣  If you want to listen to the music AND attend the conference: PRO Passports

♬♬ Si vous voulez juste écouter la musique: Passeports FAN
♬♬ + 🗣🗣  Si vous voulez écouter la musique ET assister aux conférences: Passeports PRO

AND THE NOMINEES ARE…
ET LES FINALISTES SONT…  

Nineteen awards will be presented to artists and industry professionals who have made their mark on the provincial music scene. // Dix-neuf prix seront remis à des artistes et des professionnel.les de l’industrie de la musique qui ont fait leur marque sur la scène musicale provinciale. GO VOTE!  // ALLEZ VOTER!

LÀ-BAS: INCUBATEUR DE DÉVELOPPEMENT INTERNATIONAL 

ARTISTES DE LA FRANCOPHONIE CANADIENNE: Déposez votre candidature pour le programme ‘LÀ-BAS’, un incubateur visant le développement de stratégies et l’identification de ressources dans un marché internationale ciblé. L’incubateur ‘LÀ-BAS’ propose un travail approfondi à distance et fait partie du programme Les Incubateurs de la Fondation Musicaction. Vous avez jusqu’au 15 octobre 2020 pour vous inscrire! +++ info >

ECMA SUBMISSIONS // SOUMISSIONS 

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) invites members to submit applications for the 2021 East Coast Music Awards: Festival and Conference slated to take place in Sydney, NS from May 5-9. Submissions to be considered for awards and showcasing opportunities can be submitted HERE until October 23 at 5:00pmAST.

NOUVEL ALBUM DE CHLOÉ BREAULT

L’artiste de la Péninsule acadienne au Nouveau-Brunswick, Chloé Breault, lance son premier disque complet intitulé « Plage des morons ». L’album sera disponible en magasin et sur toutes les plateformes numériques le vendredi 9 octobre 2020 grâce au réseau de Distribution Plages / Propagande. +++ info >

Sad News from the Tay Creek Folk Festival

“Dearest festival friends, We’re sorry, but there’s no way to break this gently. We have gotten word from the family of Jenny Jobbins that she has died. Our hearts are broken. Jenny was more than just our festival’s founder, she was the driving force behind it. She was the inspiration for all its quirks and charms. She was the heart and soul of the best kept secret of New Brunswick festivals. She was our hostess. She was our friend.”  +++ info >

NEW OPEN STRUM VIDEO

Open Strum released a new video for the song “Lion’s Drum”. The track features Chris Church, a video created by Frenoki and mastering by Jean-Pascal Comeau. +++ info >

THE ALCHEMIST PART 1

New flamenco-inspired EP by André Saulnier available now. The EP is inspired by the Paulo Coelho novel The Alchemist. The music follows the journey of Santiago and he travels from Spain to Egypt in search of the pyramids. The EP features the performances of André Saulnier on guitar, bass and palmas, Matt Hayes on violin and Chris Mersereau on percussion.  +++ info >

CD COPIES OF NO EXCUSES ARE HERE

Ryan Hillier’s latest album No Excuses is now available in CD format. If you would like a copy, get in touch with Ryan. The Moncton artists will also be resuming his livestreams, with the first installment of the No Excuses Lyrics Walkthrough in which he’ll discuss the meaning behind the songs and go into the recording process a little deeper. +++ info >

#KEEPITLIVE

Long one of Atlantic Canada’s top music and entertainment destinations, The CAP (f/k/a The Capital Complex) launcheD Project #KEEPITLIVE. The fundraising initiative aims to support The CAP’s long-term investment in new infrastructure, inviting music fans to invest in a revitalized community space for this new era of live music, ahead of a cold winter and a potential second wave of COVID-19. +++ info >

JANE BLANCHARD + SOUND OF POP

Sound of Pop is pleased to announce they have signed a publishing deal with New Brunswick raised, Edinburgh, Scotland based singer-songwriter Jane Blanchard.  The deal encompasses her complete catalogue, including the new recording “Still, Again”, along with her first two EPs “Enemy” & “Narcissus”. +++ info >

