Charlotte Street Arts Centre

What Charlotte Street Arts Centre does

Charlotte Street Arts Centre (CSAC) is a registered Canadian nonprofit community arts centre located in a 140-year-old heritage building at 732 Charlotte Street in downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick, operating since 2005 under the legal entity Fredericton Arts and Learning Inc. The centre provides a multi-faceted arts hub combining artist studio rentals, a café, two gallery spaces (Charlotte Glencross Gallery and Penny Gallery), a 140-year-old building with a piano rehearsal room, and the Jim Myles Auditorium for live performances. It serves individual artists across music, dance, new media, and visual arts, alongside community members through classes, workshops, exhibitions, ticketed live events, and venue rentals.

The centre's core programming is divided between paid offerings (60+ annual classes and workshops priced $25-$150 per session, ticketed live events at $20-30, and facility rentals) and the ArtReach barrier-free programming initiative, which delivers free arts workshops through partner organizations including Liberty Lane, Fredericton Mental Health Centre, Boys & Girls Club of Fredericton, and the Multicultural Association of Fredericton. Supporting programs include the Building Sounds artist residency, Printed Matters zine fair, Fredericton Zine Library, Charlotte Glencross Scholarship, and the 732 Crew membership program. Technology infrastructure consists entirely of standard off-the-shelf SaaS platforms including Squarespace (website), Zeffy, Showpass, and TicketTailor (ticketing), Keela (email marketing), and standard social media channels.

The business model is grant-and-event-funded: the Province of New Brunswick provides $3.29 million in annual operational funding (as of June 2025), supplemented by ticket sales, class registrations, venue rentals, the 732 Crew membership program, donations, and supplementary grants from foundations and corporate partners including TELUS Friendly Future Foundation ($20,000), ArtsNB, City of Fredericton, and the New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts Fund. The organization operates with 5 paid staff, a 12-member volunteer board of directors, and significant volunteer labor for events such as the Freddy Fright Fest fundraiser. It operates exclusively within Fredericton and does not serve multiple markets or geographies.

Name

Charlotte Street Arts Centre

Legal name

Fredericton Arts and Learning Inc.

Website

https://charlottestreetarts.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Charlotte Street Arts Centre is a nonprofit community arts hub in Fredericton, New Brunswick, offering classes, workshops, exhibitions, performances, and venue rentals from a 140-year-old heritage building, with the ArtReach initiative delivering free arts programming to underserved populations through partner organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts & Cultural Centre

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAJADAJ

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Museums, Galleries & Cultural Institutions

SECONDARYBPAGAHAC

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGAHAD

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

SECONDARYTHAJADAH

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit)

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Museums, Galleries & Cultural Institutions

SECONDARYEDAAAGAA

Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Personal Enrichment & Hobby Learning (Arts, Crafts, Music, Cooking)

Keywords

• Community arts education
• Performing arts venue
• Visual arts exhibitions
• Arts workshop programs
• Event space rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government and Foundation Grants: Operational funding from Province of New Brunswick ($3.29 million per year as of 2025), City of Fredericton Arts, Culture & Heritage, ArtsNB artist residencies, and various foundation grants including New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts Fund ($6,900 in 2025) and TELUS Friendly Future Foundation ($20,000).
2. Ticket Sales: Live event tickets sold through multiple platforms (Zeffy, Showpass, TicketTailor) with various pricing structures including pay-what-you-wish, advance discounts, and door pricing.
3. Class and Workshop Registration: Multi-week classes and single workshops with registration fees ranging from $25 to $150 per session, with student/senior discounts available.
4. Donations and Memberships: The 732 Crew membership program, general donations, and fundraising initiatives including raffles and the annual Freddy Fright Fest fundraiser.
5. Venue Rentals: Rental of facilities including the Jim Myles Auditorium, Community Room, and studio spaces for events, rehearsals, and performances.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Charlotte Street Arts Centre is a nonprofit community arts centre that delivers arts education classes and workshops, hosts rotating gallery exhibitions, presents live performances and concerts, rents its venue and studio spaces, and runs the ArtReach barrier-free community arts program for underserved populations. The centre operates as a multi-use cultural hub serving Fredericton-area residents, community organizations, and visiting performers/artists.

