September 2021

New mural honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

A new work of art on display at Confederation Centre Art Gallery puts a face on people whose lives have been forever altered by family members and fri...

Settle Down, Settlers!

Mixed media art exhibit by Julie Bull at Kings Playhouse

Julie Bull’s exhibit Settle Down, Settlers! will open at the Kings Playhouse gallery in Georgetown on September 29 at 7 pm. The opening will include...

Rug hooking exhibit

Lefurgey Cultural Centre

The Lady Slipper Rug Hooking Guild and Culture Summerside will  present Rug Hooking—Now and Then, a collection of recently completed works by Guild...

Re-Woven

Exhibit by Renee Laprise at Gallery @ The Guild

Re-Woven, the first solo exhibition by PEI visual artist Renee Laprise, will be on view at the Gallery @ The Guild in Charlottetown from September 8 t...

Rooted in Art

Art installations inspired by Charlottetown’s urban forest

The Rooted in Art—Trees Through Artists’ Eyes exhibit will be on display in Charlottetown from September 11–25. Enjoy a self-guided tour of art ...

Traces and Traverses

New exhibit by camera artist Doug Dumais

this town is small presents Traces and Traverses by Doug Dumais at Receiver Coffee on Victoria Row in Charlottetown from September 1 to October 10. E...

Creative and performance learning

Art, music, theatre and dance programs for toddlers to teens

College of Piping The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts Centre’s educational programming will restart September 13 with Highland dancing...

Exhibits

Acadian Museum of PEI View the permanent exhibition and video The Island Acadians: The Story of a People which features the story of the Acadians of ...

Fall at Kings Playhouse

Art exhibits, theatre presentations, A Taste of Georgetown

The Kings Playhouse in Georgetown will offer engaging art, theatre presentations and a Fall Flavours event this September. In the Playhouse Gallery, ...

DiverseCity Festival

Watch/stream live performances recorded this summer

DiverseCity Festival PEI’s live performances from this summer will be broadcast on Eastlink Community, September 8, 11, 18 and 25, and streamed on t...

New Star Search at Le Carrefour

Le Carrefour de l’Îsle-Saint-Jean will be celebrating their 30th anniversary on September 10. To deviate from the norm of hiring professional talen...

PEI inSpires

Artist Watson Gale donates paintings for IRF fundraiser

Watson Gale, Stanhope summer resident and patron of the Indian River Festival (IRF) at Historic St. Mary’s, filled his time over the pandemic by pai...

Living shoreline art

New initiative by The River Clyde Pageant and Creative PEI

Riverworks is a new initiative by The River Clyde Pageant and Creative PEI in which three artists—Doug Dumais, Kirstie McCallum and Alexis Bulman—...

Imperial

Exhibit by artist Olivier Bodart at The Guild

French artist and author Olivier Bodart, currently based in PEI, will present his exhibit Imperial at The Gallery @ The Guild in Charlottetown. Imperi...

Film PEI project at AITO

Contemporary media showcase of digital art

Film PEI will present a signature project at Art In the Open (AITO) on August 28 showcasing the works of ten acclaimed digital artists and animators, ...

An Island Artist

William Stuart exhibit at Eptek Art and Cultural Centre

William Stuart: Portrait of an Island Artist is on view at Eptek Art and Culture Centre in Summerside until October 1. The exhibit brings together, f...

Exhibits

Acadian Museum of PEI View the permanent exhibition and video The Island Acadians: The Story of a People which features the story of the Acadians of ...

GLAM symposium

GLAM Collective (Heather Igloliorte, Julie Nagam and Carla Taunton) will host the symposium Conversations on Art in the Public from 9:30 am–4:30 pm ...

Art in the Open

Contemporary outdoor art festival in its 10th year

Art in the Open organizers welcome Islanders and visitors to come celebrate their 10th anniversary this year and discover the unexpected in Charlottet...

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€...