Acts and Regulations

2011, c.192 - New Brunswick Arts Board Act

Section 3
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Purposes of Board
2016, c.34, s.4
3(1)The Board has the following purposes:
(a) to facilitate and promote the creation and production of art;
(b) to facilitate and promote the enjoyment, awareness and understanding of the arts;
(c) to provide advice to the government, through the Minister, on policy development respecting the arts and on matters relating to the arts;
(d) to promote and advocate for arts excellence;
(e) to celebrate artistic excellence through the development and administration of awards programs to recognize high achievement in the arts;
(f) to develop and administer programs on behalf of the Minister to provide financial support to individuals and arts organizations for artistic creation and professional development opportunities;
(g) to establish and operate a system of peer assessment, a jury system or other methods of evaluation relating to
(i) the artistic merit of works, projects and proposals submitted to the Board or to the Minister, and
(ii) the selection of new acquisitions, including acquisitions for the New Brunswick Art Bank; and
(h) to carry out such other activities or duties in relation to the arts as the Minister may direct or approve.
3(2)The Board may hold and administer funds it receives by gift, grant, donation, bequest or otherwise and shall apply those funds exclusively to its purposes under this Act.
3(3)The Board may organize a forum of the arts community from time to time for matters that are consistent with its purposes.
1990, c.N-3.1, s.3; 1998, c.24, s.3; 1999, c.27, s.1; 2016, c.34, s.5
Purposes of Board
3The Board has the following purposes:
(a) to facilitate and promote the creation and production of art and the enjoyment, awareness and understanding of the Arts in New Brunswick, by
(i) providing, through the Minister, advice to the government on policy respecting the Arts and on matters relating to the Arts,
(ii) unifying and speaking for the arts community, and
(iii) improving participation in and support for the Arts;
(b) to make decisions respecting programs and the funding for those programs, in consultation with the Minister, for the purposes set out in this section, and to carry out those decisions;
(c) to provide financial assistance to individuals and organizations for the purposes set out in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d);
(d) to receive gifts of real and personal property, including grants of money, to promote artistic creation and excellence in the Arts;
(e) to establish and operate a system of peer assessment, a jury system or another method of evaluation of the artistic merit of works, projects and proposals with respect to activities and with respect to the selection of new acquisitions for the New Brunswick Art Bank;
(f) to consult with, assist and cooperate with any individual or organization in relation to the purposes set out in paragraph (a), (b) or (d); and
(g) to carry out any other activities or duties in relation to the Arts that the Minister directs or the Board determines.
1990, c.N-3.1, s.3; 1998, c.24, s.3; 1999, c.27, s.1
Purposes of Board
3The Board has the following purposes:
(a) to facilitate and promote the creation and production of art and the enjoyment, awareness and understanding of the Arts in New Brunswick, by
(i) providing, through the Minister, advice to the government on policy respecting the Arts and on matters relating to the Arts,
(ii) unifying and speaking for the arts community, and
(iii) improving participation in and support for the Arts;
(b) to make decisions respecting programs and the funding for those programs, in consultation with the Minister, for the purposes set out in this section, and to carry out those decisions;
(c) to provide financial assistance to individuals and organizations for the purposes set out in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d);
(d) to receive gifts of real and personal property, including grants of money, to promote artistic creation and excellence in the Arts;
(e) to establish and operate a system of peer assessment, a jury system or another method of evaluation of the artistic merit of works, projects and proposals with respect to activities and with respect to the selection of new acquisitions for the New Brunswick Art Bank;
(f) to consult with, assist and cooperate with any individual or organization in relation to the purposes set out in paragraph (a), (b) or (d); and
(g) to carry out any other activities or duties in relation to the Arts that the Minister directs or the Board determines.
1990, c.N-3.1, s.3; 1998, c.24, s.3; 1999, c.27, s.1