POUR UN MOMENT AVEC NEBULLAMA

Nebullama lance un nouveau vidéoclip pour leur chanson, Pour un Moment. Le groupe a collaboré avec le Collecitf HAT (Moncton,N.-B.) pour créer un lyric video combinant des vidéos originaux et des images prises de la banque de NASA. En s’inspirant des paroles, qui parlent d’une promenade automnale entre amoureux, le Collectif a imaginé à quoi cela ressemblerait dans un autre univers.  +++ info >

PRE-ORDER IT’LL COME AROUND

Pre-order Tomato Tomato’s brand new album, “It’ll Come Around” and it will land digitally in your inbox the moment it’s released, along with your hard copy shortly after! You can ALSO pre-save their first single/title track “It’ll Come Around” on your Spotify (<—- click here!) right now and be the first to get it for streaming!  +++ info >

APRYLL AILEEN NEW VIDEO

Apryll Aileen just launched a new music video for “I’m Still Alive”. The video launch was followed by a Q&A with Apryll Aileen and Director Peter Doyle, answering questions about the making of the music video & sharing some behind the scenes secrets. All filming took place between Rothesay and Saint John, New Brunswick. Filmmakers Steven Doiron and Tony Tompkins were also on set to help.  +++ info >

SEUL ENSEMBLE DE DANIEL LÉGER

Le temps de l’isolement que nous vivons depuis les derniers mois est devenu un moment créatif pour l’auteur-compositeur-interprète Daniel Léger. Il écrit une chanson pleine d’espoir « Seul ensemble » et invite certains de ses bons ami.e.s et collaborateur.rices à en faire l’interprétation. Mario Robichaud est l’auteur de la musique.  +++ info >
October 8, 2020 in Community

Imago Fall 2020 Line-Up
“Specific experience of an abnormal meaningfulness” Erika Adams, 2015.
(English follows)
“Expérience spécifique d’une signification anormale” est un projet de commissariat par Alisa Arsenault mettant en valeur des estampes de la collection d’archives de l’Atelier d’estampe Imago. L’exposition est présenté du 9 octobre au 5 novembre 2020.

Alisa Arsenault détient un baccalauréat en arts visuels de l’Université de Moncton (2013). Elle a participé à plusieurs expositions de groupe et d’expositions solos au Canada. Son oeuvre, À Cheval, fait partie du parcours d’art public Images Rémanentes. Elle a récemment exposé, ainsi que réalisé une résidence de création de deux semaines, à la galerie d’art Beaverbrook dans le cadre de l’exposition Harbour de la commissaire Amy Ash. Cette exposition fait partie d’une série annuelle d’exploration de nos archives. Nous reconnaissons l’appui  du Département du Tourisme, Patrimoine et Culture de la province du Nouveau-Brunswick. 

Plus d’information / More information
« Specific experience of an abnormal meaningfulness », curated by Alisa Arsenault, features prints pulled from Atelier Imago’s archive collection. The exhibit will be presented from October 9th to November 5th 2020.

Alisa Arsenault holds a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from the Université de Moncton (2013). She has participated in several group and solo exhibitions in Canada. Her work, À Cheval, is part of the public art course Images Rémanentes. She recently exhibited and completed a two-week creative residency at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery as part of curator Amy Ash’s exhibition Harbour. This exhibit is part of an annual exploration of our vast archives. We acknowledge the support of the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture of the Province of New Brunswick. Thank you!
Projet en cours

Current project
(English follows)
Nous avons invité 24 artistes d’ici (Moncton, NB) et d’un peu plus loin au Canada à participer à un échange d’œuvre. Chaque artiste est tâché de créer une série de 25 œuvres explorant les limites et les possibilités de l’estampe en format 5 x 7 pouces. Chaque participant en retour recevra une boîte contenant une épreuve de chaque artiste participant. La 25e boîte sera gardée pour nos archives et exposée dans notre galerie en hiver 2020.

