Arts Development Branch

The mandate of the Arts Development Branch is to promote community cultural development in New Brunswick by providing leadership in the development, implementation and monitoring of government policies, strategies, initiatives and programs supporting the arts.

Financial Assistance

Professional and Provincial Arts Organisations

• New Brunswick/Québec Cultural Cooperation Program
• New Brunswick Touring and Presenting Grants Program – Presenters’ Component
• New Brunswick Touring and Presenting Grants Program – Touring Component
• Professional Development for Arts Organizations and Associations
• Professional Production and Presentation Arts Organizations Operational Funding
• Service-based Arts Organizations Operational Funding
• Strategic Initiative Fund

Local/Regional Arts and Cultural Organisations

• Arts Festivals
• Literary Promotion
• New Brunswick/Québec Cultural Cooperation Program
• New Brunswick Touring and Presenting Grants Program – Presenters’ Component
• New Brunswick Touring and Presenting Grants Program – Touring Component
• Partnership for Community Cultural Activities
• Professional Development for Arts Organizations and Associations
• Strategic Initiative Fund

Other Project Funding

• Artist-in-Residency School Program
• Presentation by Invitation for Non-Professional Artists

Opportunities for cultural experiences for young adults

• Canada Games
• Games of " La Francophonie Internationale "

The New Brunswick Art Bank

• Acquisition Program
• Exhibition Program
• Loan Program

2009-2010 New Brunswick Art Bank Acquisitions

Artwork by the following New Brunswick artists were selected for purchase
Jack Bishop (Saint John); Joel Boudreau (Saint-Simon); Luc Charette (Moncton); Angèle Cormier (Moncton); Kyle Cunjak (Fredericton); Darren Emenau (Central Greenwich); Yvon Gallant (Moncton); Bruce Gray (Douglas); Henrik Gringhuis (Upper Gagetown); Susan Judah (Upper Kingsclear); Herzl Kashetsky (Saint John); Mathieu Leger (Moncton); Adam MacDonald (Fredericton); Freeman Patterson (Kingston); Peter Powning (Markhamville); Neil Rough (Edgetts Landing); Romeo Savoie (Robichaud); Cliff Turner (Saint John); and Istvan Zsako (Baie Verte).

"Bold and Beaten"
Music by
Matt Andersen and the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra

Special Initiatives

Maine – New Brunswick Cultural Initiative:

The Maine-New Brunswick Cultural Initiative will offer both Maine and New Brunswick artists and arts organizations access to information which will help demystify and streamline border crossing processes, foster and enhance exchanges of cultural information, encourage collaborative cross-border cultural projects, and identify new/or expanded cross-border business and/or cultural tourism opportunities.

Find out more by clicking on one of the links below.

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed July 12th 2010
• Maine – New  Brunswick Cultural Initiative Phase 1 Report
• Commission website - Information for artists and organizations wishing to participate in international cultural exchanges has been created and compiled on the Maine Arts.

Cross Border Arts from Hemmings House Pictures on Vimeo.

2011 Canada Winter Games, National Artists Program

Cynthia Aubé-Boulay, Alyson Miller and Jessie Babin have been selected as the artist members of Team New Brunswick who will take part in the National Artists Program held in conjunction with the Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Feb. 11-27, 2011.

Participating in dance (Cynthia and Alyson), and in the visual arts (Jessie), the three young New Brunswick artists will take part in a two-week mentorship and developmental artistic program during the Games.

« Stratégie globale pour l’intégration des arts et de la culture dans la société acadienne au Nouveau-Brunswick »

The Department is working in collaboration with the arts community to implement key recommendations of the "Stratégie globale pour l’intégration des arts et de la culture dans la société acadienne au Nouveau-Brunswick" (http://www.aaapnb.ca/aaapnb/index.cfm?id=3706). Among these recommendations:

Regional cultural development (ACT):

The Department supports the concept of regional cultural development as defined in “La Stratégie Globale”. The Department is engaged in working cooperatively with the various groups and organizations to develop an approach that meets the needs of stakeholders.