Oct 1 Deadline for NB Arts Board Applications

Mr. Robert Bryar, newly appointed Programs Officer for the New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb), would like to remind NB professional artists that the deadline for the following program grants and awards is October 1, 2006:

Creation and Documentation Grants
Aboriginal Arts Grant
Excellence Awards
Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts
School of the Arts Prizes
and the new Emerging Artist of the Year Prize.

Please note that the following awards are no longer offered: Municipality of the Arts of the Year Prize; Prize for Arts Philanthropy; and Award for Arts Organization of the Year.

The New Brunswick Arts Board is pleased to announce that the Creation Category A Grant has been raised to $15,000 and that the Documentation Grant is now $7,000. Information on all of these programs and application forms can be found at www.artsnb.ca, or call (506) 444-4444 or 1-866-460-2787, toll free within NB.