Press releases and other media news from the Foundation
Media Release Publication: March 12, 2018 The New Brunswick Museum thanks the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Inc. for the recent generous donation of $20,000. The funds will be used for the development of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Collection of Strathbutler Award Winners at the New Brunswick Museum as well as strategic initiatives relating to the[…]
Matt Watkins Chosen for 2017 Nel Oudemans Award St. Andrews resident, Matt Watkins has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation “Nel Oudemans Award” recognizing the pursuit of excellence in the field of fine craft and design by emerging New Brunswick artisans. An an artist and goldsmith, Mr. Watkins draws[…]
Congratulations Kathryn Cronin, the 2017 recipient of the SHMF Merit Bursary in Advanced Studio Practice at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. The jury panel praised the jewelry designer for a wide range of creativity in design, refreshing and diversified use of material, all while maintaining a unified aesthetic throughout the work. Miss[…]
Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Annual Facilitation Grant Program Grants of $2000 to $10,000 are made available annually to New Brunswick-based visual arts organizations or collectives to support one of a kind projects aimed at fostering new initiatives in the province of New Brunswick. They are awarded on the recommendation of independent assessment panels who review[…]
Herménégilde Chiasson’s art: Speaking to angels for fifty years – Tom Smart “they, too, without asking any questions, without knowing why, and without really wanting to know, will see the gates of paradise open, the multitude of angels kneeling as they pass by, the power of salvation filling their bodies and radiating with glorious light,[…]
Strathbutler : A tradition of excellence in the visual arts of New Brunswick September 15, 2017 Based on the recommendation of a five-person professional jury, the Board of Directors of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation announces that Herménégilde Chiasson has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the Strathbutler Award. Mr. Chiasson joins a celebrated[…]
Deadline Reminder: Application Deadline for the Nel Oudemans Award extended to June 30th, 2017. 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[…]
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation (SHMF) is pleased to award the Association of Artist Run Centres of the Atlantic (AARCA) with a Signature Grant towards the presentation of Flotilla/Flottille, a bilingual contemporary arts event that will take place in Charlottetown, P.E.I September 17-24, 2017. SHMF is proud to partner with AARCA to provide many New[…]