Unable to find studio space for her practice, Fredericton artist founds a new creative enterprise focused on creative placemaking

January 2024

As a professional artist in the City of Fredericton, Leone Pippard, searched unsuccessfully for over two years to find a suitable studio to conduct her painting practice to no avail. What she discovered was she wasn’t alone in needing creative space. Other artists and arts organizations were also needing spaces to work in as well. She also found that the lack of studio spaces has been a Fredericton cultural issue that has been around for a long time. Seeing, however, how far along other Canadian cities were in assisting their artists and cultural providers in having affordable spaces to live and work, she founded CreativeSpaces-Fredericton (CSF) in June of 2024 with the aim of advancing creative placemaking in Fredericton. Since that time, she has gained the interest of others in the arts community and the private sector in her cause. In December 2024 CSF was incorporated as a non-profit corporation. It is lead by a professional board of four directors that were elected in January 2025. All are as passionate as Leone in working to make spaces for creativity in the City of Fredericton.