📣 Calling all New Brunswick Artists: Professional Artist Accreditation Is Now Open!
ArtsLink NB is currently accepting Professional Artist Accreditation applications from practicing New Brunswick artists of all disciplines, communities, regions, and linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
According to the Status of the Artist Act, professional artists are entitled to national industry fee standards and detailed contracts. Professional Artist Accreditation is a way of protecting these new employment rights.
Additionally, accredited professional artists will appear in a public database, creating a visible network of professional artists that can be used by engagers across government, the cultural sector, and the wider community.
⏳ Deadline to apply:
🗓️ Sunday, June 10th, 11:59pm
🙋🏽♀️ Have questions? Attend one of our info sessions:
Info Session 1
🗓️ Wednesday, May 20th
🕛 12 pm – 1 pm
👨💻 Online
Info Session 2
🗓️ Wednesday, June 3rd
🕕 6 pm – 7 pm
👨💻 Online
🔗 Learn more, register for an info session, and apply at the link in our bio.
@aaapnb@mawiartwabanakicollective@artsnb@artsculturenb@gnbca
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🙌 Join us in welcoming Joseph Webster to our team!
Joseph joins us through the Experience MTA program, and will be working as a Programming Intern alongside Jericho Knopp (our Programming Director), Sabarah Pilon, and Penny Stevens.
"My name is Joseph Webster, and I am a fourth-year student at Mount Allison University studying Classics with a minor in Latin. I am from the Saint John area and am passionate about the community in which I grew up. I believe that the arts play a crucial role in fostering a community, because of this I am very excited to get to work with ArtsLink NB and help promote the arts in my community!"
Congratulations to Carmen Gibbs on her incredible tenure as Executive Director of l’Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Carmen has been a generous friend to ArtsLink NB over the years. In our earliest beginnings, she was an advisor to our founding members as they formed the organization. Since then, partnerships between our organizations have been numerous, with participation in key working groups, advocacy efforts, translation and development of key resources and research, development of programs, and cross participation in activities for the betterment of the sector.
Our work has benefited greatly from her perspective, collaboration, and commitment, and so has the provincial arts sector. She has been a tireless advocate for artists and arts organizations across New Brunswick, helping to build a stronger, more connected, and more sustainable cultural landscape for the province.
Among her many accomplishments, Carmen’s determination and advocacy were instrumental in the historic achievement of the adoption of Status of the Artist legislation this past year, a milestone that will have a lasting impact on artists in New Brunswick for generations to come.
We extend our sincere gratitude for her extraordinary contributions and wish her all the best in this well-earned retirement.
Félicitations !
@aaapnb
📸 This photo shows Carmen Gibbs at the Proclamation Celebration for the Status of the Artist Act at Government House last December.
From the left are Philip André Collette, Artistic Director of Théâtre l’Escaouette; Jean-Philippe Raîche, President of AAAPNB; Carmen Gibbs, Director General of AAAPNB; Julie Whitenect, Executive Director of ArtsLink NB; Amy Ash, Associate Director of ArtsLink NB; Hon. Isabelle Thériault, Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture; and Tara Francis, Chair of Mawi'art: Wabanaki Arts Collective.
Photo by Bunthivy Nou.
🔔 Deadline reminder!
Applications for our programming and communications internships are due:
🗓️ May 13, 2026
🕛11:59 pm
🔗 The full job description and how to apply are at the link in our bio.
‼️ Deadline Extension:
🗓️ Applications now due by Wednesday, 20 May, 2026
✳️ We are looking for artists who can attend the full retreat.
Groundwork is a pilot professional development and peer mentoring retreat for New Brunswick artists. We’ve selected our peer mentors and are now ready to open up applications for participants!
What's included?
1️⃣ During the day, there will be professional development workshops in subjects such as marketing and branding, budgeting, and business development, run by ArtsLink staff and industry professionals.
2️⃣ Artist-run workshops with one-on-one peer-mentoring opportunities:
· Writing and speaking about your work with writer and ArtsLink NB Programming Director Jericho Knopp
· Grant-writing with printmaker and grant writer Natt Cann
· Longevity and sustainability in your art practice with visual artist Theresa MacKnight
· Collaboration in practice with musician Charles Harding
· Creative wellbeing with illustrator Kaitlin Hoyt
3️⃣ Networking in a true summer camp experience. Participants will all stay in bunkhouses on-site, eat dinner together, or sit around a campfire, with a chance to discuss their lives and creative practices.
🗓️ Dates: July 3-10, 2026.
📍 Location: Camp Pascobac on the Beautiful Belleisle Bay
85 Pascobac Lane, Kars, NB
🔍 What we’re looking for: artists who have the time and energy to commit to a week-long professional development retreat, and an eagerness to learn from other artists.
