The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is pleased to announce the 2013 winner of its annual Fred Ross Scholarship. Serim Ye, who will graduate from Moncton High School in June, has been selected by an independent jury of arts professionals to receive this scholarship valued at $4000 Recommended by her former Visual Arts Department Head, Will[…]
Juror Biographies Lynn Wigginton’s artistic career has spanned many disciplines. Graduating from Mount Alison with a BFA, her major focus was in printmaking but following graduation she taught art in Newfoundland, worked as a graphic designer and served as assistant in the New Brunswick Museum Art Department. In 1995, in collaboration with Dr. Gregg Finley,[…]
Two Strathbutler Artists : An Artistic Conversation SUZANNE HILL “CONVERSATIONS WITH RICK BURNS” at GALLERY CONNEXION 440 York Street, Fredericton Thursday, March 21, 7 – 9 pm Peter Buckland Gallery is pleased to be partnering with Gallery Connexion for this important exhibition. This exhibition re-examines the three dimensional work completed by Rick Burns during the[…]
“The objects I create are for use, whether contemplative or functional. They invite ritualistic moments …”
Strathbutler artist Dan Steeves presents new work.
2013 Fred Ross Scholarship Serim Ye’s application portfolio illustrates all the qualities one looks for in an aspiring artist. Overall her works on paper, canvas and in clay show an impressive facility with artistic fundamentals. However, it was the visual and narrative qualities of a series of water-colours depicting memories from Ms. Ye’s childhood that[…]
2012 Fred Ross Scholarship Alison Willms has been selected to receive the $4000 Fred Ross Scholarship. Currently completing her final year at Fredericton High School, Ms Willms is an active in both the Fredericton and St. Andrews art communities. She will commence an undergraduate program in Fine Arts in September, 2012. “Alison Willms has been[…]
2011 Sheila Mackay Advanced Studies Scholarship Recipient The jury has selected Barbara Sarah Safran de Niverville of Riverview to receive the 2011 SHMF MFA Scholarship. We applaud Ms Niverville’s interest in exploring new themes and techniques in her work and building on her recent series of landscape paintings that are technically strong, but also address[…]