Posts about our awards
Clarence Bourgoin of St. Léonard will be honoured with the Board of Director’s Arts Advocacy Award, an annual award of $1000 based on a nomination and selection process within the Board of Directors. The funds are given both to recognize individuals who work to initiate events and activities that forward the cultural life of the[…]
Two New Brunswick artists to be honored The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is pleased to name Jennifer Belanger and Ann Manuel as recipients of a 2016 Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship Awards. Established in 2014, this $10,000 award is given to honor New Brunswick mid career artists who have distinguished themselves in the last ten years[…]
Application Deadline Reminder: 2016 Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation invites applications from mid career artists for the $10,000 Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship. Completed submissions for 2016 Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship (including all supporting material) must be postmarked on or before the deadline of November 30, 2015. Late or incomplete applications or[…]
Please Join us for the Strathbutler Gala in Honour of Paul Mathieson. And the unveiling of the newly commissioned Strathbutler Award. Thursday, September 24, 2015, 6:30pm New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB
The Strathbutler Award: A tradition of excellence in New Brunswick Visual Arts Based on the considered recommendation of a professional jury, the Board of Directors of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation announces that Paul Mathieson has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Strathbutler Award. Mr. Mathieson joins a celebrated list of Strathbutler artists[…]
June 3rd 2015 Deadline Reminder: Applications for the Nel Oudemans Award. The Nel Oudemans Award, established in 2002, celebrates excellence in fine craft in memory of the extraordinary contribution of Nel Oudemans to Canadian applied arts. This competition is open to all emerging artisans who have lived and practiced in New Brunswick for 5 years[…]
Strathbutler Artist, Peter Powning, and the NBM at the Sandra Ainsley Gallery in Toronto. Saturday, March 7th, 4-7 PM join the New Brunswick Museum and the Sandra Ainsley Gallery for the opening of an exhibit of the recent artwork by Pet Powning, and an announcement by the NBM. Exhibit March 7 – April 11, 2015[…]
Press Release February 19, 2015 The Board of Directors of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation invites submissions from New Brunswick artists/ artisans for the creation of an iconic presentation piece to be used as the symbol of the Foundation’s signature Strathbutler Award. At the request of the artistic community, the deadline for design submissions has[…]