News
New Brunswick Queer Heritage Initative
Meet Dusty Green, founder and researcher for New Brunswick Queer Heritage Initiative. We sat down with him to discuss the role of his organization, the challenges of archiving an under-represented community, and some of the queer history he has unearthed in New Brunswick. What have you being doing since you graduated from Graphic Design at [...]
On Queering the Business of Photography
When we think of “queer art,” we typically think of art being a vehicle for expressing our identities, experiences, and unique ways of being in the world. When I entered the world of professional wedding, portrait, and family photography, I really didn’t think my identity as an out lesbian who smashed those closet walls a [...]
Guaranteed Beard Growth or Your Money Back
*Disclaimer: Being transgender is different for each person. This is the story of one trans man from NBCCD. Not something you see every day, a bottle marked “The Amazing Testosterone.” Stranger still, the disclaimer printed on the back of the bottle. This handmade ceramic curiosity, a play on the ‘miracle cures’ of old, reveals a [...]
The Gem 3rd Edition [LGBTQ+]
The Gem: LGBTQ+ Edition. Queer art is about pushing boundaries, creating the new normal, and bravely sharing your unique story. This zine features impressive students and alumni such as Chase Benjamin Plourde, Seamus Lee Hayes, and Kelly Baker, and with a taste of New Brunswick history from NB Queer Heritage Initiative Founder Dusty Green. Find your own free print copy of The Gem at Fredericton Pride Festival in Officer’s Square this weekend. [...]
Choose Your Own Adventure in NBCCD’s Digital Media Diploma
The NBCCD Digital Media Diploma program features some of the fastest-changing course content at The New Brunswick College of Craft & Design. Cutting-edge technology is like that – you can’t pin it down for long. Continually incorporating new and more effective hardware and software, and exciting tools like 3D printers and VR gear; this program [...]
Celebrating Craft & Design in New Brunswick
There is no better way to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design (NBCCD) than to usher a new group of talented graduates out into the world. The NBCCD Convocation Ceremony, held on June 15 at the Fredericton Playhouse, was a moving toast to these emerging designers and fine [...]