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The gaming Gold Rush

Jessica Barton's art, done in pencil. She brought her work to the Gaming & Animation Institute open house (Haley Ryan/ NB Beacon)

      In a white-walled classroom,, students prop their chins on their hands and stare blankly ahead at the teacher. Colourful mittens lay on the desk by one girl’s computer, and the boy next to her takes a swig of Coke.  All of them have laptops open, and a few are playing around in [...]

Artists helping artists

Song and Dance: Members of Fredericton hip hop busted their moves in the Rick Burns gallery for the Nov. 20 fundraiser (photo: Tara Chislett)

X really did mark the spot on Nov. 20 as local artists came out to support Gallery Connexion, Fredericton’s only artist run centre, at their first fundraiser since the 2008 flood that left the gallery homeless for nearly a year.

Local comic book artist breaks out in Europe

Danica Brine working on her comic book

Danica Brine has been drawing most of her life. In middle school she’d draw on just about anything, math homework, notebooks and sometimes even her desk. It was also around the same time did she concoct her first idea for a comic book. She later abandoned her project and focused on animation while attending the [...]

It takes a lot of work to be Beautiful Still

MattR12

I was standing in the gallery, cutting final invitations, talking to the gallery owner and guests who had arrived. As the sound of footsteps creep up the hall, I look up to the door. A familiar face, one I hadn’t seen in nearly a year, appeared. I put everything down and in a few long [...]

Sweeping it real and feeling good

Feels Good Bonspeil (photo by Megan MacKay)

How often do art and music unite with curling? Thanks to the guys at Feels Good, once a year. Sixteen teams battled it out at the Capital Exhibition Center Sunday night to see who would bring home the Feels Good Cup. Rachel MacGillivray was a part of  last years winning team Sweeping it Easy. “It’s [...]

Teens explore art without having to pay a dime

Teen Art Zone in Fredericton

Watch Here: The Teen Art Zone is one of the many events offered by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. But it is one of the few that’s free. The last Sunday of every month for a few hours in the afternoon, Fredericton teens can let their creativity run free.

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