SHMF is pleased to announce Taylor Avery Young as the recipient of the 2025 Fred Ross Scholarship. This renewable scholarship, currently valued at $10,000, is given annually to a graduating student from a New Brunswick high school to support post secondary education in visual art. The scholarship is an investment in youth, and SHMF’s lasting[…]

Based on many requests from the arts community, SHMF is extending the application period for 2025 awards until April 10. We are thrilled that so many across the province are in the midst of advocating for artists. We trust this extension will assist everyone in honoring our artists through nominations. Details for the Strathbutler and[…]

SHMF has been celebrating New Brunswick’s amazing visual artists since 1991. Join the process of recognizing important creative forces in our midst. Consult the SHMF website for full details on the Strathbutler Award and the Emerging Artisan Award. The 2025 nomination and application period for these juried awards is open until April 1st. The Strathbutler[…]

Jennifer Lee Wiebe, multi-disciplinary visual artist and art educator has been selected to receive the 2025 Sheila Mackay Advanced Studies Scholarship. Ms. Wiebe, a senior faculty member at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design is pursuing a PhD in Art Education at Concordia University. Enthusiastically endorsed by the administration of NBCCD, Ms. Wiebe’s[…]

Albert county ceramic artist, Wendy Johnston has been selected to receive the 2025 SHMF International Creative Residency bursary to support her upcoming three-month residency at the Taoxichuan Art Center in Jingdezhen, China. Johnston, a recognized New Brunswick potter and arts activist, has been invited to immerse herself in Chinese ceramic traditions and practices at the[…]

The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is now accepting applications for the Fred Ross Scholarship and the Sheila Mackay Advanced Studies Scholarship. The Sheila Mackay Advanced Studies Scholarship is available annually to New Brunswick residents entering a recognized graduate or doctoral program in either studio based work or in academic studies in Art History, Art Education[…]

The Board of Directors is delighted to announce the creation of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Cultural Connector Award at the Université de Moncton. This $2000 prize will recognise a student who has made a meritorious contribution to the cultural community through leadership in such areas as creation, programming, curation, critical discourse, exhibition, performance, appreciation[…]

The Board of Directors of the SHMF invites nominations for the 2025 Strathbutler Award. The $25,000 Strathbutler Award is a recognition of an individual New Brunswick visual artist’s accomplishments and impact. It is one of Canada’s most lucrative and prestigious visual arts awards, and is given biennially upon the recommendation of a qualified independent jury.[…]