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 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
PLAY> I remember taking my first photograph. Not the precise date but the event was permanently etched in that place where etchings go to await recall. I remember my dad’s silver and black Kodak Instamatic, looking through the viewfinder and seeing the shapes that were my family. Instinctually, I guess, I knew those shapes needed
Winners of the 2017 Lieutenant-Governor’s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts
(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,
Hi there, my name is Lilian and I am this summer’s student intern at artsnb. After working at artsnb for nearly a month, it’s time to introduce myself!
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.
Greetings ! Sarah Beth here, I am the new Program Officer at artsnb. Having been here for 3 months now, I think it’s about time I officially introduced myself to our blog readers. 🙂 A few things about me: – I’ve been a New Brunswicker for almost 7 years now. Before coming here I lived
(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