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Lieutenant-Governor's Award For High Achievement In The Arts
The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for High Achievement in the Arts , previously called the Excellence Awards Program, is an award given annually by the New Brunswick Arts Board to recognise outstanding contribution by artists to the arts in New Brunswick. Recipients * High Achievement in Literary Arts ** Robert Pichette – 2017 ** M. Travis Lane – 2016 ** Jacques Savoie – 2015 ** Anne Compton – 2014 ** Melvin Gallant – 2013 ** Myrtis Theresa Dohaney – 2012 ** France Daigle – 2011 ** Beth Powning – 2010 ** Raymond Fraser – 2009 **Rino Morin Rossignol – 2009 * High Achievement in Performing Arts ** Ray Legere - 2019 ** Stephen Tobias – 2017 ** Jules Boudreau – 2015 ** Igor Dobrovolskiy – 2014 ** Jenny Munday – 2013 ** Edith Butler – 2012 ** Patrick Clark – 2011 ** Chantal Cadieux – 2010 ** Calixte Duguay – 2010 ** Marcel-Romain Thériault – 2009 * High Achievement in Visual Arts ** Peter Powning – 2017 ** Suzanne Hill – 2016 ** Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Compton
Anne Compton (born 1947) is a Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist. Biography Compton was born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, Prince Edward Island. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Prince Edward Island, her Masters from York University and her PhD from the University of New Brunswick.https://www.unb.ca/fredericton/arts/departments/english/people/annecompton.html Anne Compton UNB Faculty Biography Until retiring to write full-time in 2012, Dr. Compton taught literature and creative writing for the Department of Humanities and Languages at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, where she also served as Writer-in-Residence and, for many years, the Director of the Lorenzo Reading Series. She serves on the New Brunswick Arts Board. Awards and recognition Opening the Island Shortlisted – Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (2002) Won – Atlantic Poetry Prize (2003) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Butler
Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Dita, and Edie. It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, when it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 2016 it was ranked at 488th most popular female name in the United States, according to the Social Security online database. It became far less common as a name for children by the late 20th century. The name Edith has five name days: May 14 in Estonia, January 13 in the Czech Republic, October 31 in Sweden, July 5 in Latvia, and September 16 in France, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania. Edith *Edith of Polesworth (died c. 960), abbess *Edith of Wessex (1025–1075), Queen of England *Edith of Wilton (961–984), English nun *Edith the Fair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvon Gallant
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Yvon may refer to: * Yvon (given name), a masculine given name * Yvon (surname), a surname See also * Chapelle-Yvon * Evon * Ivon * Jaille-Yvon * Pierre-Yvon * Yvan * Yvonne (other) Yvonne is a female given name. Yvonne may also refer to: * Yvonne (band), a 1993—2002 Swedish group featuring Henric de la Cour * Yvonne (cow) a German cow that escaped and was missing for several weeks in 2011 * ''Yvonne'' (musical), a 1926 We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Umholtz
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice Wright-Cheney
Janice Wright Cheney (born 1961) is a Canadian visual artist based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Career Born in Montreal, Quebec, Wright Cheney studied visual arts at Mount Allison University (1983) and Critical Studies in Education at the University of New Brunswick (2003). She teaches at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Her textile art considers "themes pertaining to natural history and domestic labour". For example, one of her exhibits, ''Cellar'' at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax, featured "hundreds of rats created from recycled vintage fur coats". ''Trespass'', featured at the New Brunswick Museum, comprised individual animals and insects such as coyotes, fleas, and a giant squid, all incorporated into other exhibits throughout the museum. ''Disorderly Creatures'' at Rodman Hall Art Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario "transfigured insects from signs of shabby housekeeping into objects of beauty and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Torma
Anna Torma (born 1952) is a Hungarian-Canadian fibre artist. Work Torma specializes in large-scale hand embroideries, and her work draws upon multiple artistic and textile techniques, including appliqué, felting, photo transfer, collage, and quilting. She appropriates visual imagery from multiple sources, including anatomical drawings, folk art, and her children's drawings. She combines traditional methods of the Hungarian textile tradition with the radical reclamation of craft art forms from the avant-garde feminist movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Life and career Torma was born in 1952 in Tarnaörs, Hungary. She learned to embroider from her mother and grandmothers and studied textile art and design at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts (1974-1979). She received a degree in Textile Art and Design from the Hungarian University of Applied Arts, Budapest, Hungary in 1979. She immigrated to Canada in 1988. Torma was a 2007 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaddeus Holownia
