Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead Lunch & Lecture Series: “PEI Artists Do Climate Change—Sharing Traditional Knowledge Through the Language of Art”

The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead’s Lunch & Lecture Series returns this summer, with events taking place on Sundays at 1 pm throughout July and August. Each event begins with a meal followed by a guest speaker. Built in 1856 as a farmhouse, the Homestead was purchased by the Macphail family in 1864, the same year Sir Andrew Macphail was born.

Today, it operates as a community museum celebrating the life and legacy of the renowned doctor, scholar, writer, and editor. In addition to his medical career, Macphail wrote for newspapers, magazines, and journals, published ten books, and was knighted after the First World War for his contributions to military field medicine and literature. The Lunch & Lecture Series is a fundraiser for the Macphail Foundation.

On July 26, Dr. Laurie Brinklow will present “PEI Artists Do Climate Change: Sharing Traditional Knowledge Through the Language of Art.” This talk describes how local artists – visual artists and photographers, writers and poets, musicians and performing artists and filmmakers – are working through traditional means such as art shows and concerts, books and films, but also with local NGOs and policymakers and Island youth, to convey powerful messages – wake-up calls while working to instill hope – in order to help Islanders adapt to the changing landscapes and seascapes of their Island home.

To register, email macphailhomestead@gmail.com or call 902-651-2789. The venue is wheelchair accessible.