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SJAC Closed Remembrance Day

SJAC’s offices and galleries will be closed Monday, November 11, 2024 in observance of Remembrance Day. We hope you will visit our Remembrance Memorial display, this year honouring the service of Lieutenant-Colonel Nancy Ouellet, on display for the month of November.

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November Fibre Gathering

SJAC is pleased to invite spinners, knitters, weavers, rug hookers, felters, embroiderers, and all lovers of fibre art to a fun & informal gathering on Saturday, November 30th, 1-4 pm. Bring whatever you’re working on & hang out for the afternoon – you can spread out in our spacious galleries, we’ll have tables and chairs ready, and carts by the …

Alicia Robichaud

My Journey Through Darkness / Rotunda Gallery / November 1 – December 19, 2024 Artist Statement  My Journey Through Darkness is an intense series of photographs and poems showing the inner mind of a person suffering through clinical depression. This series uses composite photography and freeform poetry as tools to represent the artists personal journey with mental illness. Through these …

Natalie Légère

Owls of Turtle Island / Canada Games and Library Galleries / November 1 – December 19, 2024 Artist Statement  In a Dakota ceremony, I had a vision of an owl. I asked my Elder the significance. He suggested that I paint an owl, because this was my way of understanding things.  I made an owl painting, on a 20” x …

Erica Stanley

Brink of Extinction / City Gallery / November 1 – December 19, 2024 Artist Statement There are currently approximately 350 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. Loss of food and habitat, due to climate change and human action, have brought this species to the brink of extinction. This artwork is a response to this threat, a threat that, …

Hallie Watson

‘Farm Walk’ / Port Saint John Gallery / November 1 – December 19, 2024 Artist Statement You are on a walk on the family farm. There is a large wood, fields and a pond. It is a beautiful day and the sun shines The trees are tall and swaying gently, the sky sparkling between the leaves way up high. Birds …

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Symphony NB: Oct. 6, 2024

SJAC is proud to be the Saint John venue for Symphony New Brunswick’s fabulous Virtuoso series of concerts! The first concert in this season is: Sunday, October 6, 2024 | 2:00 pm @ Saint John Arts Centre Virtuoso 1: Baroque Masters Featuring: Saint John String Quartet & Tim Blackmore, harpsichord Program: A Corelli – Trio Sonata Op.2 No.4 G P …

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Beginners+ Pottery

Workshop Description By popular demand, we are introducing a new course for those looking to continue the momentum in their ceramics journey! The Beginner+ Pottery workshop is open to those who have completed a Pottery on the Wheel Workshop in the past. This 6 week program will provide 15 hours of time on the wheel with renowned ceramicist, Ralph Seely, …

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The Art Room (Ages 9-12)

Artistic Pursuits • New Friends • Self-Expression • Confidence ‘The Art Room’ program provides youth ages 9-12 with arts education that ignites creativity in a quality learning environment. Programs will foster the exploration and expression of ideas through the use of various art mediums. At the Saint John Arts Centre, students of ‘The Art Room’ program benefit from new social …