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THE CHARLOTTE STREET ARTS CENTRE SHOWCASES INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA!
The newly established Got Video? Gallery is the Charlotte Street Arts Centre’s latest attraction. The gallery, a wall-mounted 42” LCD TV, is housed in the main foyer of the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, and is a community resource for arts groups, provided by the Fredericton Arts Alliance through funding received from the City of Fredericton.
Currently on rotation is a series of nine videopoems by Belgian artist, Swoon. Swoon has produced over 60 videopoems, has collaborated with various writers in different languages and has been shown at a number of international festivals, such as the International Literary Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY), Vimfest (Mexico), the Experimental Film and Video Festival (Croatia), the upcoming Poetry Film Festival ZEBRA (Berlin, Germany), and many more.
Following Swoon will be video artist Jean-Michel Rolland from Paris, France. Both a musician and an artist, Jean-Michel Rolland uses video to produce experimental sequences that use utensils and found objects to create visual and musical compositions as one. Jean-Michel has also screened his works at international festivals, such as the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, the Festival Internacional de la Imagen (Columbia), the 8th Berlin International Directors Lounge and more. Jean-Michel Rolland’s work will be shown from May 19 – June 22, 2012.
The Artist’s Hand is a Helping Hand
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is pleased to host the upcoming exhibition, The Way I Look At It by George Strunz, from May 4 – June 10, 2012. The exhibition will feature numerous pastel, acrylic and watercolour paintings that feature natural themes such as landscape, still life and environmental portraits. All works will be for sale as a joint fundraiser for the Charlotte Street Arts Centre’s ArtReach program, which provides free arts-based education to marginalized groups, as well as for the John Howard Society of Fredericton. The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is deeply grateful to George Strunz for his creative efforts to support our vision of opening the doors of creative expression to all.
The opening reception for The Way I Look At It will take place in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, on Friday, May 4, from 5-7pm. All are welcome to attend, meet the artist, and enjoy live Latin-inspired music by our house band, Richard Gloade, Esq and beer tastings by our ever-generous sponsors, Picaroons Traditional Ales.
Exhibition Call for New Brunswick Aboriginal Artists!
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is seeking submissions of craft pieces and artworks created by New Brunswick aboriginal artists to be displayed in our Charlotte Glencross Gallery, in conjunction with the upcoming Aboriginal Artists’ Conference.
This exhibition, opening in June 2012, is named after late elder Gwen Bear. She was given the name Sagatay, which means “the breaking of the dawn”. The purpose of this exhibition is to honour the spirit of Sagatay, as well as to promote NB First Nation artists.
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January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
A listing of all upcoming Charlotte Street Arts Centre presentations in 2012.
*Does not include events organized by outside producers.
CALL FOR VIDEO ART AND DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS
March 12, 2012 - March 12, 2012
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is seeking submissions of contemporary video art and digital images from New Brunswick filmmakers and artists for display on our lobby screen.
NB-Musicians Emerge Festival - Call for Submissions
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 9:51am - 9:51am
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is seeking submissions from New Brunswick emerging musicians to be a part of our annual NB Musicians Emerge (NB-ME!) Festival. This festival, running in conjunction with Culture Days from September 27 to 30, will provide emerging musicians with an opportunity to showcase their talents in a distinctive and prominent venue, as well as gain access to significant professional development opportunities in the music industry.
The Way I Look At It | George Strunz
May 4, 2012 - June 10, 2012
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is pleased to host the upcoming exhibition, The Way I Look At It by George Strunz, from May 4 – June 10, 2012. The exhibition will feature numerous pastel, acrylic and watercolour paintings that feature natural themes such as landscape, still life and environmental portraits. All works will be for sale as a joint fundraiser for the Charlotte Street Arts Centre’s ArtReach program, which provides free arts-based education to marginalized groups, as well as for the John Howard Society of Fredericton. The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is deeply grateful to George Strunz for his creative efforts to support our vision of opening the doors of creative expression to all.
The opening reception for The Way I Look At It will take place in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, on Friday, May 4, from 5-7pm. All are welcome to attend, meet the artist, and enjoy live Latin-inspired music by our house band, Richard Gloade, Esq and beer tastings by our ever-generous sponsors, Picaroons Traditional Ales.
NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS WEEK events at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, in partnership with Nature NB
Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre joins with Nature New Brunswick in May, to artfully create a wildlife-friendly space, as part of National Youth Arts Week activities across Canada.
Join us in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre Culture Garden, located at the back of the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, on Saturday, May 5th from 1-4pm, to learn about common birds of New Brunswick and help biologists build various wildlife friendly structures such as bat houses, bird houses, nest boxes and feeders. These structures will be placed behind the Charlotte Street Arts Center on Saturday, May 26th during our community event, called Planting Community.
The Planting Community event is a chance to get your hands dirty and help Nature NB and The Charlotte Street Arts Center build a wildlife friendly garden, and is a chance for youth to showcase the wildlife structures they've created and installed. Activities include planting bird and butterfly gardens, an art station, nature games and a free BBQ for volunteers. Help us green our community and build on the Culture Garden! Planting Community activities take place from 10am-2pm on Saturday, May 26th. Enjoy live music by our Latin-inspired house band, Richard Gloade and the Esquire Trio, while you dig in. Also, if you haven’t had a chance yet to check out our nature-inspired mural by local graffiti artist Jason Willcox, across the entire back wall of the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, now is the time!
Families and youth are welcome to register for both events by contacting Nature NB at YNC@naturenb.ca or calling 459-4209. All activities are free of charge, supported by the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
For more information on National Youth Arts Week and all of the activities that are part of this national movement, visit the website at youthartsweek.ca.
Aboriginal Artists' Conference - honouring the spirit of Sagatay
June 12, 2012 - June 14, 2012
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre partners with Saint Mary's First Nation and the province's educational institutions to bring you the first-ever Aboriginal Artist's Conference.
This three-day conference, held from June 12-14th will feature informative sessions, artist talks, feasts, traditional ceremonies, drumming, chanting, arts and craft workshops and demonstrations, an exhibition of aboriginal art, and a chance to meet and connect with aboriginal artists from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Join delegates from the Canada Council, artsnb, the Arts Branch of the NB Dept of Culture, Tourism and Healthy Living, as well as honoured guests such as government officials, artists, educators, and more during this conference meant to bridge communities and honour the spirit of Sagatay (late Elder Gwen Bear).
