March 2020

Artistic passions

Summerside artist Stephen Leard ‘s eclectic creations

Stephen Leard calls himself a “tinkerer.” I call him a gentle man with a gift. I had the privilege of meeting Steve and his wife Roxanne recently...

85 years of art

Retrospective of the art of Nan Ferrier

A retrospective exhibition of work by island artist Nan Ferrier is being displayed at Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside. 85 Years of Painti...

Home and Away

Exhibit of paintings by Kathleen and Robert Milner

Home and Away is the title that Malpeque artists Kathleen and Robert Milner have given to their Sixty Days of Fame exhibit featured at MacNaught Histo...

Art in the Open 2020

Outdoor arts festival seeking artist proposals

Art in the Open will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2020 and is inviting local, regional and national artists to submit their artistic proposa...

Artists by Artists

Confederation Centre Art Gallery exhibit opens

Who makes art, and what does it mean to be an artist? Artists have often tried to address such questions in portraits of one another, and of themselve...

Shelagh Lindley

Craft building

Shelagh Lindley moved to PEI as a builder but soon fell in love with rug-hooking and set up Plum Tree Studio in Rustico. “Plum Tree Studio started t...

They will come

Robert MacMillan to open new professional pottery facility

Since coming to PEI from Calgary in 2010, Robert MacMillan has been selling his ceramic creations in gift shops on the Island and at numerous well-est...

About Brian Burke

Book launch and screening of documentary

The Confederation Centre Art Gallery (CCAG) will be hosting two events this month to celebrate its current retrospective exhibition on prolific PEI pa...

On the walls at Receiver

Works by Christine Gray and Jessica Sheppard

Christine Gray and Jessica Sheppard show their work at Receiver Coffee on Richmond Street in Charlottetown November 18 to December 27. Jessica Shepp...

Tread Lightly

Exhibit by Carina Phillips and Niki Heddle

Tread Lightly—Carina Phillips & Niki Heddle is on view at Gallery @ the Guild in Charlottetown November 13 to January 6. This joint exhibition...

Spaciousness by Lucie Bellemare

Art on display at MacNaught Centre

The Sixty Days of Fame art series returns to the gallery of MacNaught History Centre and Archives in Summerside. It will be the eleventh year for the ...

Search for truth

Pages From the Book of Light: Photography by Paul Vreeland

Pages from the Book of Light, an exhibition of photography by Paul Vreeland, will be displayed in Memorial Hall of the Confederation Centre of the Art...

Reclamations

Group exhibit by Renee Laprise, Lenny Gallant and Jane Whitten

Reclamations is a group exhibition exploring the theme of reclaiming with artwork by Lenny Gallant, Renee Laprise, Jane Whitten at The Gallery @ The G...

Confederation Centre Art Gallery: Three new shows

Exhibitions of Brian Burke, Carl Beam, Lisa Theriault

Confederation Centre of the Arts will celebrate three new exhibitions later this month. The Art Gallery will host an opening reception on October 18 a...

Look slowly and all that moves

Tyler Los-Jones explores the Island’s shifting environments

Opening October 19 in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery (CCAG), Charlottetown, is Look slowly and all that moves, a photo-based exhibition from Alb...

this town is small this fall

Exhibitions and residencies

this town is small, an artist run co-operative, presents a number of residencies and exhibitions this fall. Do Good Residency takes place September 9...

BMO 1st Art! results

Hanna Matheson is PEI regional winner

BMO Financial Group has announced the winners of its 17th annual BMO 1st Art! competition, recognizing visual arts excellence among undergraduate arti...

Barachois cushions

Exhibit of fabric cushions at the Kirk of St. James

Almost 250 cushions, covered in a kaleidoscope of hooked-rug fabric and colour, will be on display at the Kirk of St. James in Charlottetown in mid-Se...

Review: Ebb & Flow

Tides of Settlement on Prince Edward Island

Ebb and Flow: Tides of Settlement on Prince Edward Island is a multi-faceted multimedia multicultural presentation put together by Laurie Murphy and A...

Memory Keepers II

GLAM Collective installation at Art in the Open

GLAM Collective (short for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) is a collective of scholars who work through Indigenous, feminist, and anti-opp...

Art in the Open: Meet Séamus

aka Sara Tonin

This August, guest curator and K’jipuktuk (Halifax) based artist, Julia McMillan, joins this year’s Art in the Open curatorial team. Her visiting ...

Arts grants

PEI Government awards fourteen Island artists

The PEI Government has awarded Arts Grant to fourteen Island artists. The successful applicants were selected by a six-member jury of their arts commu...

Rug hooking art at Watermark

For the 2019 season, the Watermark Gallery installation is a celebration of traditional rug hooking with a creative nod to the lobster fishing history...

July art exhibits

Artisans on Main Montague Artisan co-op gallery: painting, art prints, photography, art cards, sewing, quilts, cushions, pottery, jewellery, soap, ho...

Summer exhibit at The Gallery at Kings Playhouse

The Gallery at the Playhouse has expanded this summer season with the works of more than eight Island-based artists on display. Featured artists inclu...

Poetry on Tiptoes

A new project, “Poetry on Tiptoes,” is planned in the lead up to the Gold Cup & Saucer Parade, which occurs at the culmination of Charlottetow...

Beyond the Regalia

Photographs by Patricia Bourque at The Guild

In partnership with The Gallery @ The Guild, this town is small presents a solo exhibition of new works by Patricia Bourque entitled, Beyond the Regal...

Oyster art

Malpeque oyster shells inspire photographer

Foodies the world over clamour for the Island’s famous Malpeque oysters. Now, photographic artist Debbie Brady wants art lovers to do the same. Deb...

Acadian world

Art panels in Abram-Village for Congrès mondial acadien

Acadians from all over the world gather every five years for the Congrès mondial acadien celebration. This year the official opening takes place in A...

Summer art at Confederation Centre Art Gallery

Five new exhibits with Opening Gala on June 22

Fast Forward 6 artists and filmmakers This summer the Confederation Centre Art Gallery (CCAG) in Charlottetown is presenting Fast Forward, a multime...

PEI Nature Inspires Craft at Eptek

PEI Nature Inspires Craft, this year’s celebration of craft exhibit, will feature fine craft inspired by PEI’s natural history. The inspiration pi...

The ECMA Big Blue

The City of Charlottetown commissioned local artist Ashley Anne Clark to add a touch of PEI to Big Blue, the East Coast Music Awards guitar that is sy...

Rendez-vous Rustico #25

Rendez-vous Rustico is celebrating its 25th anniversary all day on July 27 and 28. This edition of the festival will be marked by a partnership with t...

Trilogy at The Guild

Exhibit by Alison Storey, Juanita Glenn and Hélène LaRouche

Trilogy, artwork by Island artists Alison Storey, Juanita Glenn and Hélène LaRouche, will be on view at The Guild, Charlottetown, May 29 to June 9 w...

Lackadaisy

A look at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery exhibition: Who’s Your Mother?

A local ‘zine that focuses on the voices of young Island female artists is featuring the Confederation Centre Art Gallery’s Who’s Your Mother? e...

Newly-inspired

Artist Denis Robert revives his interest in painting

After living and working in Montreal for many years, artist Denis Robert and his wife Monique began looking for a lifestyle change and a slower pace o...