Welcome to the George Fry Gallery at NBCCD

Open and always free to the public, NBCCD’s gallery showcases craft and design work of NBCCD students, faculty, staff, and invited artists in a schedule of regularly changing exhibitions. It is an exciting learning resource and features a wide range of makers, materials, and processes. It is also home to our annual Holiday Craft Sale, which provides students with an opportunity to showcase the skills gained in their entrepreneurship classes by marketing and selling their work in a public retail venue. Gallery exhibitions promote and demonstrate professionalism, enhance student employability, and contribute to the economic and cultural life of Canada. Visit us at 408 Queen Street in beautiful downtown Fredericton.

Admission Headquarters

The George Fry Gallery is also home to our Admissions Office for prospective students or members of the public to learn more about studying at New Brunswick College of Craft & Design. To schedule an official tour of the gallery and NBCCD buildings, classrooms, and studios, please complete the Campus Tour Request Form. We look forward to welcoming you soon!

A group of people being toured around the campus of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.

NBCCD campus tours visit the George Fry Gallery, when exhibitions are running, and tour all studios and facilities of New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Book your tour today or schedule a virtual meeting with the recruitment and admissions team to learn more.

Gallery Hours

Monday — Friday, 10am to 4pm

Contact Information

Anna Mathis, Academic Dean
anna.mathis@gnb.ca

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2026/27 Schedule

Contemplation by Brigitte Clavette
August 20 – September 29, 2026 (Extended to October 1 at 8:00 p.m.)

collectionArtNB, New Brunswick’s provincial art collection | Through Practice
October 8 – November 10, 2026

NBCCD Craft Sale
November 27, 28, 29, 2026

NBCCD Staff Showcase
December 3 – January 19, 2026

Photography/Videography Exhibition
January 28 – February 23, 2027

NBCCD Student Showcase
March 4 – March 30, 2027

Graphic Design Exhibition
April 8 – May 4, 2027

Fashion Design Exhibition
May 13 – June 8, 2027

Featured ExhibitionThrough Practice

Through Practice explores the relationship between NBCCD and how the artistic community of New Brunswick is continually made and remade. Through teaching, mentorship, studio practice, and material knowledge, ideas move in, out, and through NBCCD, shaping the cultural fabric of the province. NBCCD is proud to foster these exchanges, placing the college within the larger cultural life of New Brunswick. The exhibition runs from October 8 to November 10, 2026, with a public opening reception on Thursday, October 8 from 4:30-6pm.

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Past Exhibitions

2025/26

NBCCD Alumni Exhibition
September 18 – November 19, 2025

NBCCD Craft Sale
November 28 – November 30, 2025

NBCCD Student Show | Community
December 4, 2025 – January 15, 2026

Jewellery/Metal Arts Exhibition | Down East Again
January 21 – February 11, 2026

Textile Design Exhibition
March 12 – April 1, 2026

Ceramics Exhibition
April 9 – 29, 2026

3D Digital Design Exhibition
May 7 – 27, 2026

Craft NB Exhibition
June 9 – July 29

2023/24

Sarah Cale | The Waves
September 7 – October 17, 2023

Alcuin Society for Excellence in Canadian Book Design
October 26 – November 9, 2023

NBCCD Craft Sale
November 17 – November 19, 2023

Craft East Student Showcase
January 18 – January 30, 2024

Ceramics Studio Exhibition
February 22 – March 12, 2024

3D Digital Design Studio Exhibition
March 21 – April 16, 2024

Textile Design Studio Exhibition
April 25 – May 21, 2024

Advanced Studio Practice Exhibition
Opening May 30, 2024

2021/22

Resurgence: NBCCD Faculty and Staff Exhibition
September 23 – November 3, 2021

NBCCD Craft Sale
November 26 – 28, 2021

Alumni Exhibition
CANCELLED

3D Digital Design: Debacle
January 27 – February 23, 2022

Jewellery/Metal Arts: Shorelines
CANCELLED

Textile Design: Two Voices, Many Hands
April 7 – 27, 2022

Ceramics: Still Grounded
May 5 – May 25, 2022

Jewellery/Metal Arts: STERLING hosted at Government House
May 13 – June 1, 2022

Advanced Studio Practice: Reverie
June 2 – August 12, 2022

2024/25

Connexion ARC | Across the Threshold
September 5 – October 2, 2024

Craft NB 60 Years Celebration
October 10 – November 6, 2024

NBCCD Craft Sale
November 22 – November 24, 2024

NBCCD Staff Show | Creative Reconnaissance
December 5, 2024 – January 22, 2025

Photography | Perspectives
February 6 – 26, 2025

Wabanaki Visual Arts | Mihqitahamin (Remember Me)
March 13 – April 2, 2025

Graphic Design | What the Helvetica!
April 10 – 30, 2025

Fashion Design | Alteration
May 8 – 28, 2025

Group Exhibition | Familial Fields
June 5 – July 9, 2025

Canadian Student Silversmithing Exhibition
July 17 – September 5, 2025

2022/23

Fabricating Rhythms | An exhibition and artist residency by Ralph Simpson
August 18 – September 14, 2022

Stay Solid or Move West | Photography exhibit by Chris Donovan
September 22 – October 19, 2022

Alcuin Society of Books
October 27 – November 9, 2022

NBCCD Craft Sale
November 25 – November 27, 2022

Pull Back the Curtain | Drawing Studio Exhibition
December 8, 2022 – January 17, 2023

PHOTOGRAPH – FOTOGRAFÍA – LITRATO - תמונה - NAPUIʼGIGN | Photography Studio Exhibition
January 26 – February 25, 2023

It started with a thought… | Wabanaki Visual Arts Studio Exhibition
March 2 – 28, 2023

Graphic Design Studio Exhibition | WARNING: Contains Graphic Content
April 6 – 25, 2023

Petit Mode | Fashion Design Studio Exhibition
May 4 – 24, 2023

The Coven | Advanced Studio Practice Exhibition
June 1, 2023

2020/21

In Process: Urchin, Alanna Baird
September 3 – 30, 2020

Textiles: Shuttle, Stitch, Repeat
Oct 8 – Nov 4, 2020

Rick Burns: Mark Making
Dec 3, 2020- Jan 20, 2021

Photography: Askew
Jan 28 – Feb 24, 2021

Fashion Design: RE/Collection
March 11 – 31, 2021

Graphic Design: Grid-Life Crisis
April 8 – 28, 2021

Echoes of Our Ancestors
May 5 – 26, 2021

Process: From Ideation to Creation
June 10, 2021

George Fry Gallerythe man behind the name

George Fry served as Director of the Craft School (now the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design) from 1976 to 1993. He was an enthusiastic promoter of fine craft and fine-craft artisans, achieving recognition for New Brunswick artists across Canada and internationally. He was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for a lifetime of contributions to the arts, and he continued to make, exhibit and inspire fine art and craft until his death in 2014.

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