Les artistes participants sont Alisa Arsenault, Amanda Fauteux, Angèle Cormier, Angie Richard, Angèle Cormier, Angie Richard, Annie France Noël, April Dean, Blake Morin, Caitlin Wilson, Carole Deveau, Catherine Arseneault, Christine Comeau, Frédéric Gayer, Geneviève Cadieux-Langlois, Jacinthe Loranger, Jacques Arseneault, Jennifer Bélanger, Laura Watson, Marjolaine Bourgeois, Mathieu Léger, Mitch Mitchell, Noëlle Wharton-Ayer, Patrick McFarlane, Rémi Belliveau et Richelli.
We invited 24 artists from here (Moncton, NB) and further afield in Canada to participate in a print exchange. Each artist is tasked with creating a series of 25 prints exploring the limits and possibilities of printmaking in 5 x 7 inch format. Each participant in return will receive a box containing one proof from each participating artist. The 25th box will be kept for our archives and displayed in our gallery in winter 2020.

The participating artists are Alisa Arsenault, Amanda Fauteux, Angèle Cormier, Angie Richard, Angèle Cormier, Angie Richard, Annie France Noël, April Dean, Blake Morin, Caitlin Wilson, Carole Deveau, Catherine Arseneault, Christine Comeau, Frédéric Gayer, Geneviève Cadieux- Langlois, Jacinthe Loranger, Jacques Arseneault, Jennifer Bélanger, Laura Watson, Marjolaine Bourgeois, Mathieu Léger, Mitch Mitchell, Noëlle Wharton-Ayer, Patrick McFarlane, Rémi Belliveau and Richelli.
Projets à venir

Upcomming Projects
Exposition dans le cadre du Volet Art Médiatique du FICFA (Festival International du cinéma francophone en Acadie) du 12 au 20 novembre 2020. Plus de détails à venir.

Exhibition as part of the Media Art Section (VAM) of the FICFA (Festival International du cinéma francophone en Acadie) from November 12th to 20th, 2020. More details to come.
Cette année, nous avons dû repousser notre programmation régulière de résidences dans notre atelier en cause des restrictions liées au voyage. En échange, nous avons alors lancé l’appel de résidences à nos membres. Un jury de pairs a sélectionné Alisa Arsenault, Blake Morin, Carole Deveau et Patrick McFarlane pour faire des résidences de 2 à 4 semaines entre décembre 2020 et avril 2021. Plus de détails à venir.

This year, we had to postpone our regular residency programming in our studio due to travel restrictions. In lieu, we launched the call for residences to our members. A jury of peers selected Alisa Arsenault, Blake Morin, Carole Deveau and Patrick McFarlane for residencies of 2 to 4 weeks between December 2020 and April 2021. More details to come.
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October 8, 2020 in Community