Product overview

Charlotte Street Arts Centre operates as a multi-faceted community arts organization offering a unified portfolio of programs and services. The core offerings include ArtReach (barrier-free arts programming for underserved populations), Classes & Workshops (art education across multiple disciplines), Gallery Spaces (rotating exhibitions in the Charlotte Glencross and Penny Galleries), Live Events & Performances (music, theatre, and cultural events), and Venue Rentals. Supporting programs include the Building Sounds Artist in Residence program, Printed Matters zine fair, Piano Rehearsal Room access, and the Fredericton Zine Library. The organization operates from its 140-year-old facility at 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB, serving as a hub for arts creation, presentation, and education in the community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ArtReach: Barrier-free arts programming for individuals and groups who would not normally have access to the arts, offered free of charge to partner organizations.
• The 732 Crew

Products and services

• Arts Classes and Workshops Instructional arts education programs (visual arts, performing arts, and other creative disciplines) delivered on-site at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre for community participants across age groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60+ public classes and workshops delivered in 2024 alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2024APEGNB coordinates Freddy Fright Fest, the largest Halloween-themed fundraiser in New Brunswick. CSAC is one of two main beneficiaries and responsible for recruiting volunteers.
• Fredericton HospiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2024Fredericton Hospice has joined Freddy Fright Fest as a beneficiary alongside CSAC since the event's growth.
• Haven for Hope Counselling CentreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2024Partnership to provide drop-in counselling sessions for artists during the fall season. Private one-on-one sessions held every other Tuesday in the Green Room with MACP Counselling Intern Tia Richard.
• Multicultural Association of FrederictoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2024Ongoing partnership through ArtReach's Faster Than Light photography program teaching newcomer youth artistic expression. Also partner in Preschool Art Days program.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Arts Centre: Canada's national performing arts venue in Ottawa producing music, theatre, dance, and education programs with significant federal funding. Operates a comparable multi-discipline programming and community-education model to CSAC but at a national scale with broader artistic scope.
• Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: Major Canadian multidisciplinary arts and cultural institution offering residencies, performances, exhibitions, and education programs. Functionally similar to CSAC's artist-in-residence and programming model but at substantially larger scale, public funding, and international reach.

Direct peers

• The Cultch (Vancouver East Cultural Centre): Multi-disciplinary community arts venue in Vancouver offering theatre, music, gallery exhibitions, workshops, and outreach programming. Directly comparable to CSAC as a single-location community cultural centre mixing classes, live performance, and barrier-free community engagement.
• Artscape: Toronto-based non-profit that operates community arts venues, studios, and creative hubs while supporting individual artists and underserved communities. Comparable to CSAC in combining affordable artist studio space, exhibitions, performance venues, and community programs under a charitable umbrella.
• Confederation Centre of the Arts: Charlottetown, PEI arts complex combining galleries, performing arts programming, education, and community engagement. A regional multi-disciplinary cultural institution funded by government and earned revenue, operating a similar integrated programming model to CSAC.
• West End Cultural Centre: Winnipeg community arts venue delivering live music, performing arts, and community programming with a focus on accessibility and local artists. Similar single-building community arts model serving a regional population with mixed ticketed and outreach programming.

Regional players

• Capitol Theatre Moncton: Moncton, New Brunswick heritage theatre and cultural centre presenting live performance, community events, and arts education. New Brunswick peer operating a similar combination of venue rental, ticketed programming, and outreach in a historic facility.
• Imperial Theatre: Historic Saint John, New Brunswick theatre offering live performance, community programming, and venue rentals in a heritage facility. Geographic and sector peer within New Brunswick, sharing the heritage-building performing-arts-centre model though more focused on theatre than multi-disciplinary programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/charlottestreetarts
• Facebookfacebook.com/charlottestreetarts
• Instagraminstagram.com/charlottestreetarts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charlotte-street-arts-centre

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