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The Charlotte Street Arts Centre
opens the doors of creative expression to all.

732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick, between Church and St. John Streets.
Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday
The Centre is open seven days a week, normally until about 9 p.m.
Phone: 506-454-6952 Fax: 506-454-6956
e-mail: csac@nb.aibn.com
The Centre's welcome extended into Maliseet to celebrate Ned Bear as Artist in Residence from June 21 to July 25. Bear is a prominent First Nations artist, mask-maker and flute-carver. He will be working with one of the 1884 beams of the old school that was removed for the installation of the centre's small elevator. For more on Ned Bear and his residency, please click on the image above.

The Charlotte Glencross Gallery
Lost and Found
Our September theme-based group exhibition
The exhibition committee is looking for submissions exploring the idea of Lost and Found.
Where does the concept lead? Lost umbrellas, bicycles and mittens? Lost  youth, dreams and loves?
Artists working in any media are invited to submit up to three images. Click here for information on submitting works. The deadline is August 15, and the jury will notify artists of accepted work shortly thereafter.  The exhibition will run from mid-September until late October in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery.

'Scape
Non-traditional approaches to landscape by the Emerge Artists Group
This new exhibition of mixed media work including an outdoor installation in the culture garden opened June 18 and runs until July 31.
'scape includes work by 10 artists. For images and information on the other artists and works in the exhibition, please click on the image to the left.
Oliver Flecknell
From a Safe (?) Distance (2011)
digital print
34.5" by 44"
Looking. Seeing. Creating. We are often looking, we sometimes see, and some of us create. For those of us who create, these three things go together seamlessly with no space in-between. I am always looking; sometimes I truly see. I hope to show you what I've seen through my creations.
– Oliver Flecknell
Our newsletter gives more details on Centre Events. Please click on the image below for our fifth edition.
Our accessibility project

This addition will make our building truly accessible to all people. At present, our prime performance space is completely off limits for wheelchair users, as is the basement café. Bringing food, refreshments, instruments and equipment to the auditorium is a physical strain with our challenging stairs.
This final phase of renovations calls for an full-sized elevator, which will require an extension at the back of the building. A design has been drawn up which will cost approximately $1 million to achieve. With it, however, we will be a venue of choice in the heritage area of the city, able to rent to all organizations and truly open our doors to everyone.

For more information on the project, click HERE to read our booklet.

To make a donation, please click HERE. We can take Mastercard and VISA contributions through PayPal.
The Charlotte Glencross Scholarship
Fredericton Arts and Learning has created a scholarship honouring the late Charlotte Glencross, using donations to the organization made in Charlotte's memory.
The $1,000 award for professional development in the arts is being administered by the New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts.
The first scholarship has been awarded to Fredericton artist Whitefeather Hunter, to continue her studies in sculpture in Toronto, and the second to Kim Vose Jones to pursue studies in Maine.
Details of the scholarship are available here.
Visual Arts Festival poster sales
featuring painting by Molly Lamb Bobak
support children's programming

A high-quality poster for the 2009 Visual Arts Festival has been created by the City of Fredericton, and features a painting by renowned artist Molly Lamb Bobak called John, Dick and the Queen. Unsigned copies of these posters are on sale for $10 at the Centre. Special limited copies of the posters signed by Molly Lamb Bobak can be bought for $25.
At Bobak's requiest, the funds raised will support ongoing children’s art activities organized by the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is owned and operated by Fredericton Arts & Learning, an incorporated charitable organization dedicated to promoting education, awareness and appreciation for the arts.
Our café welcomes visitors
Sweet Belgian Desire opened its doors in early summer, 2009.
The café operates 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday, closed Sundays. Drop in for soups, sandwiches, wonderful desserts and coffees.
More information at www.sweetbelgiandesire.com
Centre facilities
Our 175-seat auditorium is a venue for performing arts with stage lighting and a professional sound system. It is also available for meetings, speakers, and other events. See Centre Events for coming attractions.

Click HERE to see the spaces.

Auditorium Rental Fees
Hours of operation: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The basic venue rental includes the use of: (a) the stage; (b) audience – seating area for 175 persons maximum; (c) tables and chairs.
Half day: $115 for up to 4 hours
Full day: $175 (anything over 4 hours)
Second and subsequent full days: $115.00
Use of lighting, sound and/or projection equipment:  $25 additional
Technician services: $15/hr
Auditorium dimensions (width x length):
Stage: 32 x 21 ft
Total area: 32 x 62 ft
Height stage floor stage to lighting grid: 11 ft

Multi-Purpose Room Rental Fees
Not-for-profit organizations:
$50/day; $25/half day (up to 4 hours); $8/hour
Other clients:
$80/day; $45.00/half day (up to 4 hours); $15.00/hour
Dimensions of Multi-Purpose Room (width x length): 15 x 27 ft

A one-third deposit fee is required to hold either venue.

To book events:
CSAC phone: 506-454-6952
CSAC fax: 506-454-6956
CSAC e-mail: csac@nb.aibn.com
Fredericton Arts and Learning gratefully acknowledges support from:
The province of New Brunswick,
Heritage Branch, Arts Development Branch, Family and Community Services
The City of Fredericton