Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Scholarships Jury 2012 Gemey Kelly, Director and Curator of the Owens Art Gallery since 1989, has extensive experience in the visual arts of Atlantic Canada. She is a graduate of Nova Scotia College of Craft and Design and has formerly served as curator of Dalhousie Art Gallery. She is an adjunct[…]
It is the recommendation of this jury that Jared Peters of Saint John be awarded the 2012 Sheila Hugh Mackay Scholarship. As noted by his referees, Suzanne Hill and Michael Landry, Peters has had significant recognition as an accomplished painter being named a national finalist in the RBC Painting Competition. Both the technical quality of[…]
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[…]
June 27th 2011
Created on the occasion of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Tribute Dinner 2009
An exhibit of watercolours by 2012 Sheila Hugh Mackay Scholarship winner Barbara Safran de Niverville opens on February 3 and will be at the Salon Irene Grant-Guerette throughout February. More info (en Français)
2006 Strathbutler recipient Brigitte Clavette partners with talented metalsmiths Kristianne Le Breton and Kristyn Cooper in a three day salon style jewellery collecting event at Gallery 78.
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation will accept applications for 2012 scholarships until February 1st, 2012. The $4000. Fred Ross Scholarship is available to graduating high school students entering any post secondary program in visual arts. The $5000. Sheila Hugh Mackay Scholarship is available for students seeking a Master of Fine Arts.