Psi kekw k ti mewi Tout va bien aller Everything is gonna be fine Wela’sitew na Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the New Brunswick Art Bank Message from the Premier The Government of New Brunswick is proud to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest cultural heritage treasures in the province: the New Brunswick Art Bank. In 1968, …
Junctures
This group exhibit features the works of artists I-Chun Jenkins, Steve Jones, Maja Padrov, and Ralph Simpson. I-Chun Jenkins Artist Statement Growing up in a tiny fishing village on the small island of Taiwan surrounded with a rich heritage of native culture and natural beauty, I became sensitive to vibrant colours and texture at an early age. I was formally …
Craft NB ‘Beneath the Surface’
Beneath the Surface In June 2019, a group of New Brunswick craftspeople immersed themselves in the wonders of Fundy National Park for five days. They were given the time and space to develop new ideas as they experienced the natural landscapes of New Brunswick, stimulated by scientific processes that shape and change the natural world. Beneath the Surface 2019 is …
Cathy Love
Through My Heart Cathy has always felt blessed to live in New Brunswick surrounded by the incredible natural beauty found here. Living for the first ten years of her life in St. Martins, the beaches of the Bay of Fundy became her playground and she continues to be drawn there for inspiration. When outdoors with her camera the excitement of …
The Carnegie Rughookers (Nov. 2019)
The Carnegie Legacy The Carnegie Rughookers’ History Founded in September 2004, they took the name of their meeting place, the historic Carnegie Building, 20 Peel Plaza. Originally, the Saint John Free Public Library, it is now home of the Saint John Arts Centre. We meet every Friday morning, September to May, to share ideas and inspiration and to work on …
Victoria Piersig
Trading Places | Musings and Muses of an Iconic Watery Highway “If we want to maintain our lifestyles, we can’t just say no all the time” Trading Places is an invitation to a new conversation that transcends polarized positions about resource extraction and industry in Canada and provides an organizing framework for individuals and groups to begin a new conversation …
Riel Nason
Modern Selvage Quilting Artist Biography Riel Nason is a Canadian novelist and textile artist (quilter). She is known for her bold use of colour, humour and whimsy in her designs. Her works have been exhibited across Canada and included twice in Quilt Canada: The National Juried Show. Her quilts have been featured in magazines in Canada, the United States, France, …
Cross-Cultural Creation Residency Exhibit
Elisgenooasig Entre: Mêler, Lacer, Lier. Inter: Fuse, Lace, Relate Presented by ArtsLink NB and the 3E collective (Emma Hassenchal, Erin Goodine and Emilie Grace Lavoie) is INTER: FUSE, LACE, RELATE a curated touring exhibition of the 2019 Cross-Cultural Creation Residency artists (Indigo Poirier, Tara Francis, and Nicole Haché). The 2019 Cross-Cultural Creation Residency was organized in partnership with Association acadienne …
Process: NB Artists Working in Wood
New Brunswick artists, Christian Demmings, John Dougan, Gillian Dykeman, Steve Jones, Timothy Jones, Brock Jorgensen, Justin Sappier, Phil Savage, Ralph Simpson, and Jack Symonds present an exhibit of works in wood, curated by Christiana Myers. In this exhibition, each artist has adopted their own process and perspective to pay homage to wood and the many roles this dynamic material plays …
Bob Smith
Biography – Bob Smith He loved potatoes, apple pie, people, history, gardening, beer, and laughing. He was born in 1924, in Barney’s River, a suburb of Avondale, fourth of Clara and Walter Smith’s five children, in a house his father built. It was a moneyless farm, but there was always food to eat, and there was always a pump organ …