Gathered Blooms and Fredericton Summer Residencies
As our familiar landscapes give way to warm yellows, browns, and reds, the exhibitions Gathered Blooms and Fredericton Summer Residencies remember the lush, vibrant colours of summer. Alongside these shows,
A Fredericton Collection honours a collector’s vision and a love of art.
All works are available to view online, and they are on display to view in person until Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Mingle outside with the artists and tour the gallery in limited numbers from 4-7 pm on Thursday, October 8, as part of the Queen Street Mini Gallery Hop in coordination with Gallery on Queen and the CreatedHere Studio.
Face masks are required.
Gathered Blooms
Flowers and gardens have long inspired artists; countless paintings, poems, and music pieces sing the praises of nature’s colourful, beautiful, and perfumed plants.
(While it isn’t winter yet, the following poem by Lucy Maud
Montgomery illustrates that feeling of longing of summer blooms while they nestle in over the colder months.)
Frosty-white and cold it lies
Underneath the fretful skies;
Snowflakes flutter where the red
Banners of the poppies spread,
And the drifts are wide and deep
Where the lilies fell asleep.
But the sunsets o’er it throw
Flame-like splendor, lucent glow,
And the moonshine makes it gleam
Like a wonderland of dream,
And the sharp winds all the day
Pipe and whistle shrilly gay.
Safe beneath the snowdrifts lie
Rainbow buds of by-and-by;
In the long, sweet days of spring
Music of bluebells shall ring,
And its faintly golden cup
Many a primrose will hold up.
Though the winds are keen and chill
Roses’ hearts are beating still,
And the garden tranquilly
Dreams of happy hours to be­
In the summer days of blue
All its dreamings will come true.
-Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Garden in Winter
A Fredericton Collection
A look into a person’s personal collection is an intimate, powerful experience. To witness the works that someone has carefully tended over years, much like a garden, is a special experience; each piece, an investment in itself, was chosen for a specific reason, be it a story behind the work, a shared relationship with the artist, or that inexplicable spark of emotion upon first glance.
It is also quite special to come across older works from artists one is familiar with, and see their progressions.
We are honoured to display the works of one gentleman’s collection, who is a good client and friend of the gallery, and to have them available for purchase once again, so that others may continue to enjoy them.
Fredericton Summer Residencies
This past summer, a group of artists participated in the City of Fredericton’s Summer Residencies at Odell Park and the Fredericton Botanic Garden. Their mediums range from visual arts, to music, textile, fine craft, and literature, and it is glorious to see what they’ve created.
While it was a different residency experience due to COVID-19, these artists were still able to have close, genuine contact with the park’s and garden’s trees, resident flowers and plants, fauna, and the atmosphere of the area.
The featured artists are: Jacqueline Bourque, Renata Britez, Cat Candow, Jasmine Cull, Sasha French, Darcy Hunter, Emily Kennedy, Karen LeBlanc,
Riel Nason, Tracey O’Brien, Sarah Sarty, Caroline Simpson, Ralph Simpson, and Kirsten Stackhouse.
New Work
New to the gallery is a delightful new paper sculpture of a caribou by France Pillière, exquisite coastal landscapes by Matthew Collins, and dreamy cityscapes by R.F.M. McInnis.
Click on the images or individual artist names to see more!
Support Small!
There are plenty of ways to support small businesses, such as:
1 – Telling friends & family
2 – Following on social media
3 – Engaging with their posts
4 – Giving them a shoutout
5 – Signing up for their newsletter
6 – Leaving a positive review on Google!
Upcoming Exhibitions at Gallery 78
November 6 – 28, 2020
WILD & DOMESTIC – Anna Syperek and Michael McEwing
Lee Horus Clark and Yolande Clark
NEW WORK – William Forrestall
Introducing Jared Betts
December 4 – 23, 2020
NUTCRACKER – A Group Exhibition
85th BIRTHDAY EXHIBITION – Peggy Smith
CHRISTMAS CHOICE
Try our interest-free payment plans!
1 – Choose your favourite piece
2 – Let us know how long you’d like to pay (interest-free up to 12 months, and alternate terms can be arranged)
3 – That’s it! Set up automatic e-transfers or let us process your monthly credit card payments
An artwork may be purchased outright at $2,000 for example, or:
$333.33/mo. (plus tax) for 6 months
$166.67/mo. (plus tax) for 12 months
Ask us for alternate terms!
Notable Mentions
Congratulations to Kristen Bishop for being chosen to receive the 2020 Nel Oudemans Award, which goes to an emerging artist in the fields of fine craft and design. It continues to be a mark of distinction for New Brunswick artisans. Go Kristen!
Congratulations to Matt Cripps for being selected as a regional winner for the BMO 1st Art! virtual exhibition – read about it here!
The opening for the exhibition, Space, Place, Home, will be on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 5-8 pm at the Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen at the Université de Moncton, with some of the artists and the curators presenting at every hour at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30. Click here for more information! The exhibition is on display until Oct. 18, 2020.
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October 7, 2020 in Community, Culture

New Brunswick Performance Art Tour 2020

Dates & lieux / Date & Locations :

