Meet the artists who have started their residency! We are so excited to welcome Sylvie Goguen, Nichole Saunders, and Stephanie Weirathmueller to the Slipp House.
The artists are working on-site. Check out the events calendar for details on upcoming workshops and studio hours!
Meet the Artist in Residence: Sylvie Goguen
Originally from the small village of Shediac Bridge, in southeastern New Brunswick, Sylvie Goguen grew up and still lives today in this quiet corner in the heart of Acadia. She holds a certificate in graphic design from the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick – Dieppe (1996) and has successfully pursued a career as a graphic designer for over 30 years. In 2013, she wanted to explore new facets of her artistic voice, so she returned to school to discover the mediums of visual arts where she obtained, in 2025, her Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Université de Moncton with concentrations in painting and printmaking. Her recent graduation exhibition, entitled “Open Conversation,” paid tribute to her maternal grandfather, Joseph Poirier. This exhibition is on display at the Dieppe Arts and Culture Centre. In her artistic work, she places particular value on certain objects, whose sentimental connection connects her to past events or to a loved one.
Meet the Artist in Residence: Stephanie Weirathmueller
An artist from Fredericton, Stephanie uses drawing and written reflections to capture ordinary moments in portraits, landscapes, and interiors.
Living with ME/CFS, she treats her practice as a process of becoming—loosening self-critical habits and exploring slower, gentler ways of working. Through art-making she works to befriend herself and stay present with both tenderness and difficulty, noticing where joy and play arise and where they do not.
“During this residency I’m slowing down to work with Kings Landing—its objects, atmosphere, and remembering—through writing, drawing, video, and photography. I’m developing my own language of care while staying attentive to my energy; the patient search for moments of play is part of the process.”
Her goals include slowing down with traditional drawing methods and creating fabric paintings that she will sew into blankets, while offering workshops that embody slowness, gentle reflection, and connection.
Meet the Artist in Residence: Nichole Saunders
Nichole is an artist who specializes in 3D while also having a love of traditional craft. She has combined these loves and has been creating 3D sculptures in felt and polymer clay for the last seven years. She attended the Centre for Arts and Technology for 3D animation, NBCC for Applied Arts, and the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design for Digital Media. While being a Student Life Coordinator, she immersed herself in the textile studio and found her love of needle felting.
Nichole is creating a collection of sculptural dioramas that explore local (Atlantic Canada) animals, created to represent different characters of the Kings Landing villagers. The sculptures will be mixed media, consisting of needle/wet felt and polymer clay with wire armatures. In her research of each animal, she will create a series of sketches and watercolours of both the creature and its environment.
“This project will provide me with a chance to explore more advanced felting techniques,” she says. “I have long held a personal interest in history and how it can be taught to younger generations. This residency would positively affect my artistic career by giving me my first collection to date that follows a clear theme and narrative.”
The Kings Landing Artist in Residence program is an opportunity to encourage, support, promote and showcase artists in New Brunswick.
Artists are provided with:
Studio/Exhibit/Workspace
Living accommodations with kitchen access (artist must provide own own supplies, bedding, food)
Support from Kings Landing staff members
Marketing promotion
Access to site and artefact collections
Artists are to provide during the residency:
A family-friendly exhibit, literary work, or performance in line with Kings Landing’s mission and mandate (exhibit must fit within provided exhibit space)
Public engagement with studio work during open hours
Artists will develop and deliver two public engagement sessions during their residency
Two pieces of artwork
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