News about artists who have been been awarded or funded by the Foundation
New Brunswick has lost a champion of the arts with the passing of George Fry on Saturday, September 20th. As teacher, mentor, arts administrator and artist, Mr. Fry enriched the province of New Brunswick. The Foundation is proud to have worked with him in the development of awards and scholarship programs and is grateful for[…]
Documentary film on Strathbutler Artist, Gerald Collins
RELEASING THE METAPHORS: Suzanne Hill Studio Sale SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 10 – 4 FOUR DECADES OF FABULOUS WORK Peter Buckland Gallery PO Box 7343 (35 Duke St.) Saint John, NB E2L 4S7
Strathbutler Artist Freeman Patterson to be honored with the Sunbury Shores Eidlitz Award. On Saturday July 19th at 7:30pm, Freeman Patterson will accept the Eidlitz award at the newly renovated Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre. The award, named after Sunbury Shores’ founder Mrs Dorothy Meigs Eidlitz, celebrates individuals or organizations whose work exhibits a[…]
An innovative and collaborative project dedicated to the promotion of a vibrant and sustainable future for the Visual Arts. With the belief that collaboration with and within the visual arts is a vital element of the eco-system of our community, our province and beyond, the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is inviting a diverse people and[…]
Fred Ross Scholarship Now Valued at $8000. Kathryn McCarroll announces the increase in value of the Fred Ross Scholarship during a tribute to the restoration of a lost 1948 mural. The 2012 scholarship winner, Alison Willms, was honoured by the foundation for her continuing excellence in her studies at Mount Allison University at the Saint[…]
Strathbutler artist Andre Lapointe to open new exhibition. Thursday, January 23 New Brunswick Museum’s Market Square exhibition centre.
Book launch for Patterson’s new book Embracing Creation Thursday November 21 at 7pm and it will feature a Q&A with Mike Landry.