July 2021

Riverworks public art projects

Artists announced

Riverworks is a new initiative by The River Clyde Pageant and Creative PEI in which three artists will create outdoor public artworks exploring e...

Artists & Artisans

Art ‘n’ Words Studio & Gallery Cindy Lapeña, contemporary visual art. Open by appointment. artnwords.ca.  892-1426, 628-5867 Artisans Wate...

Art Galleries

Confed Centre Art Gallery BGL: Two Thumbs Up (Arts and Crafts) July 17–December 5; Art in the Open at 10 Years: An Incomplete Archive to September ...

Two Thumbs Up

New exhibition is the finale for artist collective BGL

After 25 years of working together, the artist collective BGL, comprised of Jasmin Bilodeau, Sébastien Giguère and Nicolas Laverdière, is breaking ...

On the River Clyde

Annual pageant in New Glasgow—July 23–25 & 30–31

The fifth edition of The River Clyde Pageant returns to the fields and shorelines of New Glasgow this July, with six performances running July 23–25...

Patricia Moore art exhibit

The Guild—July 8 to Aug 5

Artist Patricia Moore will present a solo exhibition of her paintings at the Gallery @ The Guild in Charlottetown. The Windhover and Waters Collection...

David Brosha photo exhibit

The Gallery Coffee House—opening July 7

Till We Meet Again, a photo exhibit by David Brosha and team, will open July 7 at The Gallery Coffee House in Charlottetown. The feeling of having me...

Beauty like a sunflower

New exhibit by Robin Gessy Gislain Shumbusho

PEI’s artist run centre, this town is small, will present Beauty like a sunflower, a new exhibit by Robin Gessy Gislain Shumbusho, at Receiver Coffe...

Sandra Ellis retrospective

Sandra Ellis: A Retrospective, is on view at Lefurgey Cultural Centre in Summerside throughout July and August. The summer exhibit features a collecti...

Island Fringe Festival

Unconventional theatre and performances—July 28 to Aug 1

Entering its 10th year, Island Fringe Festival has become an Island staple, bringing innovative, accessible, unconventional shows to PEI every summer....

Half a Star

Local entertainers are back with podcast’s second season

Half a Star podcast, hosted by Island entertainers Justin Shaw and Benton Hartley, will return July 9 for its second season. It will be available on A...

A healthier future

Parks Canada presents the Park Promise

On June 21, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Parks Canada will be launching the Park Promise. As stewards of PEI National Park, Parks Canada is passionate ...

JOYRUS, Joy in PEI

Exhibit of artwork by Qinjuan Gu at Gallery @ The Guild

The Gallery @ The Guild in Charlottetown will present works by artist Qinjuan (Susan) Gu in June. The exhibit, JOYRUS, Joy in PEI, will open June 15 w...

Obedient Compliance

PEI’s artist-run centre, this town is small, presents Obedient Compliance by Becka Viau at Receiver Coffee in Charlottetown. The exhibition of drawi...

Youth exhibits at Kings Playhouse

Opening June 19, in honour of World Refugee Day, Kings Playhouse Gallery in Georgetown will present Rahma & Friends—Art Will See Us Through, an ...

Three Oaks art

Culture Summerside will once again host the Three Oaks Senior High (TOSH) Graduating Art Exhibit. The group exhibit will be on display from June 3–2...

Provincial Art Bank

Eight pieces by Island artists selected for purchase

Artist Oneil Kuku’s work was one of eight pieces selected for purchase by a peer-review jury out of 136 submissions for the Provincial Art Bank. â€...

Indigenous art

Artists selected for new art bank and arts grants programs

PEI Mi’kmaq and other Indigenous artists in PEI have been recognized as the successful applicants for the new Indigenous Art Bank and Indigenous Art...

Art in the Open

Exhibit reflects on festival’s 10 year history

Art in the Open, Charlottetown’s outdoor public art festival, is 10 years old. With a decade of memories piling up and 2021 marking the final year o...

Art Galleries

Confed Centre Art Gallery A Life’s Work: Canadian Artist Robert Harris (1849-1919) opens in two parts. Early watercolours, drawings, illustrations ...

A Life’s Work

Works by Canadian artist Robert Harris (1849–1919)

A highly-anticipated new Robert Harris exhibition is opening in two stages this month at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery (CCAG) in Charlottetown....

39th annual print show

PEI Photo Club at the Gallery @ The Guild—Opening May 26

The PEI Photo Club will present their 39th Annual Print Show at the  Gallery @ The Guild in Charlotteown from May 26 to June 13. The public is invite...

Funnier in an Hour

Comedic storytelling webinar with Heather Jordan Ross

Island comedian Heather Jordan Ross, in partnership with PEI Writers’ Guild (PEIWG), will host the webinar Funnier in an Hour: Comedic Storytelling ...

New AD at The Guild

Geordie Brown was recently appointed as the new Artistic Director (AD) of The Guild’s Summer Festival. Brown has a long list of credits as a perform...

Summer puppetry

River Clyde Pageant returns and offers two workshops

The River Clyde Pageant will return this summer with six outdoor performances running July 23–25 and July 30–August 1. A program of artist-led wor...

A Haunted Land

The art and music of Gerard Clarkes—May 30

The Confederation Centre Art Gallery invites the public to a free event May 30 at 2 pm, celebrating the many talents of Gerard Clarkes. The PEI painte...

Accumulations

Solo photo exhibit by Phil Mercier at Receiver

PEI’s artist-run centre this town is small presents Accumulations: Sea Glass, a solo exhibition of photographs by Phil Mercier, on view at Receiver ...

Many Faces of Fire

PEI Crafts Council presents group exhibit at The Guild

The Many Faces of Fire, a group exhibit presented by the PEI Crafts Council, will open May 12 from 7–9 pm at The Guild in Charlottetown. Featured a...

Two exhibits at Eptek

Music PEI Album Art and ArtsSmarts on display in May

Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside will showcase two exhibitions in May. Music PEI Album Art will be on display throughout May, featuring t...

Exhibits

Galleries and Museums

Confed Centre Art Gallery On view: Holland College School of Visual Arts Spring Showcase to May 2; The Drive to May 2; Gerard Clarkes: A Haunted Land...

Comic book award winners

Brenda Hickey and Sandy Carruthers are fan favourites

The Sequential Magazine Awards are a hybrid juried and fan voted awards program with the goal of promoting and celebrating the best independent comic ...

Hidden SymMeTrees

New Sixty Days of Fame series exhibit by Trisha Clarkin

Love’s Hidden SymMeTrees is the new spring art exhibit for Culture Summerside’s Sixty Days of Fame series. It will feature the work of Patricia Cl...

The Time of our Lives

Seniors College group art show at The Guild

The Time of our Lives featuring the artwork of Seniors College students and instructors will be on view at The Gallery @ The Guild in Charlottetown fr...

Colonel Gray student art

Works from 2020 and 2021 International Baccalaureate program at The Guild

TRIAD in the Key of IB, a collection of artwork completed by graduating visual art students from Colonel Gray High School’s 2021 International Bacca...

Last call in the gallery

Winter exhibitions making way for spring and summer

With new spring and summer exhibitions on the horizon, it’s the last chance to take in four exhibitions at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in C...

Virtual opening

Remote Transmissions group art exhibit—Apr 9

Peake Street Collective and this town is small invite the public to a virtual opening for the group exhibition Remote Transmissions, on view at Receiv...