2017 Nel Oudeman Guidelines

2017 Nel Oudemans Award Application Guidelines The annual $2,000 Nel Oudemans Award acknowledges the extraordinary contribution of Fredericton weaver Nel Oudemans to Canada’s applied arts field, as well as to fine arts & craft education in New Brunswick. 2017 Submission Deadline The 2017 Application Deadline for the Nel Oudemans Award is June 1, 2017. Download[…]

2017 Annual Facilitation Grant

Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation 2017 Annual Facilitation Grant Program: The Sheilas The Board of Directors invites succinct concept letters from arts organizations or collectives for projects aimed at the delivery of programs dedicated to the creation, presentation and promotion of the visual arts. These infrastructure grants are intended to deepen the capacity of organizations to[…]

The Artist’s Perspective for Strathbutler artist Marie Hélène Allain

23 October Sunday 2pm: The Artist’s Perspective: Marie Hélène Allain – Imagerie de l’héritière. Free admission. Join artist Marie Hélène Allain for a talk on the Marie Hélène Allain – Imagerie de l’héritière exhibition at the NBM until 30 October, 2016. Marie Hélène Allain is one of New Brunswick’s most acclaimed artists. Imagerie de l’héritière,[…]

Beaverbrook Announces 2016 SHMF Critic Residency

Beaverbrook Art Gallery Announces 2016 Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Critic Residency Fredericton, NB, October 18, 2016 — The Beaverbrook Art Gallery has announced that Stephanie Buhmann will be the 2016 Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Critic-in-Residence at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. This program, now in its second year, furthers the Gallery’s commitment to an engaging program[…]

Stephanie Buhmann

Writing Workshop with art critic-in-residence

Save the Date: Beaverbrook Art Gallery Presents SHMF 2016 Art Critic in Residence Workshop and Panel Discussion How to Write about Art, Formulate your Artist Statement or Art Review Writing Workshop with art critic-in-residence Stephanie Buhmann Saturday, November 12, 10 am – 12 noon During this workshop, Stephanie Buhmann will present examples of her own[…]

Congratulations to Recipient of SHMF Merit Bursary at NBCCD

Ralph Simpson, was selected by the faculty of New Brunswick College of Craft and Design as the recipient of the 2016 Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Scholarship. Mr. Simson is a graduate of the Aboriginal Visual Arts diploma program and currently enrolled in Graduate Studies Program, specializing in basketry. NBCCD Director, Marc Briathwiate said that the[…]

John Hooper Retrospective

The Private World of John Hooper is running from Oct 15th to November 5th at Hooper Studios in Hampton. This exhibit is a celebration of the life and work of John Hooper, the inaugural Strathbutler winner. It features sculpture, writings and paintings from private family collections to mark the 10th anniversary of his death.