Name: FROSTival Downtown Gallery Hop
Start: 2026-02-06T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Downtown Fredericton

Gather your friends together for an evening of gallery hopping in downtown Fredericton! View the latest exhibitions, meet artists and gallery owners and directors and enjoy light refreshments and music.
Participating Galleries:
Gallery 78:
TBD
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre:
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre will feature two exhibitions during this winter’s Gallery Hop. Black & Red is the first exhibit of work by the LINOCULT, a collective of Fredericton-based printmakers. Formed in 2025, the group is dedicated to creating handmade art in an increasingly AI-cheapened and digitally-derived world. Black & Red will feature prints by Andrew Robinson (Monografik), Hayley Monroe, Anne Stillwell (Ridge Works Studio), Graeme Kennedy, H. Molyneaux, David Brewer (Rabbittown Press), Janelle LeBlanc, Stefan Westner and Max Baird. This exhibition will be displayed on the first floor Penny Gallery annex. The Charlotte Glencross Gallery will feature an exhibition of work by members of the Fredericton Society of Artists.
Stop by to enjoy this broad selection of locally made art. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. More information to come!
The Artisan District:
Drop by The Artisan District where you’ll see @eereen_artist create tiny Vytynanka cut-outs in real time while learning about this traditional Ukrainian paper-cutting technique. Guests are invited to choose an original, artist-made cut-out to take home as a keepsake.
@openyourart will also be on site to give you a pottery demo of what you can experience at their “open studio” on Thursday nights! Artists will be available to answer questions while painting pieces – which we will draw for at the end of the night.
We will be serving FROSTival meringues from @tobemilktea as a sweet treat!
Beaverbrook Boutique/ Harrison McCain Pavilion
The Beaverbrook Boutique is delighted to host fine craft artist Holly Brown Bear of Muwin Made, featuring her stunning hand-beaded earrings and purses. Local author Paul McAllister of Monster House Publishing will also be in-store with a pop-up showcasing local and Atlantic Canadian titles.
Enjoy samples from Duck Duck Coffee Roasters, serving their locally roasted coffee, with bags available for purchase. Complimentary snacks and beverages will be provided.
The Open Studio provides activities for creative exploration and reflection, such as drawing, painting, Lino block printing, collage making, textile art, and more. A bilingual facilitator will be present to offer creative support, guidance, advice, and materials.
*Note: admission to the Beaverbrook Boutique is free during the Gallery Hop, however regular admission rates apply to anyone wishing to visit the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.
Gallery on Queen
Gallery on Queen and the National Cultural & Creative Association of Canada is proud to present an exhibition "HUES of A NEW SHORE " to celebrate the Fire Horse Year of the Chinese New Year with two accomplished artists from Montreal: YANG (Andrew) Heng and DOU Bu.
We are excited to have Honourable Louise Imbeault bring greetings at the opening reception for this exhibition is on Friday, January 23, from 5 - 7PM at Gallery On Queen.
The works are selected by curator Nadia Khoury.

This invitation to this Exhibition aligns fully with our desire to embrace a range of work featuring a diversity with approaches and concerns, but also with intriguing interconnections.
This exhibition continues our important focus on contemporary art with artists who explore the technical and conceptual characteristics of visual art.
The works are selected by curator Nadia Khoury.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
YANG (Andrew）Heng
YANG (Andrew) Heng is a painter and educator based in Canada. He currently serves as the Vice Principal of SA Institute of Montreal and is a board member of the Atlantic Centre for Creativity (ACC). He received formal art training in China and has taught art at the post-secondary level for many years. His artistic practice bridges traditional techniques and contemporary approaches, focusing on land-scape, nature, and multicultural experience. His works explore the emotional and visual tension between wilderness and tranquility, shaped by his engagement with the natural environment. His artworks have been exhibited in Canada, the United States, and Asia.Yang’s work draws primarily from the natural landscapes of Canada’s East Coast and Quebec, developed through on-site observation.
DOU Bu
DOU Bu is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting,
performance, video, and experimental art. He has been actively engaged in the contemporary art scene in China for many years, presenting solo exhibitions, group shows, and performance works across a range of art spaces and international
His artistic practice consistently explores themes of memory, identity, and social experience, with a strong emphasis on process-based and embodied forms of expression. Characterized by a cross-disciplinary approach and an experimental visual language, his work reflects an ongoing inquiry into the relationships between body, time, and lived experience.
Dou’s practice is more introspective and conceptually oriented, centering on themes of time, memory, and disappearance.