Acquisitions

The acquisition project collectionArtNB purchases artwork by professional New Brunswick artists approximately every two years.

Eligibility

Eligible professional New Brunswick artists may be:

• Emerging
• Mid-career, or
• Established

Description

collectionArtNB (formerly The New Brunswick Art Bank), established in 1968, celebrates the province’s excellence in the visual arts through its collection of artwork by New Brunswick artists.

collectionArtNB invites professional artists, living in New Brunswick for more than one year, to submit artwork for possible acquisition. We highly encourage artists from BIPOC communities to apply.

Details regarding the process of collectionArtNB's upcoming acquisition can be found in the Guidelines document.

Application process:

The acquisition process has two streams GENERAL call & INDIGENOUS call.

*Indigenous artists are highly encouraged to apply, with separate artworks, to both streams. *

Application portal: COMING SOON

Submission process opens: 

Deadline for submission: 

A complete application includes:

- Signed application form. Artwork submitted by gallerists should confirm the artist’s permission (i.e. email message from the artist)

- Clearly labelled full-colour digital images.

- Three (3-5) artworks are required for submission.

- Information about the media and the process used in creating the artwork.

- Artist’s statement about the artwork (250 words).

- Presentation and display requirements, if appropriate.