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Island artists receive grants
2019-11-21
Melissa Peter-Paul says receiving an arts grant from the provincial government gives her more time to focus on creating her quillwork boxes – made out of birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quills and spruce root all harvested by her and her family. Peter-Paul is among 15 Island artists who recently...
Drawing superpowered space-age stories of Prince Edward Island
2019-09-25
In the first edition of Sandstone Comics, readers see Prince Edward Island populated by super-powered humans, brooding cops, hyper-intelligent apes and extraterrestrial travelers. Artists and storytellers Greg Webster, Sandy Carruthers and Robert Doan have each created graphics tales of heroism and...
Funding continues for Island artists
2019-07-18
Photographer Patricia Bourque’s solo exhibition, Beyond the Regalia, is now on display at the gallery at The Guild, with the support of an Arts Grant she received from the Prince Edward Island Government. Bourque is among 14 Island artists, out of 63 applicants, who recently received a total of $...
Islanders invited to view the Provincial Art Bank
2019-03-06
To celebrate the Art Bank’s 40th anniversary, the provincial government is purchasing new works of art and inviting the public to view the Provincial Art Bank collection. The Art Bank acquires, loans out, and displays works by professional Island artists for public spaces. There are 14 new...
A window on Zaneta's Life
2019-02-22
Island filmmaker and musician Zaneta Ambassa says she would like to see the school curriculum expanded to teach Island students more of PEI's Black history. The 14-year-old Grade 9 Stonepark student says a lot of her classmates ask her questions about being black, black islanders and her...
Studying and celebrating strong, diverse communities
2019-02-14
Island entrepreneur Daniel Ikechukwu Ohaegbu is working hard to build the Island’s multicultural community while researching some of the barriers that make it difficult for newcomers. Ikechukwu Ohaegbu immigrated from Nigeria five years ago to study psychology at UPEI. After graduation he began...
This lady's got soul - blues singer makes life on PEI
2019-02-12
For the past two decades Tamara Steele has watched Prince Edward Island’s black community grow. The 37-year-old, originally from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, moved to PEI at age 17 to get a UPEI music degree. When she graduated in 2004, she decided to stay. Wrapped in a worn crocheted shawl handmade...
Drawing their own future - PEI cartoonists earn a living from home
2019-02-01
Government investments in the Island film industry are enabling filmmakers up to play on a national stage, says Adam Perry. Perry, a self-taught writer and filmmaker, says one of the first questions he is asked when pitching his projects to off-island industry partners is 'is your province on...