A Walk in the Wood & Ekim Eroom: 48 Years in the Making

Two new exhibitions—A Walk in the Wood by Steve Leard and Ekim Eroom: 48 Years in the Making by Michael Moore—open this month at Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside. Both artists will be onsite on March 8 from 1–3 pm for a Meet the Artist event. Visitors can meet Leard and Moore and view their work. The event is free and open to all.

Local artist Steve Leard presents a collection of woodworking pieces, sketches, and hooked rugs in A Walk in the Wood, on view in the main gallery from March 3 to April 2.

A veteran who returned to PEI in 1992, Leard transitioned from a career in the military to a three-decade exploration of form, function, and design. This exhibition will showcase Leard’s intricately carved heirloom boxes, miniature houses, walking canes, wind catchers, black and white sketches, and rugs. Leard’s imagery features mythical and surrealist creatures, inspired by biomechanical artists like H.R. Giger. A Walk in the Wood continues his tradition of merging imaginative storytelling with traditional craftsmanship.

Ekim Eroom: 48 Years in the Making, a collection of artworks by Miscouche artist Michael Moore, will be on display in the lobby for the month of March. This exhibition marks the first public showing of a body of work spanning nearly five decades. A soft-spoken artist who long remained hesitant to display his work in a professional gallery, Moore has spent 48 years refining a style deeply influenced by the PEI landscape. His paintings take a modern, post-impressionist approach, drawing inspiration from both the PEI landscape and black-and-white newspaper articles. Ekim Eroom offers a quiet, sincere view of PEI’s landscape through the eyes of an artist who has painted for decades out of pure love for the craft.

Eptek is located at 130 Heather Moyse Drive in Summerside. Admission is by donation. For more information, call 902-888-8373, visit peimuseum.ca, or follow @eptek.centre on socials.