Circolo • Campbellton • 10 octobre / October
Galerie Bernard-Jean • Caraquet • 11 octobre / October
Sunbury Shores Art & Nature Centre • Saint Andrews • 16 octobre / October
Third Space Gallery • Saint John • 17 octobre / October
Connexion ARC • Fredericton • 18 octobre / October
Struts Gallery • Sackville • 24 octobre / October
Galerie Sans Nom • Moncton • 25 octobre / October
Galerie Marie-Hélène Allain • Bouctouche • 8 novembre / November
Edmundston • Date & lieu à venir / Date and location TBD
Moncton, NB, October 6, 2020 – Between October 10 and November 8, 2020, Galerie Sans Nom proudly presents PERFform, a Performance Art Tour in the province of New Brunswick. This tour will feature seven artists who have emerging and established practices in performance art: Marika Drolet-Ferguson, Emily Saab, Jerry Ropson, Xavier Gould, Samuel Landry as well as the founders of the project: Linda Rae Dornan and Mathieu Léger. PERFform aims to bring performance art throughout the province with this tour, hoping to disseminate an artistic practice that is more obscure from the tradition of visual arts. Made possible through a Touring Grant from the Ministry of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture of the Province of New Brunswick, this tour will bring the artists to 9 communities throughout the province. The artists have prepared a series of performances created specifically for this one of a kind tour in New Brunswick.

*** Please note that all necessary precautions will be taken to ensure everyone’s safety. The events will take place outside. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available on site. The artists will not approach the public.

For more information or interviews, please reach Annie France of Galerie Sans Nom or PERFform directly. See the contact info below. Please consult PERFform‘s website and the Facebook event for the time of the events.

Annie France Noël – Director – Galerie Sans Nom
direction@galeriesansnom.org
506.854.5381

Mathieu Léger and Linda Rae Dornan
PERFform : perfformbiennale@gmail.com

Twitter & Instagram: @Perfform
Facebook Event
Web: www.perfform.ca
October 7, 2020 in Uncategorized

The Fredericton Playhouse Needs Your Support

Every Fall we ask you, our Playhouse community, to support us by joining the Friends of the Fredericton Playhouse. It’s a way for you to help us break down barriers, providing opportunities for our youth and others in our community who need a helping hand in accessing the performing arts.
COVID-19 has presented us with a new reality this year. In response, we have designed new programs such as InterMISSION which is paying over 70 local artists to develop their craft in the Playhouse this Fall, providing meaningful work at a time when their careers have been grounded. We have recently re-opened our theatre to you and will return to delivering important programs like our School Field Trips for local students and our Arts Are For Everyone community access programs. COVID-19 will likely require us to make adjustments, but we are up to the challenge.
To meet this challenge and continue serving our community in the long term, we need your help. And this year, we need you more than ever.
By joining our circle of Friends this year, you can help us provide inspiration, entertainment, and connection now and in the years to come. Perhaps now more than ever, we need to provide these experiences for our community. This is our mission and our reason for being. With your support, together we can strengthen our community through the magic of live performance.
October 5, 2020 in Fundraiser

Pauline Young Wabanaki/People of the Dawn

Wabanaki/People of the Dawn is the first in a new series of commissioned flags created for the Owens Art Gallery’s exterior flagpole. Designed by artist Pauline Young, the flag features two figures in a birchbark canoe paddling from sunrise to sunset and represents the territory of Mi’kma’ki as a living relationship between land and sea. In the artist’s words, “Land and sea, from sunrise to sunset, it is all Mi’kma’ki.”

Pauline Young is a respected Mi’kmaq visual artist from Metepenagiag First Nation. In her work, she draws inspiration from the natural environment and the legacy of her father, Philip Young, a renowned artist who exposed her to art at a very young age. Employing a variety of media, including painting, drawing, and stained-glass, her artistic practice carries forward both family and cultural traditions of storytelling and image-making.

Installed on the roof of the Owens Art Gallery, which is located in a nineteenth-century, beaux-arts building, Wabanaki/People of the Dawn is an important assertion of Mi’kmaq sovereignty. Every year, the Owens will commission a Mi’kmaq artist to design a new flag for both the flagpole and its permanent collection. Two flags will be made each time: one for the wind and one for the vaults. These flags are sewn, not printed, so that the labour of their makers is physically apparent. Every five years, the gallery will exhibit the flags together, the weather-beaten ones next to their partners from the vaults. This project thus serves as an ongoing land acknowledgement that honours the L’nuk (Mi’kmaq) as the traditional owners and custodians of the unceeded lands upon which the Owens was built.

