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About Us

ArtsLink NB unifies New Brunswick’s arts and culture sector and fosters the sector’s contributions to a dynamic and prosperous province.

ArtsLink NB is a member-based arts service organization, founded in 2009 to advance the arts in New Brunswick by linking and unifying artists and arts organizations and promoting their value. We represent New Brunswick arts organizations, cultural workers, and artists.

The arts are vital to all New Brunswickers.

ArtsLink NB’s Mandate is to:

Establish a network that connects individual artists and arts organizations locally, regionally, and provincially
Foster public awareness of arts and culture throughout New Brunswick and promote the value of arts in society
Create a community culture that acknowledges arts professionals and treats them with respect
Provide guidance, resources, and assistance for artists and their organizations
Advocate for issues relating to professional artists and the arts community
Facilitate growth, prosperity, and excellence – socially, economically, artistically, and culturally
Promote arts education

Who We Are

Staff

Julie Whitenect (she/her)
Executive Director
📧 julie@artslinknb.com
Amy Ash (she/they)
Associate Director
📧 amy@artslinknb.com
Jeri Knopp (she/her)
Programming Director
📧 jeri@artslinknb.com
Josh Graham (he/him)
Communications Coordinator
📧 josh@artslinknb.com
Sabarah Pilon (she/her)
Programming Coordinator
📧 sabarah@artslinknb.com
Penelope Stevens (she/they)
Programming Coordinator
📧 penelope@artslinknb.com
Photo of Joseph Webster
Joseph Webster
Programming Intern
Experience MTA
📧 programming@artslinknb.com
Faith Daramola (she/her)
Programming Intern
Canada Summer Jobs
📧 intern@artslinknb.com
Michelle La Forme (she/her)
Communications Intern
Canada Summer Jobs
📧 info@artslinknb.com

Board of Directors

Don Bosse
President
Fredericton
Maegen Black
1st vice-President
Fredericton
Bridget Bezanson
2nd vice-President
Moncton
Candice Ostroski
Secretary
Bathurst
Victor Toki
Treasurer
Fredericton
Adam Hodnett
Bathurst
Betsy Kelly
St. Andrews
Gary Weekes
Fredericton
Jason Nugent
Fredericton
Emilie Grace Lavoie
Edmundston

Past Presidents

Maggie McLaughlin2009, founding president
Kathy Hamer2010-2015
Mark Blagrave2016
Julie Scriver2017-2022

Past Executive Directors

Sandy Mackay2009-2011, founding director
Sara Griffin2012
Kate Wallace2013-2014
Gillian Dykeman2015-2017

As a provincial entity, ArtsLink NB acknowledges that it carries out its work on the traditional unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which these nations first signed with the British Crown in 1726. The treaties did not deal with the surrender of lands and resources, but in fact, recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. 

We, the members of ArtsLink NB, pay respect to the descendants of this land and to the elders — past and present. We honour the knowledge keepers and seek guidance as we strive to develop closer relationships with the Indigenous People in this land that is called New Brunswick.

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