Strathbutler Gala 2015
Please Join us for the Strathbutler Gala in Honour of Paul Mathieson. And the unveiling of the newly commissioned Strathbutler Award. Thursday, September 24, 2015, 6:30pm New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB
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Clavette to design new Strathbutler Award
Brigitte Clavette selected to design new Strathbutler Award Since 1991, New Brunswick artists of distinction from a wide range of visual arts disciplines have been honoured for their significant contributions to the cultural landscape of New Brunswick though the juried Strathbutler award. The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation has taken a leadership role in the recognition[…]
Tribute to Strathbutler artist Tom Smith September 11
TOM SMITH : a celebration of his life St Andrews, New Brunswick and the arts community lost a wonderful friend and artist when Tom Smith died earlier this year. Sunbury Shores is planning a tribute to Tom. The opening will be September 11 starting at 5pm. We are inviting the community to come and celebrate[…]
Holownia named to the Order of New Brunswick
Strathbutler artist Thaddeus Holownia named to the Order of New Brunswick “I congratulate all the recipients on being named to the Order of New Brunswick,” said Premier Brian Gallant. “Their outstanding leadership, work and efforts contribute to improving the economic, cultural and social well-being of our people and our province.” Read more at GNB.ca
Savage Chosen for 2015 Oudemans
Philip Savage Chosen for 2015 Nel Oudemans Award Kingston resident, Philip Savage has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation’s Nel Oudemans Award recognizing the pursuit of excellence in the field of fine craft and design by emerging New Brunswick artisans. A sculptor in wood as well as a landscape[…]
Philip Savage
He celebrates a medium that has been crafted by human hands for function, beauty and ceremony since primitive times. I started shaping wood at age ten, first on my own with a pocket knife and scavenged scraps of wood sticks and then with power tools and guidance at the KV Carvers Club in Quispamsis. At[…]
Work of Philip Savage
He celebrates a medium that has been crafted by human hands for function, beauty and ceremony since primitive times.
Art Critic Residency Program
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Art Critic Residency Program The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is proud to partner with the Beaverbrook Art Gallery to establish an Art Critic Residency Program. The launch of this exciting opportunity will enhance the critical discourse in our province. “During an intensive public consultation process in 2014, the need for[…]