PAST EVENTS

Deep Winter Series

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The ACC presented the Deep Winter Series to help individuals us through a very dark winter. Each weekly session offered an easy introduction to a creative activity that activated individuals imagination and gave people the opportunity to try something they may have never done before - or thought they were not good at. Sessions were offered by professionals in the field of creativity and imagination, and all started at a beginner level. The connections between creative practices and well-being are being revealed by new research every day; the deep winter series took a little time for others to find this out. Individuals immersed themselves in play, engaged their imagination, and created space to dream.


2nd Creative Connections Conference

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2019 - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton

The central goal of the Atlantic Centre for Creativity and the Creative Connections Conference is to increase awareness and enhance creative practices across disciplines including: sciences, the arts, business, entrepreneurship, and education. The 2019 conference was an interdisciplinary, interactive, and collaborative conference designed to encourage participants to ‘think outside the box’, take risks, share new ideas, and enhance teaching practices.

Students, staff, faculty, administrators, government officials, and the public were welcome to attend.

Keynote Speaker: Christine Jones

Keynote Speaker: Rankin McSween

Rankin McSween: The Convent Virtual Tour

Rankin McSween: The Convent Campaign

Keynote Speaker: Mary Stewart


A Creative Connections Symposium

2018 - Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Hosted by the School of Education and the Atlantic Centre for Creativity, this Symposium brought together individuals across disciplines and sectors.


1st Creative Connections Conference

2017 - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton

Creative Connections Conference Documentary

Keynote Speaker: Marjan Eggermont

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Susan Crichton


The Year of Creativity

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The Year of Creativity ran for 2015/2016 and included 26 different events, which took place across the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus and also throughout the community. 

AUGUST 2016

Creativity Camp for Youth (Interdisciplinary) Saturday, August 13th & Sunday, August 14th, 2016.


JULY 2016

Creativity Workshop for Educators Friday, July 8th – Sunday, July 10th, 2016.


JUNE 2016

Music in Care Conference Thursday, June 3rd, 2016: St Thomas University, Fredericton, NB. For more information please click here

4th Annual Social Impact Dialogue For more information please click here.


APRIL 2016

Public Talk Monday, April 4th, 2016 - Eleni Karavanidou, PhD student "A curse to the, O pen! Copying texts in the 21st century." Carleton Hall room 106, UNB Fredericton, 7PM.

Champions for Change Tuesday, April 19th - Thursday, April 21st, 2016: Halifax, NS. For more information please click here

Canadian Open Data Summit Thursday, April 28th, 2016: Saint John, NB. For more information please click here


MARCH 2016

WIPS (Works in Progress) Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - Matt Rogers: Participatory Film and Video Pedagogies in Atlantic Canadian Social Studies and Literacy Classrooms. With special screening of the short film “A List”, William Forestall: An Artist’s Reflections.

Design Thinking Mini Conference Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - (part of East Coast Startup Week). Free two-hour sessions on Thinking Outside the Box, Creating Your Own Brand, and Rapid Prototyping. For more information please click here.

New Music Series Presents: La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura Saturday, March 19th, 2016 at 7:30pm. Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton. For more information please click here.

Youth Entrepreneurship Summit Atlantic (YES Atlantic) Friday, March 18th & Saturday, March 19th, 2016. For more information please click here

East Coast Start-Up Week Monday, March 14th – Sunday, March 20th, 2016. Fore more information please click here

Student Pitch Competition For more information please click here.


FEBRUARY 2016

WIPS (Works in Progress) Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 - Carol Wagner: The Phenomenology of Flow in Piano Learners and Video Gamers.

Creativity and Technology Mini Conference Wednesday, February 17th & Thursday, February 18th, 2016.

WIPS (Works in Progress) Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 - Mary Blatherwick: Transforming Public Art.


JANUARY 2016

New Music Series Presents: The Americas Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 - 7:30pm. Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton. For more information please click here.

Doc Talks Thursday, January 28th, 2016 – 12:00pm with Mary Blatherwick and Sean Lockwood. Harriet Irving Library, UNB Fredericton. For more information please click here.

Apex Business Plan Competition Wednesday, January 20th – Friday, January 22nd, 2016. Wu Centre, UNB Fredericton. For more information please click here.


DECEMBER 2015

WIPS (Works in Progress)Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 - Mariecke Leavitt: Creativity and Arts-based Learning
Eleni Karavanidou: Educational Ecology - Creative Handwriting and its Practice in the Digital Era.


NOVEMBER 2015

Ideas Festival Wednesday, November 4th – Friday, November 6th, 2015. Created by 21 Inc. For more information please click here.

New Music Series presents: Motion2 Saturday, November 14th, 2015– 7:30pm. Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton. For more information please click here

Silverwave Film Festival Thursday, November 5th – Sunday, November 8th, 2015. For more information please click here.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Monday, November 16th – Sunday, November 22nd, 2015. For more information please click here

Gov-Maker Monday, November 23rd – Tuesday, November 24th, 2015. Delta Hotel, Fredericton, NB. For more information please click here


OCTOBER 2015

Dr. Robert Kelly “Creative Development: Transforming Education through Design Thinking, Innovation and Invention”. Tuesday, October 6th, 2015: Special Guest Speaker. Marshall d’ Avray Hall, UNB, Fredericton. For more information please click here

George Fry Gallery Opening Reception Thursday, October 15th, 2015 at 4:30pm. Event held at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.