Instructor Natasha Sacobie partners with the Charlotte St. Arts Center for an eight week course dedicated to uplifting and empowering indigenous high school artists grades ten through twelve.

The objective of these weekend sessions is to empower proficient teenage artists with entrepreneurial skills and insights to excel in their chosen art forms, while guiding them towards a successful and sustainable artistic career. Students will ultimately have new works showcased at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery as well as the Harriet Irving Library. Only five students will be admitted into the course.

The course will consist of eight sessions, each lasting two hours. Students will meet Sunday afternoons, from 1pm to 3pm at the Charlotte St. Arts Centre. The course is completely free for selected applicants. We are able to offer this class through the generous support of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation.

About the instructor: Natasha Sacobie is a Wolastoqiyik visual artist living in Bilijk. Sacobie’s creative practice engagesboth traditional and contemporary mediums. Having graduated from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design and recently completed Advanced Studio Practice. Her works have been shown at the Lieutenant Governor’s House in Fredericton, NB, The George Fry Gallery, the Saint John Arts Center, the Boston Museum, and the Gallery on Queen. Natasha Sacobie was awarded the 2023 Heather Stone Emerging Artist Award at the Craft East Buyers Expo and was the recipient of a 2023 Equinox Creation grant.

Disclaimer: This call for interest is initially open exclusively to individuals who are residents of First Nation communities. We are committed to providing opportunities to First Nation members and fostering their participation. However, should the number of qualified applicants from First Nation communities not meet our target, we reserve the right to extend this opportunity to the public.