Join us Saturday March 14th at 2:00 pm for an artist talk with Dimitri Karakostas. He will be speaking about his practice, other photographers and some photography history. Dimitri currently has his exhibition Incorrectly Perceived As Being Empty on display at SJAC in the Rotunda Gallery until March 20th. "Most photography wants to be understood
As most of you may know SJAC is undergoing an HVAC system installation. At this stage of construction our galleries will remain closed. If anyone is coming into the building to meet with staff or for workshop purposes please enter through the back door in the parking lot off Carlton. st. The first exhibitions of
The SJAC team would like to announce our next Executive Director, Andi Emrich. We welcome her to our team and would like to introduce her with a letter she wrote to the community: To the friends and supporters of the greater Saint John arts community, I am delighted to introduce myself as the new Executive
After 14 impactful years as SJAC’s Executive Director, our dear friend and colleague Andrew Kierstead will be retiring later this month. At his request, in lieu of a retirement party, he invites friends and well-wishers to contribute to SJAC’s Art Advocacy Fund. Andrew seeded the fund this fall with a $5,000 donation from the Sheila
November 16th 2025 marks the 121st birthday of our beloved building. Did you know the Saint John Arts Centre was originally built as one of the Carnegie Libraries in 1904? We are one of 125 built in Canada, and are also one of 63 left standing in the country. Many Saint John residents grew up
Our galleries will be closed Tuesday November 11th to observe Remembrance day. To learn more about Remembrance day follow these links: Canadian War Museum. Veterans.gc.ca To find a Remembrance day service in Saint John, follow this link: Services in Saint John Stop by any other day after to see our annual memorial honouring a local
The opening Reception for the next exhibitions is on Thursday October 30th, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm here at SJAC. Everyone is welcome to attend. Our team at SJAC is excited to see you all there! The Exhibitions Include: In the Port Saint John Gallery: Fibre Art Network - Resist In the City Gallery: Spoons by
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Happy Thanksgiving! We will be closed from October 11th until October 13th for Thanksgiving weekend. We will reopen Tuesday October 14th at 9:00 am. Apologies for any inconvenience. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Applications are now closed. Thank you to all who have applied. Click the following link to apply for the position of Saint John Arts Centre's next executive director. This will take you directly to the application on indeed where you can find the full position description. https://ca.indeed.com/job/executive-director-9f86cf20703df06f
Tue-Sat: 9 am – 5 pm
Sun-Mon: Closed