To keep this project grounded in community, each artist who designs a flag will nominate the artist for the following year. We are thrilled to announce that the artist designing the flag for 2021 is Natasha Patles. Patles is a talented artist from Eel Ground First Nation with a Diploma in Fine Craft and Applied Design from New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. We look forward to working with her on this important collaboritive project.
Photo: Mathieu Léger
We would like to acknowledge, honour, and pay respect to the traditional owners and custodians—from all four directions—of the land on which we live. It is upon the unceded, ancestral lands of the L’nuk (Mi’kmaq) that the Owens Art Gallery is located. While this area is known as Sackville, New Brunswick, it is part of Siknikt, a district of the greater territory of Mi’kma’ki. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship,” which the Mi’kmaq Wolastoqiyik, and Peskotomuhkati first signed with the British Crown in 1725.
The Owens Art Gallery would like to thank Mount Allison University, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ruth Lockhart Eisenhauer Art Fund for supporting this project. We also sincerely grateful to Patricia Musgrave-Quinn, Indigenous Affairs Coordinator, Mount Allision University, as well as our exceptional staff, student interns, volunteers, and supporters in the community of Sackville and the broader Atlantic region.
October 5, 2020 in Community, Culture

AGAVF News

The October 2, 2020 List


Jean-Denis Boudreau takes part in the group exhibition AlwaysMonctonForever

 

The AGAVF List

The Association des groups en arts visuels francophones ( AGAVF ) presents the events of its members, namely fifteen artist-run centers and galleries across Canada, and compiles calls for submissions in visual arts, media arts, performance, public art, residencies aimed at artists and curators.

Programming of AGAVF members

Imago Printmaking Workshop (Moncton)

Alisa Arsenault, Jennifer Bélanger, Jean-Denis Boudreau, Marjolaine Bourgeois, Christine Comeau, Angèle Cormier, Carole Deveau, Frédéric Gayer, Patrick McFarlane, Blake Morin, Annie France Noël and Angie Richard – AlwaysMonctonForever
In progress
140 Botsford Street, Ground Floor Aberdeen Cultural Center
Moncton, New Brunswick
www.atelierimago.com

 

House of French – speaking visual artists (Saint-Boniface)

Charley Farrero – Renewal
Jen Funk and Alexis L. Grisé – Au Poil / Honkey Dorey
August 6 to October 3, 2020
101-219, boulevard Provencher
Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
www.maisondesartistes.mb.ca

 

Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen Art Gallery (Moncton)

Rudi Aker, Léopold L. Foulem, Séamus Gallagher, Hailey Guizik, Denis Lanteigne, Meagan Musseau, Reiko Pleau, Serge V. Richard and / and Lisa Theriault – Space, Place, Home
Organized by the 3E curatorial collective: Emma Hassencahl-Perley, Erin Goodine, Emilie Grace Lavoie
from August 15 to October 18, 2020
opening: October 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

University of Moncton
Moncton, New Brunswick
www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ga

 

Galerie Sans Nom (Moncton)

White box residences:
Emma Delaney
from September 22 to October 6, 2020

Dan Smeby
from October 6 to 13, 2020

Samuel Landry and Xavier Gould
from October 20 to November 3, 2020

140, rue Botsford, local
Moncton, New Brunswick

www.galeriesansnom.org

 

Alberta Visual Arts Center (Edmonton)

Danièle Petit, Doris Charest, Karen Blanchet – The DDK Group
Claire Burelli – Data loss may occur
from September 11 to October 23, 2020

9103, 95th Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
www.galeriecava.com

 

Visual Voice Artist Center (Ottawa)

Gail Bourgeois and Giuliano Pirani – Coded Messages
from September 12 to October 13, 2020

Christopher Payne – artist in residence
67 Beechwood Avenue Vanier, Ontario
www.voixvisuelle.ca

 

Blue constellation-Galerie Bernard-Jean (Caraquet)

Raymonde Fortin – Becoming a forest
from September 19 to November 1, 2020
220, boul. Saint-Pierre West
Caraquet, New Brunswick
www.constellationbleue.com

