Posts about our awards
With pleasure, The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation announces that Susan Vida Judah has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Strathbutler Award. The Strathbutler recognizes excellence in any field of visual arts or fine craft by an artist who has made a substantial contribution to the province of New Brunswick. It is given biennially[…]
Elizabeth Finch is the Lunder Curator of American Art at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine. She holds a PhD in art history from the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and is an alumna of the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program and the Center for Curatorial Leadership. Beth’s areas of[…]
As a textile artist, Susan Vida Judah makes an ancient art form new again. The exquisite visual poetry of her work embodies decades of sustained mastery and a profound technical command of her medium. She explores and expands the expressive power of weaving and tapestry, incorporating elements of sculpture, installation and decorative art. Nominator Beth[…]
Monica Lacey will travel to New Brunswick to receive Nel Oudemans Award The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 Nel Oudemans Award which is given annually for excellence in fine art and craft. Monica Lacey was selected by an independent jury to receive the $2000 award. Ms. Lacey,[…]
The SHMF is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 Nel Oudemans Award. The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 Nel Oudemans Award which is given annually for excellence in fine art and craft. Monica Lacey was selected by an independent jury to receive the $2000 award.[…]
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[…]
Board of Directors Arts Advocacy Award The Board of Directors presented Mr. James C. Irving the Board of Directors’ Arts Advocacy Award in recognition of the significant contribution made to the promotion of the arts through the creation of Salon, a weekly magazine featuring documentary and critical writing about New Brunswick arts and culture. Salon’s[…]
Strathbutler Award will be valued at $25,000 The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that beginning in 2011, the Strathbutler Award will be valued at $25,000 to honour a New Brunswick artist for excellence and for a substantial contribution to the province of New Brunswick. The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation will award this prize[…]