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 Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation provides independent juries to review all nominations and applications for its various awards programs. The Board of Directors wishes to express gratitude to the following arts professionals who assisted in the 2011 selection process for the Strathbutler and the Nel Oudemans Awards Kevin Rice is the director of Confederation Centre[…]
by Marty Klinkenberg Published Saturday July 9th, 2011 in the Telegraph-Journal An artist whose work is in collections across Canada, Kashetsky has spent more than four decades painting pathos and pain, from Holocaust victims to family tragedies and his own many battles with illness. For more of Sketching his life story