Lectures & Presentations

Free lunchtime presentations at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Join Manager of Collections and Exhibitions John Leroux each month for an exciting, intimate, and fast-paced look at artworks on display, designed to comfortably fit in your lunch break. See what these artworks say, and how they connect us with the world – how’s that for “food for thought”?

In April: Peacocks and Dragons: William Morris’ finest tapestry

This exquisite peacock and dragon pattern textile from 1878 was considered by celebrated designer William Morris as the closest to his vision of an ideal medieval fabric. The Morris & Co. catalogue described it as the “perfect hanging for a medieval castle or mansion”, which is fitting as this particular piece came from the Charles Hosmer residence in Montreal’s Golden Square Mile. This wool tapestry incorporates highly figured imagery derived from classical myth and Romantic symbolism. Learn more about it at this month’s Curator Crunch. 

How to apply to the New Brunswick Art Bank

This informative and non-intimidating seminar in the RBC Learning Centre is designed to help visual artists and gallerists better understand the process of applying to the New Brunswick Art Bank. 

Dr. Ludmila Knezkova-Hussey, musician in residence at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, will play a musical tribute to pianist Margaret Ann Ireland. Through Dr. Knezkova-Hussey's original piano composition, as well as photo presentation, she explores her friendship with the New Brunswick pianist, and brings the portrait by Miller Brittain alive through the music.

‘Luminous’ is a unique collaboration between the Bel Canto Singers of Fredericton and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery that brings the visual and musical arts together in a celebration of some of the Gallery’s masterworks.This special performance will highlight affinities and connections between the musical and visual works, between artists and composers, and between musical elements and painting techniques. For fans of either art form, it’s sure to be an evening not to miss.

Tickets: $20, available on Eventbrite, from members of the choir, and at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.

Doors open at 6:30 PM. Please access this event via the pavilion doors only.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support for this collaborative project from the City of Fredericton Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Program 2019.

Celebrate International Museum Day with a special concert that will weave together an hour of music and the visual arts, making connections with and playing through our cultural history in an entertaining and lighthearted performance. Performers: David Adams, Danielle Sametz, Christopher Buckley, Sonja Adams.

International Museum Day - 10:00 am- 5:00 pm. The Beaverbrook Art Gallery will be open with admission by donation all day! 

Rewilding the Beaverbrook Art Gallery: Putting the Beaver Back in the Brook, Illustrated talk by artist-in -residence Janice Wright Cheney

Inspired by the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Beaverbrook Art Gallery, this talk will begin by examining the historical, cultural and ecological importance of the beaver (Castor Canadensis). Images from contemporary art and current environmental research will illustrate the complicated relationship Canadians have with this iconic rodent.  The artist will discuss her residency project (ReWild) and ongoing studio practice as a call for conservation and rewilding. Can we put the beaver back in the brook?