Press releases and other media news from the Foundation
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[…]
The Foundation will honour Herzl Kashetsky this September Please join us for the Strathbutler Gala in honour of Herzl Kashetsky September 9th, 2011 at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, NB.
Glitter and Gloom: The Sketchbooks of Herzl Kashetsky This eagerly anticipated hardcover publication will be launched at the Strathbutler Gala on Sepember 9, 2011 This major, profusely illustrated, book highlights select works represented in the exhibition Glitter and Gloom: The Sketchbooks of Herzl Kashetsky. Like the exhibition, it features four distinct sections, three of which[…]
Herzl Kashetsky Named 2011 Strathbutler Recipient It is with pleasure that the members of the jury have selected Herzl Kashetsky as the recipient of the 2011 Strathbutler Award for excellence in the visual arts. With a career spanning over thirty-five years, Kashetsky’s oeuvre has had a profound impact on the cultural fabric of New Brunswick.[…]
The official unveiling of the re-creation of the 1948 War Memorial Mural by New Brunswick artist Fred Ross and the presentation of the 2011 Fred Ross Scholarship to Alex Francheville will take place on Monday June 27th at 4 pm. Under the direction of Mr. Ross, artists Amy Ash, Sarah Griffin and Fred Willar have[…]
Foundation recognises the lifetime dedication of Louise Imbeault On the occasion of her retirement as Director of Radio-Canada Acadie, the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation recognises the lifetime dedication of Louise Imbeault to the promotion and support of arts and culture in New Brunswick. The 2011 Arts Advocacy Award is given to honor the impact she[…]
Alexander Henry Francheville, of Bernice MacNaughton high school, has been selected by an independent jury of art professionals to receive the 2011 Fred Ross Scholarship, valued at $4000. Francheville will enter Fine Arts Program at Mount Allison University. The scholarship will be presented in Fredericton as part of the unveiling ceremony of the recreated Ross[…]
University of New Brunswick professor, Dr. Jennifer Pazineza is an artist and educator based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Earning undergraduate degrees at Patterson State University and Master’s and Doctoral degrees at Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Pazienza has worked in UNB’s Faculty of Education for twenty years, winning the prestigious Blizzard Award for interdisciplinary teaching. Recently[…]