Menahkwesk (Saint John) Artist Cassandra McLaughlin Selected For Third Port Saint John Residency at Saint John Arts Centre

Saint John - September 11, 2024 – Multidisciplinary artist Cassandra McLaughlin, of Inuvialuit/Mix Settler heritage, has been selected for the third biannual Port Saint John Artist Residency.

In 2020, Port Saint John and the Saint John Arts Centre announced a landmark sponsorship of a signature gallery space at the Saint John Arts Centre, and partnership for a biennial artist residency, where a professional artist would be selected to create original works over a period of 10 months. The Jury Selection Committee were Saint John Arts Centre’s Andrew Kierstead, Port Saint John’s Paula Copeland, and Mi’kmaq artist Tara Francis from Elsipogtog First Nation. Each residency includes an exhibition in the Port Saint John Gallery; Cassandra McLaughlin’s exhibition will be from September 5 – October 25, 2025.

Paula Copeland, Port Saint John’s Vice President of Engagement and Sustainability, is very pleased to share this latest step in the creative venture.

“The aim of the residency is to support community and the arts while elevating profiles and opportunities for regional artists, this year with a specific focus on Indigenous artists of Wabanaki territory. The Jury Selection Committee was highly impressed with both the calibre of artists who applied and the high quality of the submissions for this third residency. We here at the Port look forward to working with Cassandra over the next ten months, and eventually seeing the work presented in the Port Saint John Gallery at the Saint John Arts Centre in September, 2025.”

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For more information, please contact:

Paula Copeland, PPM, G.Dipl.SR&S Vice President, Engagement and Sustainability, Port Saint John, pcopeland@sjport.com

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Andrew Kierstead, Executive Director, Saint John Arts Centre, Office: (506) 633-4870, director@sjartscentre.ca