An exhibit of watercolours

An exhibit of watercolours by 2012 Sheila Hugh Mackay Scholarship winner Barbara Safran de Niverville opens on February 3 and will be at the Salon Irene Grant-Guerette throughout February. More info (en Français)

Scholarship Deadline Approaching

The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation will accept applications for 2012 scholarships until February 1st, 2012. The $4000. Fred Ross Scholarship is available to graduating high school students entering any post secondary program in visual arts. The $5000. Sheila Hugh Mackay Scholarship is available for students seeking a Master of Fine Arts.

Art Edukit Launch

The Beaverbrook Art Gallery and the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation have the pleasure to invite you to the official public launch of the ART EDUKIT, an online Art Resource for Elementary School Teachers, At the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, on Thursday December 8, 5 pm. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by calling Lynda Hachey at 458-2030

Christian Demmings

Nel Oudemans 2011 Christian Warren Demmings has been named the 2011 Nel Oudemans Award recipient. Demmings, a graduate of the Jewellery Program at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design is currently entering his final year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program at Mount Allison University. The jury selected Demmings for this award[…]

Gerard Collins paints public mural

Gerard Collins. 2001 Strathbutler Recipient creates public mural for Saint John school A classroom at Hazen-White/St. Francis School has been transformed into a literacy retreat, thanks to the help of local professional artist Gerard Collins who, out of the kindness of his heart, has transfigured an obsolete blackboard into a tranquil scene he sees just[…]

Herzl Kashetsky book signing

2011 Strathbutler recipient Herzl Kashetsky book signing The Peter Buckland Gallery is pleased to host Herzl Kashetsky and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in promoting their new book Glitter and Gloom: The Sketchbooks of Herzl Kashetsky. This book offers a rare opportunity to view a Canadian artist through the intimacy of his sketchbooks. The book will[…]