A breath of art

Angie Arsenault is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores both the mundane and the mystical in her work. “Life influences art, and art influences life.” In her younger days, she was…

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Community builder

Now the Executive Director of Pride PEI, Cameron Cassidy has a long history of creative community building in many areas of her life. She first moved to PEI about 10…

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Painting joy

Sita MacMillan is a maker of many things and all the things she makes tell a story. Our conversation together was a beautiful weaving of memoir and poetry as she…

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Rooted in music

After my chat with Craig Fair, it became clear that this multi-talented human could not be described merely by his technical and artistic abilities, of which there are many. The…

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Life on stage

Benton Hartley wears many jackets in the theatre world: he is an actor, playwright, director, producer, dramaturge, and comedian. “I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t involved with theatre…

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Stories with heart

Marlene Campbell has been writing for as long as she can remember. “My mom says that I was scribbling since I could hold a pencil!”  Before she started penning her…

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The joy of dance

Hailing from Freeport, Bahamas, Dawn Ward-Dames and Joe Dames are partners in business, in dance, and in life. “We met at a dance studio in Freeport and have been dancing…

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Life is a highlight

A natural storyteller, Donald Andrus has lived and breathed art for decades. We sat together with hot beverages on a chilly winter day, and I felt like I was sitting…

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Making connections

When we met to chat, Stephanie Arnold had just returned from a decolonizing conference in Toronto where they had the opportunity to learn from scholars across many disciplines. “It was…

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Mindfully artistic

Eberechi Okwuwolu has lived in PEI since 2014 and he has been on an incredible journey in the nine years since. A self-proclaimed soccer bro turned life bro, Eberechi is…

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