Information on general happenings (past, present and future) from the Foundation
With great sadness, the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation acknowledges the passing of the acclaimed artist Fred Ross. Since 2001, the foundation has celebrated Mr. Ross’s artistic talent and exceptional contribution to the development of young artists through a scholarship named in his honour. The Fred Ross Scholarship has grown in value since its inception and[…]
Congratulations to SHMF Scholarship winner Jared Peters on receiving his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Peters won the SHMF Advanced Studies Scholarship in recognition of his excellence in painting. Exhibition – Jared Peters: Just as it should be
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation recognizes the contribution of David Ulmholtz to contemporary Canadian art and extends condolences to his family at this sad time. Mr. Ulmholtz was awarded the prestigious Strathbutler Award in 2009.
Strathbutler Artist Freeman Patterson to be honored with the Sunbury Shores Eidlitz Award. On Saturday July 19th at 7:30pm, Freeman Patterson will accept the Eidlitz award at the newly renovated Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre. The award, named after Sunbury Shores’ founder Mrs Dorothy Meigs Eidlitz, celebrates individuals or organizations whose work exhibits a[…]
2014 Fred Ross Scholarship. Seok Joo Lee, a recent graduate of St. Malachy’s High School in Saint John, has been selected by an independent jury of art professionals to receive the 2014 Fred Ross Scholarship. The scholarship will be presented at Saint John Arts Centre as part of the opening of the summer exhibitions on[…]
Seok Joo Lee The range of talent exhibited by the candidates for the 2014 Fred Ross Scholarship was impressive and made decisions for this jury very challenging. In selecting Seok Joo Lee, we were struck by the artist’s raw talent, force of expression and originality. Mr. Lee’s artist statement reflects a mature level of introspection[…]
Seok Joo Lee wins $8000 Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation visual arts scholarship. Seok Joo Lee, a recent graduate of St. Malachy’s High School in Saint John, has been selected by an independent jury of art professionals to receive the 2014 Fred Ross Scholarship. The scholarship will be presented at Saint John Arts Centre as part[…]
Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Launches Mid-Career Artist Fellowship The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the creation of the Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship. The $10,000 fellowship grant will be awarded to a New Brunswick artist in mid-career for the proposal of a significant new body of work. This work will be undertaken within the[…]