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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 [...]
Why Become a Trained Photographer?
Everyone has a camera in their pocket these days, and there are so many internet tutorials. Why would you spend the time and money to take a Diploma in Photography at NBCCD? Let us count the ways: 1. Experienced Instructors: You can’t beat the tips and tricks and problem solving that goes on in the [...]
NBCCD Launches New Programs at Kings Landing
There is an exciting new collaboration between the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design (NBCCD) and Kings Landing. NBCCD has launched a new program at Hoyt House at Kings Landing, in Prince William, NB. NBCCD’s Kings Landing campus will be home to a brand-new residency program and workshop series. “This exciting partnership joins [...]
NBCCD’s #communityboxproject
There are six artfully-designed boxes hidden in plain sight in Fredericton’s downtown. This participatory art installation invites the public to leave an object and take an object – an opportunity to play, exchange, and engage with art, craft and design and social issues. The boxes were created by 97 Foundation Visual Arts (FVA) students from [...]
The Way Back to Fundy
Little known fact: Fundy National Park was once home to a thriving art school. The former location of the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design (NBCCD), then known as the New Brunswick School of Arts & Crafts, is now hidden in the park, devoid of buildings and only accessible to a small group of knowledgeable park interpreters. This past summer, through the pioneering efforts of Craft NB and Fundy Park, the park once again hosted artisans for the Beneath the Surface residency. [...]
Collaboration
As featured in The Gem, by contributor Dee Wilkie, with photography by Lance Kenneth Blakney: I remember the exact moment that I decided I was finished feeling sorry for myself. Instead of waiting for an opportunity to come to me and my creative peers, I was going to make that opportunity come to us. In the Spring of 2015 I sat in [...]