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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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation will be accepting applications for both the Fred Ross Scholarship and the Sheila Hugh Mackay Scholarships until April 1, 2011. The $4,000 Fred Ross Award rewards a student graduating from secondary school in New Brunswick who intends to pursue post-secondary studies in visual art or craft. The $5,000 Sheila Hugh[…]
(En) Portrait of Fred Ross by Maggie Higgins, 2010