http://www.artlinksnb.com en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:57 -0300 http://www.artlinksnb.com/images/vlogorss.png 144 http://www.verilion.com http://www.artlinksnb.com/News/newsitem/1/id/129/content.do http://www.artlinksnb.com/News/newsitem/1/id/129/content.do The PC Party will recognize the professional status of New Brunswick artists June 12, 2010 TRACADIE-SHEILA-The Progressive Conservative Party is ready to recognize the professional status of New Brunswick artists. Claude Landry the MLA for Tracadie-Sheila says it’s time to take the lead and answer to a long awaited request from artistic and cultural groups within the province. The proposed PC initiatives represent real progress toward eliminating inequalities for those who wish to make a living as an artist. "It’s unacceptable to see our artists have a hard time making ends meet when they contribute so much to the arts and the culture of our province. If New Brunswick is known around the globe, it is in great part because of our artists’ contribution and we need to recognize that fact," said Landry. Among others, the David Alward PC team wants to set forth measures to promote the arts and culture in New Brunswick. "The PC team wants to put in place a mixed working committee which will include different stakeholders to revise the current Cultural Policy and develop new tax credits for New Brunswick artists," said David Alward, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Landry announced that arts and culture will be highlighted in the PC electoral platform to artists attending the Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick’s annual meeting. "We want to establish a constructive dialogue with the artistic community, and this dialogue will continue for years to come," said Landry. Le PC veut reconnaître le statut professionnel des artistes du Nouveau-Brunswick Le 12 juin 2010 TRACADIE-SHEILA - Le Parti progressiste-conservateur serait prêt à reconnaître le statut professionnel des artistes du Nouveau-Brunswick. Le député PC de Tracadie-Sheila, Claude Landry avoue que l’heure est venue de passer à l’action pour répondre à cette demande de longue date des groupes artistiques et culturels de la province. Les mesures proposées par le Parti PC devraient permettre d’abaisser certaines inégalités socioéconomiques pour ceux et celles qui vivent de leur métier. « Il est inacceptable de voir nos artistes avoir de la difficulté à survivre alors que leurs contribution est très importante pour le développent des arts et de la culture. Si notre province peut se démarquer autant, c’est à cause en grande partie de la contribution de nos artistes et il faut le reconnaître », a déclaré M. Landry. En fait, outre la reconnaissance du statut professionnel des artistes, le parti PC de David Alward souhaite mettre sur pied d’autres mesures aptes à stimuler les arts et la culture au Nouveau-Brunswick. « Notre équipe PC a à cœur les arts et la culture et nous voulons mettre sur pied un comité de travail mixte qui comprendra des intervenants de différents domaines, réviser la politique culturelle actuelle et accorder de nouveaux crédits d’impôts aux artistes », a dit David Alward, le chef du Parti progressiste- conservateur. Le député Landry a annoncé aux artistes de l’Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick que les arts et la culture allaient occuper une place de choix au sein de la plateforme électorale des progressistes- conservateurs. « Je suis ici afin d’établir un dialogue constructif avec la communauté artistique, et ce dialogue se poursuivra pour les années à venir », de dire M. Landry. The Progressive Conservative Party of NB / Le Parti progressiste-Conservateur du Nouveau-Brunswick www.pcnb.ca The Progressive Conservative Party of NB / Le Parti progressiste-Conservateur du Nouveau-Brunswick 506-453-3456 ... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0300 http://www.artlinksnb.com/News/newsitem/1/id/127/content.do http://www.artlinksnb.com/News/newsitem/1/id/127/content.do May 28th, 2010 Fredericton, New Brunswick In 2009, the City of Fredericton was awarded the “Municipality of the Arts of the Year” prize by the New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts (NBFA). The city of Fredericton has chosen to have a commissioned art work installed in the foyer of its new conference center on Queen Street. Artist(s)/teams of artists are invited to participate in a call for expressions of interest to provide a site specific work of public art at the City of Fredericton’s new conference center on Queen Street. The artwork will be located in the foyer of the conference center. The NBFA is soliciting responses from professional artists or teams of artists in New Brunswick with a proven track record of working on site specific public art commissions. Every year, the New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts sends out a call for nominations for its “Municipality of the Arts of the Year” award program. This is a juried prize which recognizes the efforts of a municipality that has made a significant contribution to arts and culture in New Brunswick. The prize consists of either a commissioned work of art from a well-known New Brunswick artist to be displayed in a specific public place or the presentation of an art event chosen by the recipient municipality. The NBFA selects the artist or the art event for the prize after the recipient municipality has decided whether it will be the gift of an art work or the gift of an art event. One prize per year is awarded. The winner of 2009 “Municipality of the Arts of the Year”, the city of Fredericton, has chosen to have a commissioned work of art for its new conference center. Hence, the New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts is inviting individual artists or teams of artists to submit their expression of interest along with qualifications. Artists must comply with the requirements described in the “Request for Expression of Interest”. The document is available on nbfa-fanb.ca, and at NBFA office. Deadline for expression of interest is July 30 2010. Mail or drop off submission to: RFP-01-2010 NBFA Art in Public Places Call 334 Queen Street, Suite 1 Fredericton, NB E3B 1B2 For further information, please contact: Denise Violette, 866-267-6600. Request for Expressions of Interest (Microsoft Word, 160 KB) ... Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0300 http://www.artlinksnb.com/News/newsitem/1/id/123/content.do http://www.artlinksnb.com/News/newsitem/1/id/123/content.do Good News: Excellent and Free Arts Resource Available The CHRC has written an excellent resource document: the Art of Managing Your Career. It’s a free downloadable PDF, worth its weight in gold (when printed) www.culturalhrc.ca/amyc/index-e.asp... Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 -0300