A personal look at how a move to Moncton at the start of my highschool years in the late 80’s permanently shaped my outlook on life and art. How a unique mixture of French and English, punk music and visual art, and a pre-internet do-it-yourself cultural community placed New Brunswick and more specifically Moncton simultaneously on the outside edge of popular culture and also in the middle of something unique a...

Chorus(es): Machine à présence poétique, is an interactive literary installation combining poetry, sound art and digital visual art. The Frye Festival, Galerie Sans Nom and Productions Rhizome are proud to partner in the presentation of this work at the GSN from March 19 to April 28.For more info: https://www.galeriesansnom.org/choeurschorusIn the center of a dark room sta...

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Dates de l’exposition: 18 avril au 30 juin 2024

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À bord du tapis roulant, Spock, Astérix, Jean-Paul II, Mick Jagger, Bill « Spaceman » Lee, Bob Barker, Greta Thunberg et bien d’autres sont convoqués tour à tour pour illustrer l’impasse vers laquelle se dirige la société de consommation. La méduse est un récit qui témoigne de l’importance de prendre la main qui nous est tendue pour que les ténèbres de la maladie et du deuil se dissipent enfin.Les bédéistes Paul Bossé et Boum ...

Dans le désarroi qui s'abat sur le sud de la Louisiane à la suite de la guerre de Sécession, André Boudreaux, dix-sept ans, découvre la vie auprès de son grand-père Drozin. Ce vétéran sudiste, devenu un homme riche grâce à l'arrivée de la voie ferrée, tente de regagner son prestige et son pouvoir politique. Mais le meurtre sordide de l'oncle d'André, les élections mouvementées de 1882 et les visées politiques ...

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These remarkable works address the pressures of conformity, exile, lifelong disentanglement, and grappling with darkness. Join our four authors as they share what we don't always see on the page.  

Enjoy delicious tea and sweets as four writers offer glimpses to their unique literary worlds, and read excerpts accompanied by interdisciplinary artist Martin Daigle.

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The Geographies of DAR is a captivating film that explores the life and literary works of renowned Canadian author David Adams Richards.Through stunning visuals, insightful interviews and excerpts from his writings, the film uncovers the profound connection between Richards’ personal experiences and Eastern Canada’s Miramichi, the region that shaped his storytelling.The mas...

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Join us as we travel down memory lane to celebrate 25 years of the Frye Festival!You can see the menu here. 

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Both of these collections embody the selves we see reflected in humanity and the natural world. From love and desire to environmental collapse and capitalism, we journey deep in the natural (dis)order of things with Jake Byrne and Meghan Kemp-Gee.

A novel about the unshakeable animosity between a brother and sister and a community increasingly divided as the feud spirals further into vendettas and violence each year. Through seasons of want and uncertainty, through predatory storms and pandemics and marauding privateers, it is the human heart the reveals itself to be the most formidable adversary each person faces. A pitch-perfect evocation of a lost time and a shadowed mirror to our modern politics of grievance and retribution....

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Canadian short stories are always a cause for celebration. Host Stephanie Domet is joined by Lisa Moore, editor, as well as contributors Sharon Bala and Ryan Turner to talk about what makes a good story, what attracts them to the form, and perhaps share who has written some of their personal favorites.

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Decisive encounters, ravages of weather, and quests for truth and justice are some of the elements we confront in these magnificent works. Join our four authors as they share what we don't always see on the page."

"Entre la taïga et la toundra, un jeune couple inuit du Nunavik se découvre et apprend à s'aimer. Accompagnés de leurs chiens, les qimmiit, Saullu et Ulaajuk parcourent un continent encore sauvage, tous libres et solidaires.Quelques décennies plus tard, une avocate est dépêchée sur la Côte-Nord pour défendre un meurtrier inuk dont les victimes sont d'anciens policiers de la Sécurité du Québec. Sa quête de justice l'emmènera au-delà de ce qu'elle avait imaginé.Roman vérité, Qimmik r...