En revoyant les demandes de candidatures à la Bourse d’études supérieures Sheila MacKay 2014, ce qui a frappé le jury n’était pas seulement la vaste expérience de Kristen Atkins en matière de galeries d’art et d’espaces d’art auto-gérés, mais aussi l’étendue de son implication comme bénévole au sein de la communauté culturelle, en tant que[…]
A former dairy farmer who had worked with wood all his life, Dunphy turned to fine crafts in 1981. New Brunswick artisan Gordon Dunphy, whose wood-turned vessels are held in collections in Canada and abroad, died in hospital Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 74. He turned stumps and burls into smooth, often[…]
We believe that collaboration with and within the visual arts is a vital element of the eco-system of our community, our province and beyond. We are inviting diverse people and groups to come together to explore important questions. This Call to Create will not be your typical workshop or conference. It will be a highly energizing experience that[…]
Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is pleased to announce two Special Project grants in support of significant 2014 summer cultural events. They are the Congrès mondial acadien in Edmundston and the New Brunswick International Sculpture Symposium in Saint John. $20,000 has been awarded to Galerie Colline, in partnership with Centre des arts de la Petite église[…]
An innovative and collaborative project dedicated to the promotion of a vibrant and sustainable future for the Visual Arts. With the belief that collaboration with and within the visual arts is a vital element of the eco-system of our community, our province and beyond, the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is inviting a diverse people and[…]
Fred Ross Scholarship Now Valued at $8000. Kathryn McCarroll announces the increase in value of the Fred Ross Scholarship during a tribute to the restoration of a lost 1948 mural. The 2012 scholarship winner, Alison Willms, was honoured by the foundation for her continuing excellence in her studies at Mount Allison University at the Saint[…]
Strathbutler artist Andre Lapointe to open new exhibition. Thursday, January 23 New Brunswick Museum’s Market Square exhibition centre.
2010 Klassen Receives Advanced Studies Scholarship The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is pleased to announce that Greg Klassen of Pollet River has been selected to receive the $ 5000 Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Scholarship. Mr. Klassen will enter a Master of Applied Arts Program at the Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Klassen[…]