 

Franco-Manitoban Cultural Center (Winnipeg)

 

Pauline Boutal – Carrefour / Crossroads web exhibition
since June 6, 2020
340, boulevard Provencher
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.ccfm.mb.ca

 

Le Labo (Toronto)

To be a woman artist in 2020. “The game of 2 questions”
with Lise Beaudry , Maria Legault , Martine Côté and Quitterie Hervouet

Chronicles of Quarantine with Jean-Christophe Foolchand
www.lelabo.ca

 

 

 

 

 

Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario (Sudbury)

Claude Wittmann – Wheels / politics / panic
Exhibition since February 2020
54 Elgin Street
Sudbury, Ontario
www.gn-o.org

 

 

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Calls for submissions

 

1.Calls in French from Canada

 

Circular Workshop – Montreal – October 31
McClure Gallery – Montreal – October 15
Dazibao – Montreal – October 15
PRIM production-broadcast – Montreal – October 15
Collective of Indigenous Commissioners – emergency fund for Inuit, Métis and First Nations people

 

2.Calls in English from Canada

 

Records and cassettes by artists – Vancouver – October 31
Dying. 2021 – Toronto – October 9
Images Festival – Toronto – October 31
Myseum Intersections 2022 – Toronto – November 2
BIPOC Artist Instagram Project – ongoing
AKA Artist-run Center – Saskatoon – ongoing
Southern Alberta Art Gallery – Lethbridge – ongoing

 

3.international calls

 

European Media Art Festival – December 31
apexart – New York – October 31
19th Media Art Biennale WRO 2021 – Wroclaw – October 21
Videoforms – October 20
Video Art Academy 2021 – Clermond-Ferrand – December 21
Investec Cape Town Art Fait – Cape Town – October 8

 

4.residences

 

Residency for Indigenous artist or curator Center Clark – Montreal – November 1

 

 

5.public art

Global Affairs Canada’s commemorative artwork – National Capital Region – December 16
Toronto Sculpture Garden – October 26

6.for commissioners

 

Performance Research – November 2
Artcite Inc. – November 3
Peripheral Review – October 19
Curator – ArtworxTO – October 19
Images Festival 2021 – Guest Program – no fixed deadline
East of your empires – Quebec – ongoing
Esse – File (Re) see the painting – January 10, 2021
Revue de Paris – call for contributors – in progress
Esse art + opinion – September 1

 

 

details on agavf.ca

Association of Francophone Visual Arts Groups BP 7131, Vanier Branch
Ottawa Ontario K1L 8E2 Canada
info@agavf.ca

October 2, 2020 in Uncategorized

Music in NB

FESTIVAL (506) 

♬♬ If you just want to listen to the music: FAN Passports
♬♬ + 🗣🗣  If you want to listen to the music AND attend the conference: PRO Passports

♬♬ Si vous voulez juste écouter la musique: Passeports FAN
♬♬ + 🗣🗣  Si vous voulez écouter la musique ET assister aux conférences: Passeports PRO

AND THE NOMINEES ARE…
ET LES FINALISTES SONT…  

Nineteen awards will be presented to artists and industry professionals who have made their mark on the provincial music scene. // Dix-neuf prix seront remis à des artistes et des professionnel.les de l’industrie de la musique qui ont fait leur marque sur la scène musicale provinciale. GO VOTE!  // ALLEZ VOTER!

MID: 5 OCT // DIM: 5 OCT

★ EMERGING ARTIST ★ ARTISTE DÉBUT DE CARRIÈRE
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBemerging
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBdebut

★ LIVE PERFORMANCE ★ ACTIVITÉS SCÉNIQUES
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBPerformance
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBSceniques

★ MARKETING & PROMOTION
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBmarketing
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBpromotion

#KEEPITLIVE

Long one of Atlantic Canada’s top music and entertainment destinations, The CAP (f/k/a The Capital Complex) launcheD Project #KEEPITLIVE. The fundraising initiative aims to support The CAP’s long-term investment in new infrastructure, inviting music fans to invest in a revitalized community space for this new era of live music, ahead of a cold winter and a potential second wave of COVID-19. +++ info >

