Conference + Festival
Arts Atlantic Symposium
Presented by ArtsLink NB, the Arts Atlantic Symposium (AAS) is a three-day, multidisciplinary conference for artists and arts professionals across the Atlantic provinces. This symposium aimed to encourage arts sector growth and resilience by providing an opportunity for participants to gather, learn, connect, and collaborate, build working relationships within the industry on both regional and national levels, develop new skills and participate in professional development opportunities.
The Arts Atlantic Symposium highlights all disciplines, languages, and cultures in New Brunswick while engaging all of the Atlantic region in a significant discussion and learning opportunity on what elements of Atlantic art-making make our work unique. The symposium includes a public festival with live performances, art installations, and public exhibitions and an industry conference with keynote speakers, panels, and networking events.
Events
Find out more about the next Arts Atlantic Symposium and revisit the past events.
COMING SOON
October 22-24, 2027- Edmundston
The next Arts Atlantic Symposium will take place in Edmundston in 2027!
CONVERGENCE
October 18-20, 2024, Moncton, NB
From October 18–20, 2024, ArtsLink NB proudly presented the Arts Atlantic Symposium (AAS) in the Greater Moncton Area, a three-day multidisciplinary gathering that brought together over 250 registered delegates and countless public participants from across Atlantic Canada. Designed as both an industry conference and a public celebration of the arts, AAS featured a robust program of keynote speakers, panel discussions, artist talks, workshops, live performances, and visual art exhibitions, all formatted around the theme of “Convergence.”
FUTURE POSSIBLE
October 21-23, 2022, Saint John, NB
ArtsLink NB’s inaugural Arts Atlantic Symposium (AAS) was a three- day, multidisciplinary conference for artists and arts professionals
across the Atlantic provinces that took place October 21–23, 2022, in Saint John. Centred around the theme of “future possible,” the aim of the symposium was to provide an opportunity for participants to gather, learn, connect, and collaborate, to build working relationships within the industry on both regional and national levels, develop new skills, and participate in professional development opportunities. The goal of the conference was to encourage arts sector growth and resilience.
