The New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) has released the results of its February 1st, 2010, Competitions. Grants totalling $130,375 were awarded by juries of professional artists under two funding programs.
Twenty-five students will receive awards under the Arts Scholarships Program. The program recognizes and encourages New Brunswick students who have demonstrated exceptional talent and who are pursuing a career in the arts. Students can receive up to $2,500 for full-time studies in the arts and $1,000 for part-time or short-term studies. Read more »
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Arts | Kellie Underhill | 
April 23, 2010 1:40 am | 
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The 2009 recipients - Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for High Achievements in the Arts (From left to right) Back row: Raymond Fraser; the Honourable Graydon Nicholas, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick; Hédard Albert, Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport and Tourism and Parks; Benoît Duguay, Chairperson of the New Brunswick Arts Board; and Marcel-Romain Thériault Front row: Roméo Savoie and Rino Morin Rossignol
A golden opportunity to highlight the work of artists from New Brunswick is presenting itself with the public being invited to submit nominations for the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for High Achievement in the Arts. Up to three prizes worth $20,000 will be awarded in 2010 by the New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb). The disciplines eligible this year are: literary arts (English), dance, and music. The deadline for submitting applications is June 15, 2010. The awards will be presented to the recipients in the fall.
“Winners of these prizes can take pride in the fact that they are being awarded by their peers. That is the significant value of these awards and a great addition to the portfolio of any artist,” points out Benoît Duguay, Chairperson of Artsnb. “By highlighting the achievements of individuals who have excelled in the cultural domain, we encourage the creation of models of excellence for New Brunswick,” maintains Mr. Duguay.
Notable former laureates
The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for High Achievement in the Arts are awarded to artists with an impressive career who have left an important mark on the cultural scene of their province and last year’s recipients clearly set an example. In 2009 awards were presented to Raymond Fraser for the literary arts (English), Rino Morin Rossignol, literary arts (French), Romeo Savoie, in the visual arts, and Marcel-Romain Thériault, in theatre. These awards are not intended for those, however talented, who are still students or relative beginners. Read more »
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Komitas
The Moncton Armenian Festival will hold its third edition, from the 26th to the 29th of November 2009. On the menu: exhibitions, films, concerts, music, dance, storytelling, workshops, multiple ways to discover this nation with its rich and eventful past.
For this edition, the festival will pay tribute to the great composer and poet, Komitas, who would have celebrated his 140th birthday this year. In addition to having had a significant impact on the Armenian musical art, he was also a prolific ethnographer, folklorist and musicologist.
The festival will be highlighted by an opening-show, starting at 6 pm, on Thursday, November 26, at the Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen of the Université de Moncton. Two exhibitions are on display: a photo exhibition dedicated to Komitas, sent by the Armenian Music Scientific Library and an exhibition of 14 paintings titled Komitas –Homage to a legend made by the great English painter of Armenian descent, Edman O’Aivazian. The works will be unveiled to the music of Komitas performed by Hampic Djabourian (duduk), Dariush Zarbafian (santur). Maral Perk, from Halifax, will sing accompanied by dance performances by Lee Saunders and Sylvia Kasparian. The evening will resume with the showing of Komitas, a film by Don Askarian: a hauntingly poetic fiction dedicated to the composer. Read more »
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Arts, culture | Kellie Underhill | November 21, 2009 1:31 am | Comments (0)
Neon Highway
It’s cold enough to snow, so why not start planning where you’re going to ring in the new decade?
East Coast recording artist, Rik Reese & Neon Highway are returning to Miramichi to help ring in the New Year at Cowboy’s Club. The country rockers were in Miramichi last June on the line-up with Blue Rodeo at the Miramichi Culture Fest and are looking forward to the always responsive, participative crowds in “the Chi”.
“The people of Miramichi once told us, ‘we like to giver on the River,’”, said Reese. Since then, Reese and his band have inserted that now sing-along Miramichi slogan, “Giver on the River”, into a medley of CCR numbers they are sure to include this coming New Year’s Eve! Read more »
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The program for the 13th edition of the FrancoFête en Acadie was announced today and promises an event filled with talented artists and memorable moments. The annual not to be missed event of the arts will take place in Moncton from Wednesday November 4th to Sunday November 8th 2009. On the menu for this year: various showcases, many concerts, the SOCAN Singer Songwriter Circle, and the Oiseaux de nuit concert series.
“Much more than a working event for the cultural industry, the FrancoFête en Acadie is the ideal occasion to discover the best in francophone talent from the Atlantic Provinces and elsewhere in music, dance, theater, etc., explains France H. Levesque, Chair of the FrancoFête en Acadie. It is an extraordinary event showcasing the vitality and the creativity of our artists and a unique rendezvous during which we can honour the work and efforts of our colleagues and all those who evolve in the world of creation and distribution.” Read more »
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