JANE BLANCHARD + SOUND OF POP

Sound of Pop is pleased to announce they have signed a publishing deal with New Brunswick raised, Edinburgh, Scotland based singer-songwriter Jane Blanchard.  The deal encompasses her complete catalogue, including the new recording “Still, Again”, along with her first two EPs “Enemy” & “Narcissus”. +++ info >

POUR UN MOMENT AVEC NEBULLAMA

Nebullama lance un nouveau vidéoclip pour leur chanson, Pour un Moment. Le groupe a collaboré avec le Collecitf HAT (Moncton,N.-B.) pour créer un lyric video combinant des vidéos originaux et des images prises de la banque de NASA. En s’inspirant des paroles, qui parlent d’une promenade automnale entre amoureux, le Collectif a imaginé à quoi cela ressemblerait dans un autre univers.  +++ info >

PRE-ORDER IT’LL COME AROUND

Pre-order Tomato Tomato’s brand new album, “It’ll Come Around” and it will land digitally in your inbox the moment it’s released, along with your hard copy shortly after! You can ALSO pre-save their first single/title track “It’ll Come Around” on your Spotify (<—- click here!) right now and be the first to get it for streaming!  +++ info >

APRYLL AILEEN NEW VIDEO

Apryll Aileen just launched a new music video for “I’m Still Alive”. The video launch was followed by a Q&A with Apryll Aileen and Director Peter Doyle, answering questions about the making of the music video & sharing some behind the scenes secrets. All filming took place between Rothesay and Saint John, New Brunswick. Filmmakers Steven Doiron and Tony Tompkins were also on set to help.  +++ info >

SEUL ENSEMBLE DE DANIEL LÉGER

Le temps de l’isolement que nous vivons depuis les derniers mois est devenu un moment créatif pour l’auteur-compositeur-interprète Daniel Léger. Il écrit une chanson pleine d’espoir « Seul ensemble » et invite certains de ses bons ami.e.s et collaborateur.rices à en faire l’interprétation. Mario Robichaud est l’auteur de la musique.  +++ info >

RE:FLUX 16 Appel(s) de dossiers // Call(s) for submissions

Le festival de musique expérimentale et d’art sonore RE:FLUX lance son appel de propositions aux artistes, groupes et collectifs oeuvrant en musique expérimentale et en art sonore pour la programmation de sa 16e édition qui aura lieu du 24 au 30 mai 2021 à Moncton, au Nouveau-Brunswick.   +++ info >

KYLIE FOX RELEASES GREEN

Kylie Fox released her eleven track, debut full-length album, produced by ECMA award-winning producer Dale Murray, on September 18th alongside accompanying music video filmed by RayneMaker Productions. The album explores ideas of discoveries, of firsts, and of age. +++ info >

RED USURPER RELEASE NEW EP

Saint John NB based sludge/doom band Red Usurper are set to self-release their latest offering, Ov Bone & Rags on September 25th, 2020. Featuring 3 sprawling tracks clocking in at 24 minutes, this EP is loaded with dark, melodic, yet catchy riffing that appeals to heavy music fans of all types.  +++ info >

WEAK SIZE FISH VIDEO RELEASE

Seven-piece Maritime dub-reggae band, Weak Size Fish releases their music video for Roots of Creation from their album The Drift on September 23. When the group came across spare time due to the cancellation of their shows, they began filming themselves in their bubbles and compiling the footage. The track pays homage to the golden era of roots reggae and dub, yet has a unique production style that surrounds the listener with layers of ambient textures. +++ info >

MUSICUNB FALL SEASON

MusicUNB announces online livestream concerts in the Fall 2020 season which include 4 concerts in the Forté/Progression series and the 2nd Contemporary Music Festival. The season opens on September 23 with an accordian and clarinet duo, Bridge & Wolak, presenting “Bach to Benny Goodman”. Other guest performers will include Peter Allen (piano), Paul Pulford (piano), Carl Gionet (piano). +++ info >
September 30, 2020 in Uncategorized