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City to host Acadian art
awards show
SHAWN BERRY
Legislature Bureau
March 20, 2014
The Association acadienne des artistes professional(le)(s) du Nouveau-Brunswick, the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne and the
City of Fredericton held a press conference on Wednesday for the unveiling of the 2014 Éloizes program. Above, Monique Poirier,
assistant artistic director, left, and Rene Poirier, artistic director, outline the program to the crowd gathered.
Organizers of the preeminent awards ceremony for Acadian artists being held in Fredericton this spring
Photo: Stephen MacGillivray/The Daily Gleaner
say they’re looking to offer community activities that will give people more access and insight into those
who work in the arts.
Organizers of the 2014 Éloizes awards have unveiled details of the events that will take place April 30 to
May 4 in Fredericton. The awards will be the highlight of a five-day event celebrating the province’s arts
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scene.
They include showings at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, film screenings, concerts, as well as the awards
ceremony. Residents might even spot a film crew taking on the challenge of filing a piece over the first
three days in May that will be screened at a brunch on the Sunday.
“That’s the nice thing about the Éloizes. People can meet artists and find out about the evolution of their
work from idea to finished piece,” said Monique Poirier, assistant artistic director.
She said events will give people a chance to meet and talk to artists about their work. Organizers are also
inaugurating an “artists-in-the-schools” program that will see Acadian artists visit French-language
schools in Fredericton, Oromocto, Saint John and the Kennebecasis Valley to host hands-on workshops
for students.
“This is going to bring people together. We’ll be holding family activities so that people can discover
artists,” said René Poirier, artistic director of the event.
Concerts at the James Joyce Pub at the Crowne Plaza – Lord Beaverbrook Hotel will feature such artists
as Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire, Kevin McIntyre and Les Hay Babies.
McIntyre, the Hay babies and singer-songwriter Lisa LeBlanc are also on the bill for the awards gala.
Donat Lacroix, a Caraquet
fisherman who has spent more
than 50 years singing and penning
songs about love and the sea, will
receive the Tribute Award at the
Saturday night gala honouring the
best and brightest in the Acadian
arts scene.
Philippe Beaulieu, president of the
Association acadienne des
artistes professional.le.s du
Nouveau-Brunswick, the
organization that puts on the
show, says he hopes the events
will appeal not only to members
of the local Acadian community,
but people from diverse
backgrounds.
“It’s important for an event like
our gala. It shows how the work
of artists can bring together one
community and build bridges with
other communities, including First
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Nations, anglophones, immigrants
and other Acadians,” he said.
Beaulieu said the co-operation
from the city of Fredericton and
other partners in the capital region
has been very positive.
The Association acadienne des artistes professional(le)(s) du NouveauBrunswick, the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne and the City of
Fredericton held a press conference on Wednesday for the unveiling of the
2014 Éloizes program. Above, Rene Poirier, artistic director, outlines the
program to the crowd gathered.
Photo: Stephen MacGillivray/The Daily Gleaner
“It creates meetings and
exchanges between communities,
and with that anything can
happen. And that’s not just for
arts and culture, but for
everything.”
Jean-Luc Benoit, president of the board of directors of Fredericton’s Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne,
which is playing host to the event, said Fredericton is a perfect venue not only because of the established
francophone presence, but because of its welcoming community.
“This is a dynamic city. It’s got a vibrant cultural element too,” he said.
“We’re going to show that here in Fredericton, it is about partnership.”
Since 1998, the event has been held every two years. Les Éloizes has evolved into an event that includes
performances and exhibitions designed to help people in the host community learn more about the
artists.
In 2012, Fredericton city council was told organizers had a $500,000 budget for the event. Council was
told about 1,500 people typically attend, out of which about 400 to 500 people need accommodation.
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