Welcome to the George Fry Gallery at NBCCD!

Open to the public, the NBCCD 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 Craft Sale, which provide students with an opportunity to showcase the skills gained in their entrepreneurship classes by marketing and selling their work in a public 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.

Campus Tour Headquarters

The George Fry Gallery is also home to our Admissions Office and the meeting place for your NBCCD Campus Tour! Drop by anytime to chat with our team about NBCCD, schedule a campus tour, or plan your visit in advance by completing our official 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 begin at the George Fry Gallery and tour all studios and facilities of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Book your tour today or schedule a virtual visit with us!

Hours

Monday—Friday, 10am to 4pm

Masks required.

Interested in finding out more?

Contact
Karen Ruet, Gallery Coordinator
+1 (506) 457-6805, karen.ruet@gnb.ca

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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

Fashion Design Studio Exhibition
May 4 – 24, 2023

Advanced Studio Practice Exhibition
June 1, 2023

featured exhibitionIt started with a thought...

Visit the George Fry Gallery from March 2 to 28 to experience an exhibition by students, alumni, and staff from NBCCD’s Wabanaki Visual Arts studio. The exhibit considers Indigenous storytelling and relationality through beadwork, wood, wampum, painting, photography, and quillwork. In the Wabanaki First Nations oral tradition, the world was created with a single thought from a mystical being—demonstrating that every being and object is interconnected and even the smallest ideas matter.

Masks required.

It started with a thought...

Past Exhibits

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

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

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.

College History