UNB Fredericton - Faculty of Arts

Link to sign up to volunteer with us in our bio 🫶🏻 You will also be able to chat with Cam, Courtney, Yun, Teddy, and other members of our team at most orientation and welcome week events if you’d like to get a sense of who we are and what we hope to accomplish this year. We will be taking on new volunteers through September 🍂

Let your ideas leap off the page! The Fiddlehead: Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal's 2026 Fiction Contest is currently open for submissions! The best story will receive the $2000 prize and be published in Issue 310 of The Fiddlehead. This year's contest is being judged by Giller Prize longlisted author Kirti Bhadresa! You can find all our guidelines for submission here. Deadline to submit: September 1. 🗓✅

From all of us in the Annex C..... Congratulations Emily Maillet on successfully passing your master's thesis defense!

Title : WABANAKI FOOD ECONOMY DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE MARITIME WOODLAND PERIOD: QUODDY REGION, MAINE, USA

This is a tremendous accomplishment and a testament to all of your hard work, dedication, and perseverance throughout your graduate studies. You should be very proud of everything you have achieved.

Wishing you all the best as you celebrate this milestone and begin the next chapter of your journey. Congratulations again on this well-deserved success!

Don't miss the Still Here: Emancipation Celebration taking place July 31 - Aug 3. The Still Here Festival is a four-day long celebration honouring four centuries of Black heritage, resilience, and community in New Brunswick.

The festival will feature a film screening, a theatrical performance at The Playhouse, picnics, live music at Officers' Square, a keynote address on Canadian Black Art History, live poetry, and more!

Find out more here: https://stillherefestival.ca/

The deadline to register for the Black Loyalist Academic and Community Knowledge (BLACK) conference is July 20!

The conference will be held at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton from July 31 to August 3, 2026. This year’s conference is part of the Still Here Emancipation celebration in Fredericton that celebrates four centuries of Black heritage, resilience, and community in New Brunswick. Come celebrate with us and be part of this important conversation!

Visit https://site.pheedloop.com/event/BLACK2026/home/ for more information and to register.

NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival is celebrating its 25th year of showcasing New Brunswick made plays! Join them from July 22 - Aug 1 for theatre of all kinds, directed, written, and acted out by talented creators right here in New Brunswick.

This year's festival features 15 (!) new NB plays! The festival has several different styles of shows. Tickets to the Mainstage and Acting Out performances range from $12 - $18 with tickets available at the door. All other shows/events are admission by donation at the door making it an affordable away to enjoy some live entertainment! 🌟🎭

Check out their full performance schedule here: https://nbacts.com/2026-festival-lineup/

Make sure to check out BA student Jorja Taylor's directorial debut at NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival!

NotaBle Acts is celebrating 25 years this summer! Don't miss out on 11 days of theatre in Fredericton, starting July 22!