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Press Release Congratulations to Moncton native, Samantha Noseworthy, 2015 recipient of the $5000 Sheila Mackay Advanced Studies Scholarship. Ms. Noseworthy will enter the MFA program at Western in September. The SHMF is grateful for the expertise of the members of the 2015 scholarship jury, Sarah Jones, Martha Ailish Moore and Phillip Savage. Jury Statement Noseworthy’s[…]
Juror bios Sarah Jones is an emerging visual artist based in Saint John, NB. Sarah received a Master of Arts degree in Art History from Queen’s University in 2009. She now lectures occasionally and pursues her own visual art practice. Her work and research have received numerous grants, citations and awards, and her visual art projects[…]
I move between figuration and abstraction, between the decorative and the literal in texts, images and narratives of my digital prints on fabric and hand-stitched wall hangings …
James Boyd selected to create public art for Fredericton Botanic Garden. The City of Fredericton announced artist James Boyd of Hampton has been selected to create a sculpture for the Fredericton Botanic Garden. The jury of three decided on his proposal called ‘Rhodo’ in reference to the Rhododendron garden, one of the main attractions of[…]
Discover Strathbutler Artist Dan Steeves’s current exhibition “The Memory of Pain” View on BellAliant Video on Demand Studio Tour S2 E10
I have in mind an image – a starting point, a colour, a form; a simple sketch to follow, or a detailed cartoon. At this point my hand dictates the quality of the tapestry and, by increments, the consequent power of the woven image emerges.
Art is not created within a mental vacuum. It is shaped by what has preceded it and the world and time in which the artist lives. By absorbing these influences, and adding to them, something new is created. – Paul Mathieson 2015
Strathbutler Artist, Anna Torma, at Espace Robert Poulin. Anna Torma & Balint Zsako “BLOOD TIES” March 14-April 18, 2015 OPENING: Saturday 14 MARS 2015 AS OF 2:00 p.m. at Espace Robert Poulin. The gallery is pleased to present the work of two remarkable artists, Anna Torma and Balint Zsako. Hungarian Canadians, both are internationally renowned.[…]