Thaddeus Holownia (born July 2, 1949) is a British-born Canadian artist and professor. He taught photography at Mount Allison University and served as the head of the Fine Arts Department, retiring in 2018. Career Born in England, the family of Thaddeus Holownia immigrated to Canada when he was five. He attended the University of Windsor, studying printmaking and communications and graduated in 1972. Initially, part of Toronto’s art scene, he began working at the National Film Board of Canada, and joined the faculty of the Mount Allison University Fine Arts Department in 1977. Art Work In Holownia’s large-scale photographs, he uses the idea of heightened perception to explore the traces humankind leaves on the landscape. About his work, he echoes Thoreau’s observation, “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see”. His photographs have been the subject of numerous exhibitions, including a forty-year retrospective, ''The Nature of Nature, The Photo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Powning
Peter Powning is a Canadian artist and sculptor working in ceramics, metals, and glass. Since 1970, he has explored a wide range of artistic forms while working concurrently as an activist and arts advocate. Life and work Powning was born in 1949, in Providence, Rhode Island. He grew up in Bristol, Connecticut, and attended the University of Connecticut, where his studies included ceramics and sculpture. In 1968, Peter met Beth Powning through mutual friends in New York City, and they were married the following year at Beth's parents farm in rural Connecticut. In 1970 the pair relocated to rural New Brunswick, Canada, sharing a desire to live close to the land in as self-sufficient way as possible. They bought an 1870s farmhouse near the town of Sussex, where they still reside, and Peter built his first studio in a converted grain shed. In the mid-1970s, the Pownings began a sojourn in Europe, and in 1976 Peter enrolled at the Croyden College of Design and Technology in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calixte Duguay
Calixte Duguay, (born July 15, 1939) is a multi-disciplinarian Canadian artist born in Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël, on Lamèque Island. In 2009, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for the impact he has had on the Acadian and Canadian music scene as a writer, composer and singer". In 2010 he was awarded the Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts for his music. In 2012, he was made a member of the Order of New Brunswick The Order of New Brunswick (french: Ordre du Nouveau Brunswick) is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Instituted in 2000 by Lieutenant Governor Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, on the advice of the Cabinet under Prem .... Discography * Les aboiteaux * Louis Mailloux (first production – 1979) * Retour à Richibouctou * Rien que pour toi * Les couleurs de ma vie * De terre et d'eau * Louis Mailloux (new production, 1993) Bibliography * Odette Castonguay, ''Calixte Duguay : aussi longtemps que je vivrai' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantal Cadieux
Chantal Cadieux (born June 15, 1967) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec. She was born in Richmond and received a diploma in play writing from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990. She was one of a group of young authors who contributed to the show "38", based on works by Shakespeare, at the Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui. Her novel ''Longueur d'ondes'' received the Prix Communication-Jeunesse. Cadieux also was awarded the two times: for her play ''Parfums divers'' in 1990 and for ''Urgent besoin d'intimité'' in 1991. She has written scripts for various television series including ', ', ', ''Un gars, une fille'', ' and '. Her scripts for the television series ''Providence'' have been nominated several times for the Prix Gémeaux. Selected works Theatre * ''Amies à vie'' * ''On court toujours après l'amour'' * ''Urgent besoin d'intimité'' Novels * ''Samedi trouble'' * ''Éclipses et jeans'' * ''Longueur d'ondes'' Film * ''Le collectionneur'', with Ghyslaine Cô ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Munday
Jenny may refer to: * Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people * Jenny (surname), a family name Animals * Jenny (donkey), a female donkey * Jenny (gorilla), the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of her death at age 55 * Jenny (orangutan), an orangutan in the London Zoo in the 1830s Films * ''Jenny'' (1936 film), a French film by Marcel Carné * ''Jenny'' (1958 film), a Dutch film * ''Jenny'' (1962 film), an Australian television film * ''Jenny'' (1970 film), a film starring Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas Music * ''Jenny'' (EP), a 2003 EP by Stellastarr* Songs * "Jenny" (The Click Five song) (2007) * "Jenny" (Nothing More song) * "Jenny" (Studio Killers song) (2013) * "867-5309/Jenny", a 1982 song by Tommy Tutone * "Jenny", a 1968 song by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers * "Jenny", a 1973 song by Chicago from '' Chicago VI'' * "Jenny", a 1995 song by Shaggy from '' Boombastic'' * "Jenny", a 1997 song by Sleater-Kinney from '' D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