💰 Cost: Free! The event and accommodation are covered
🔗 Go to the link in our bio for full details.
📰 ArtsLink NB Newsletter for 8 May, 2026
🔗 Find it at the link in our bio.
🙌 Carmen Gibbs ⛺️ Groundwork ✍️ town hall 🗳️ election 👷🏽♀️ internships 📸 doc days ... events, opportunities & more!
📸 Need a headshot? Photos of your artwork? A band photo?
One Monday each month, the ArtsLink Community Studio in Saint John will be open for you to document yourself or your work.
We’ll have the equipment set up – just show up and shoot. Time slots are 30 minutes each and by appointment. A staff member will be on site to provide access and help if needed.
✳️ Please note: this is a self-documentation day and a professional photographer will not be present.
🔗 Please go to the link in our bio to register and reserve a spot.
Dates and Times:
🗓️ Monday, May 25, 2026
🕕 6pm-8pm
🗓️ Monday, June 22, 2026
🕕 6pm-8pm
The ArtsLink Community Studio is located at:
📍 94 Prince William St.,
Suite 303
Saint John, NB
📕 Leaders in the Field: The History and Legacy of Art at Mount Allison, co-edited by Thaddeus Holownia and Dr. John Leroux, is a new book that chronicles Canada's oldest university art program from 1854 to 2025, featuring extensive archival materials and contributing writers from prominent galleries.
It will be launched:
🗓️ Sunday, May 10, 2026
🕔 5pm
📍Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts
Sackville, NB
with a second launch event taking place:
🗓️ Thursday, May 14th, 2026
🕕 6pm
📍Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Fredericton, NB
🔗 Pre-order your copy from Goose Lane Editions at the link in our bio.
⏳ Deadline approaching!
Groundwork is a pilot professional development and peer mentoring retreat for New Brunswick artists!
1️⃣ Professional development workshops
2️⃣ Artist-run workshops, with one-on-one peer-mentoring:
· Writing and speaking about your work with writer and ArtsLink NB Programming Director Jericho Knopp
· Grant-writing with printmaker and grant writer Natt Cann
· Longevity and sustainability in your art practice with visual artist Theresa MacKnight
· Collaboration in practice with musician Charles Harding
· Creative wellbeing with illustrator Kaitlin Hoyt
3️⃣ Networking in a true summer camp experience.
Call details:
🗓️ Dates: July 3-10, 2026.
✳️ We are looking for artists who can attend the full retreat.
📍 Location: Camp Pascobac on the Beautiful Belleisle Bay
85 Pascobac Lane
Kars, NB
🔍 What we’re looking for: artists who have the time and energy to commit to a week-long professional development retreat, and an eagerness to learn from other artists.
💰 Cost: Free! The event and accommodation are covered
🔗 Full details at the link in our bio
🙌 Join us in welcoming Abel Brown to our team! Abel joins us through an internship with NBCC's Wesley Armour School of Business, and for the next 8 weeks is lending us his expertise to put together a marketing plan.
"Abel Brown is a second-year Business Administration Marketing student at NBCC with a background in art and graphic design. He is joining the team as part of his practicum and is passionate about art, music, learning, and research. During his time at ArtsLink NB, Abel is excited to contribute to communications and marketing efforts."
@mynbcc
🗳️ The Human Development Council has some excellent resources for voters in the upcoming municipal elections, including this infographic on the three funnels of government responsibility.
While the federal and provincial governments have a big role to play, they've placed "arts and culture" as a municipal responsibility given how much impact your local council has.
📸 They have also created "Municipal Election Data Snapshots" for Moncton, Fredericton, and Saint John, and their New Brunswick Community Data Portal is an excellent resource.
🦉 If you want to ask informed questions of your local candidate about what's going on in your community, this is an essential source for facts.
🔗 Find the data snapshots and explore Human Development Council reports at the link in our bio.
@humandevelopmentcouncilsj
#SupportLocalArts #VoteTheArts #ArtsLinkNB #CivicEngagement #MunicipalElections2026 #ArtsAndCulture #ArtsAdvocacy #CreativeCommunities #nbpoli #YourVoteMatters #ThinkAskVote #municipales2026 #Moncton #SaintJohn #Fredericton
❯❯❯❯ We’re looking to hire two energetic and enthusiastic candidates with a desire to work in the arts and culture sector as our Programming and Communications Interns for 8 weeks this summer through the Canada Summer Jobs program.
Please share with anyone you feel would be a good fit.
🗓️ The deadline to apply is May 13th.
🔗 Full details are at the link in our bio.
#ArtsInternship #SummerJobs2026 #ProgrammingIntern #CommunicationsIntern #ArtsAndCulture #CanadaSummerJobs #NewBrunswickJobs #CreativeCareers #InternshipOpportunity #ArtsLinkNB
