ArtsLink NB

10/14/2026

📰 ArtsLink NB Newsletter for October 14, 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/artslinknb.com/newsletter-14-october-2026

👩‍⚖️ RSVP for AGM 🍞 Making a Living Panel 👩🏿‍💻 One 2 One 🏛️ Town Hall ... events, opportunities & more!

10/11/2026

Are you an established artist in New Brunswick with a recognized career and long history of presenting your work in various professional contexts throughout the province and beyond?

We want to hear from you.

🗓️ October 15, 2026
🕑 12pm – 1pm

Some questions to consider:

✳️ What has kept you here in NB?
✳️ What regional resources have been most helpful to your practice?
✳️ What are the gaps in infrastructure that you’ve noticed?
✳️ How has living in NB impacted your practice?
✳️ What supports or resources would be helpful for you at this stage in your career?
✳️ And what questions do you have for us?

✉️➡🔗 Please RSVP by emailing josh [at] artslinknb [dot] com with “Town Hall October 2026” in the subject line by October 14th, 11:59pm in order to receive the appropriate link prior to the event. Please also include any specific points you would like to discuss.

Note: Amy Ash, our Associate Director, is unfortunately no longer available to host the final two town halls in this series. Our Communications Coordinator, Josh Graham, will stand in as moderator.

Full details are here: https://www.artslinknb.com/town-halls/

10/09/2026

Introducing the Fall 2026 cohort of our CATAPULT Arts Accelerator!

These artists have embarked on a 12-week course of study with experts in their fields where they will learn business skills, work on their career development, and embark on a year-long mentorship.

🚀 Launch Day will be December 12: save the date to join us in Saint John to meet the artists and hear their pitches!

⎯ The Artists ⎯

✨ Courtney Arseneau is an emerging ecological arts practitioner. Working primarily with experimental, natural materials including plants and seeds, she creates ephemeral installations, sculptural art and mixed media illustrations.

✨ Lesley Bartlett started painting in 2020, mostly out of boredom during COVID-19 lockdown, but she found something much more valuable than just another way to kill time. Painting rapidly became an important part of her life and a critical therapeutic tool to help manage her ADHD and depression. https://brainstatic.art.blog/about/

✨ Loüie Brytoe is a Brazilian painter based in Moncton since 2019. His artwork explores social and political issues, exaltation of nature and its resources and the representation of Latin American culture. Working primarily with oil paint on canvas, Loüie also experiments with mixed media on paper, blending acrylic paint, oil stick, and India ink. https://www.instagram.com/louie_brytoe/

✨ Lila Donovan is an award-winning fine art photographer, writer, and Qigong teacher whose work bridges ecology, storytelling, and mindful presence. Her multimedia exhibitions and writing champion environmental stewardship, feminine resilience, and the serene beauty and healing energy of the natural world. https://www.instagram.com/liladonovanfineartphoto

✨ Emily Kelly uses earth pigments and natural materials to create a visual connection to place. Through painting, She explores the places that shape us and the feeling of being connected to the land. https://www.instagram.com/emily.janekelly/

✨ Craig Lang is a songwriter, composer, music creator, and educator with a sustained artistic practice spanning original orchestral compositions, musical theatre, conducted improvisations, and contemporary songwriting. Craig Lang

✴️ Note: Applications for the Winter 2027 artist cohort of CATAPULT open on October 17th, 2026.

Learn more here: https://www.artslinknb.com/programs-initiatives/catapult/

10/09/2026

10/07/2026

10/06/2026

Our Executive Director, Julie Whitenect, is at Arts Day on the Hill today, meeting with ministers and MPs.

This year, they're advocating for a permanent $140 million increase to the Canada Council for the Arts — an investment that would help strengthen the sector and support artists and arts organizations across Canada.

10/06/2026

10/01/2026

Following our AGM, join us for "Making a Living in the Arts: A CATAPULT Alumni Panel."

📍 Saint John Arts Centre
🗓️ Saturday, October 17
🕐 1pm

From finances to time management, marketing to work-life balance, this session will take you through the nitty-gritty of what it’s like to be a full-time artist living in New Brunswick. The diverse group of panelists include a musician, visual artists, and fine craftspeople.

👥 Panelists: Stephen Hero, Melanie Paulin, Anne Stillwell
🎤 Moderated by: Jeri Knopp, ArtsLink NB Programming Director and professional writer

🌟 Stephen Hero (Matthew Elliott) makes raw, working-class hip hop from Canada’s east coast. Throughout his career, his art has become more focused on issues of class disparity as he’s moved deeper into telling his own story and the story of his community.

🌟 Mélanie Paulin is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily with found and reclaimed materials. She is particularly drawn to textiles, viewing them as materials that carry stories and serve as sensory anchors for memory.

🌟 Anne Stillwell is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on linoleum block printing from Keswick Ridge, NB. Her influences are rooted deep in her connection to her homestead and surrounding New Brunswick nature.

🔗 Learn more here: https://www.artslinknb.com/2026/09/29/making-a-living-in-the-arts/