The New Brunswick Arts Board is an arm’s length arts funding agency with a legislated mandate to facilitate and promote the creation of art as well as administering funding programs for professional artists in the province.
From top to bottom and left to right: Diane Losier, Shane Perley-Dutcher, Carol Collicutt, Her Honour Louise Imbeault, and Dyane Léger
Photo: Bang-On Photography
Fredericton, November 10, 2026 – The New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) was delighted to hold the gala to celebrate the laureates of the 2026 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts. The much-anticipated biennial event was hosted by Her Honour Louise Imbeault, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, at Government House, in Fredericton.
During the gala ceremony, Carol Collicutt received the Visual Arts Award, Dyane Léger received the Literary Arts Award, Diane Losier the Performing Arts Award, and Shane Perley-Dutcher received the Indigenous Artist Award. To find out more about the laureates and to watch 3 minute videos about each of them, click here.
To read the full press release about the gala, click here.
