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.
I grew up in Fredericton. My parents were both educators and my mother a talented pianist. Art and culture was an important part of my upbringing. Attending the theatre, galleries and concerts were a monthly outing. I remember watching my mother practice the organ at church, and being fascinated with the coordination of her hands
Please provide a summary of the project for which you received artsnb funding: As a recipient of an artsnb creation grant, I was able to explore the properties of clay sourced from local riverbeds to produce a series called Riverscapes – wall hangings depicting various river stories passed on to me by locals. The pieces were
(This article has been translated from the original in French). The Lieutenant-Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts recognize and celebrate outstanding New Brunswick artists and writers who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their achievements and their contribution to the arts in the province. Robert Pichette, laureate of the 2017 Lieutenant-Governor’s Award
The Lieutenant-Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts recognize and celebrate outstanding New Brunswick artists and writers who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their achievements and their contribution to the arts in the province. Stephen Tobias, laureate of the 2017 Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for High Achievement in Performing Arts, answers a few questions
The Lieutenant-Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts recognize and celebrate outstanding New Brunswick artists and writers who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their achievements and their contribution to the arts in the province. Peter Powning, laureate of the 2017 Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for High Achievement in Visual Arts, answers a few questions
(This article has been translated from the original in French). Creation is my life. Painting, postal art, installation, performance, photography; I have long explored the visual arts. Yes, with thirty-five solo exhibitions and over a hundred and twenty collective ones, I have exhibited plenty, both in Canada and in parts of the United States, Haiti,
I was exposed to traditional art at a very young age. One of my first memories with my father Philip Young was running around on paper with my feet dipped in yellow paint.
(This article has been translated from the original in French). Discovery I don’t know what attracted me, but I bought myself an accordion for the first time almost twenty years ago.
I was a late bloomer to film. For a long time I told myself I was just a film fan. That I only wanted to write about and critique films. That I had no desire to direct. All of this was a defense mechanism to shield my own intimidation of the medium. It wasn’t until
I grew up on the West Coast of Newfoundland, and my formative years were enriched with family, music, books, and the majestic beauty of ‘The Rock.’ Words took me on journeys through time and around the world. My father quietly shared stories of his family and their life in Nunatsiavut, and my mother and her