_a recognition of accomplishment by emerging New Brunswick artisans
Portrait of Nel Oudemans, Strathbutler Award 1995
The SHMF Emerging Artisan Award recognizes accomplishments in craft and design by emerging New Brunswick artisans. This juried award is intended to support the creative growth of artists in the early stages of their careers. In conjunction with the $4,000 award, the recipient is eligible for additional funding to support an approved educational opportunity within one year of the award. Arrangements must be approved by the Executive Director of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation.
This award was established in 2002 as an enduring mark of respect for Nel Oudemans, a Fredericton-based weaver, educator, and nationally recognised leader in Canada’s applied arts field. The SHMF has maintained this award to forward Oudemans’ commitment to the encouragement of youth and the transmission of knowledge in craft and design.
- How to Apply
- For the brochure
- Nel Blink Oudemans – biography
- Educational Initiative for Nel Oudemans Recipients
Past Recipients:
- 2024 Audrée Hamelin-St-Amour – jeweller
- 2022 Heather McCaig
- 2021 Charline Collette – textile
- 2020 Kristen Bishop – metalsmith
- 2019 Ralph Simpson – fine craft and design
- 2018 I-Chun Jenkins – multimedia
- 2017 Matt Watkins – metalsmith
- 2016 Emily McCumber – weaver
- 2015 Philip Savage – sculptor
- 2014 Allison Green – multimedia
- 2012 Monica Lacey – multimedia
- 2011 Christian Demmings – metalsmith
- 2010 Bronwyn Gallagher – weaver
- 2009 Kristyn Cooper – metalsmith
- 2008 Shanie Stozek – potter and photographer
- 2007 Shallon Gagnon and Sara Murphy – Fashion Designers
- 2006 Megan Billings – potter
- 2005 Patrick Perry – metalmith
- 2003 Danielle Hogan – sculptor
- 2002 Nora Blanchard – metalsmith