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.
The Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts are designed to recognize the outstanding contribution of New Brunswick artists. These four awards recognize and reward artists who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their achievements. Funding for the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts is provided by the Arts Development Trust Fund and sponsors.
One award of $20,000 may be conferred every 2 years, in each of the following four categories:
Visual Arts Award
Including architecture, fine craft, media arts and photography
Performing Arts Award
Including dance, music and theatre
Literary Arts Award*
Including literary translation, literary performance, spoken word and storytelling
* Please note that awards in Literary Arts alternate between French and English from year to year. The next nomination period (2026), nominations in French language literary arts will be considered.
Indigenous Artist Award
Including visual arts: architecture, fine craft, media arts and photography; performing arts: dance, music and theatre; and literary arts: literary translation, literary performance, spoken word and storytelling
The call for nominations for the 2026 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts will open on January 1, 2025.