Audrée Hamelin-St-Amour

SHMF 2024 Emerging Artisan Award Announcement

The SHMF is pleased to announce that Audrée Hamelin-St-Amour is the recipient of the juried 2024 Emerging Artisan Award.  This juried award celebrates an original voice in the field of craft who stretches the traditional boundaries of metalsmithing.  Hamelin-St-Amour maintains a creative practice while simultaneously working as a communications officer at ArtsNB.  She will be honored[…]

Alanna Baird

SHMF Announces the 2024 Recipient of the Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship Award

The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is proud to announce that Alanna Baird is the 2024 recipient of the Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship Award. Since 2014, SHMF has offered this award to celebrate the accomplishments of a contemporary New Brunswick artist and also to support innovation and experimentation in proposed new work. The Board of Directors[…]

Arts Atlantic Symposium

SHMF Announces $15,000 Signature Grant to Arts Atlantic Symposium

As an advocate for the visual arts in New Brunswick, SHMF is pleased be a presenting partner of the 2024 Atlantic Arts Symposium Convergence. Pan-Atlantic conferencing makes a valuable contribution to the creative sector within the Atlantic region of Canada. SHMF is dedicated to supporting the development and sustainability of the visual arts in New[…]

Jim Boyd

NB Sculptor Jim Boyd selected for 2024 Magaret Woodson Nae Mentorship

Since 2013, SHMF has offered funding for exceptional mentorship opportunities as part of its career development programming. The latest recipient is sculptor, Jim Boyd, well known in New Brunswick for works created throughout the 10 year Saint John International Sculpture Symposium and installed in Saint John, Hampton, Deer Island, St. George, Oromocto and Grand Bay-Westfield.[…]

Kathrine Neily

Kathrine Neily named as the 2024 recipient of the 2024 Brigitte Clavette – Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation Scholarship in Graduate Studies.

This $2000 scholarship for a student entering the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design Graduate Diploma program is given on the recommendation of the faculty of the college.  The selection committee of NBCCD offered high praise for Ms. Neily’s polished portfolio of playful and energetic work and noted her impressive accomplishment in all areas[…]

Linda Rae Dornan

SHMF 2024 International Residency Award

Linda Rae Dornan has been selected to receive the 2024 SHMF International Residency bursary to support her upcoming residency in Chile. The International Residency bursary is an annual program offered to deepen the creative practices of New Brunswick visual artists through international experiences and dedicated time for reflection and interaction.  The SHMF International Residency bursary[…]