2012 Scholarship winners announced

The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its 2012 Visual Arts Scholarships. Jared Peters of Saint John has been selected by an independent jury to receive the $5000 Sheila Hugh Mackay Scholarship Mr. Peters, a noted emerging contempory painter holds an Honors History degree from University of New Brunswick and[…]

2011 Scholarship Recipients Announced

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[…]

2011 Scholarship Jury

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[…]

2011 Scholarship Jury Statement

The committee strongly believes that the MFA scholarship is significant in its potential to advance the range and quality of the visual arts in New Brunswick. The jury has selected Barbara Sarah Safran de Niverville of Riverview to receive the SHMF MFA Scholarship. We applaud Ms Niverville’s interest in exploring new themes and techniques in[…]

Emily LeMesurier in national exhibition

Fred Ross Scholarship winner, Emily LeMesurier selected to exhibit in national exhibition. From a Mount Allison event notice: Mount Allison student art work part of national exhibition celebrating young artists 2011-03-08 11:58:12 Two Mount Allison University fine arts students have had their work selected for a special exhibition at Studio 21 Art Gallery in Halifax,[…]