**August 19th:  Visitation 6-9pm

**August 20th:  Funeral Service 2pm

Hoskins, Ethel "Alice", age 97, of Antigonish passed away peacefully on July 16th, 2016 at St. Martha's Regional Hospital.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, she was daughter of the late Sir Stopford Brunton and Elizabeth Porter. She was predeceased by her one brother, Dr. Lauder Brunton.

She was married for 26 years to the late Ralph Hoskins and is survived by her three children, Andrew Hoskins, Elizabeth Wilkinson, and Rosemary Overzet; 7 grandchildren: and 7 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her long-time friend and caregiver, Veronica Charleton (whom she considered a third daughter).

Alice was a teacher, artist, writer and philanthropist. She first pursued the study of fine art at L'Ecole des Beaux Art and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, School of Art and Design under Arthur Lismer. She graduated from teachers college in 1968 and taught art at Riverdale High School in Pierrefonds, Quebec. In 1972 she travelled to Australia and taught art in a Sydney suburb for two years.  In 1974 she moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia and attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Art Education from NSCAD. She worked at the Citadel Gallery and then later (starting in 1975) at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia under Bernie Riordon. Amongst other accomplishments, she was very proud of curating the Robert Field exhibition. During this time she also completed a graduate program in Leisure Studies at Dalhousie University. Over the years, Alice has generously provided for the Alice Hoskins Gallery of International Art, a permanent exhibit space in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax. Alice was an avid volunteer, teaching art to children and adults, as well as visiting the elderly in their homes and at the R.K. MacDonald Guest House. She promoted the theatre and acted in several local theatre productions herself. In recognition of a lifetime of service and practice in the arts, she received an honorary degree from St. Francis Xavier University in 2007. She has written and illustrated four books, two about her travels to Japan, a children's book and, most recently, words of advice for the aging and house-bound Many will remember her for her watercolors and from seeing her painting in and around Antigonish.

A visitation will be held from 6-9pm on Friday, August 19th, 2016 in C.L.Curry Funeral Home, 135 College St. Antigonish, NS.  Funeral Service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday August 20th in St. James United Church, Antigonish, Reverend Doug Stewart officiating.

Memorial Donations may be made to Alice Hoskins Fine Arts Bursary or Victorian Order of Nurses, Antigonish. Online condolences: www.clcurry.com

 

Alice Hoskins Fine Arts Bursary
c/o Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School
105 Braemore Ave
Antigonish
Nova Scotia
B2G 1L3