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Two new exhibits to be held at Eptek Art & Culture Centre
2023-11-24
Eptek Art & Culture Centre is hosting two exhibitions, Aquaculture: Farming the Waters and Summerside Art Club's AquaVision from November. 28 to Feb. 16, 2024. A public launch event will be held on December 5 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Aquaculture: Farming the Waters is developed in...
Everyone’s a comedian: Province helps make comedy accessible and inclusive
2022-08-02
Comedy is a serious business.
Just ask Tanya MacCallum.
“Art is an occupation,” says the local stand-up comedian who uses the stage name Tanya Nicolle.
“You may have to tell a joke 50 times before you know if it’s a quality joke.”
And with only a handful of venues on PEI where comedians can...
Excavate and educate: Exhibit showcases Mi’kmaq and Acadian archaeological artifacts
2022-06-15
You never know what you can learn until you go digging. Literally.
“Archaeology isn’t about what you find. It’s about what you find out,” says Matthew McRae, Executive Director of PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation (PEIMHF).
This week, PEIMHF will officially launch its exhibit ‘Unearthing the...
Building confidence through dance
2022-03-11
Some people might describe themselves as having two left feet, but Stephanie Calberry insists that dance is for everyone.
Calberry is a social worker and has also taught dance for several years.
“I love watching people discover their love of dance and seeing how happy it makes them.” ...
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...
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 African...
Canada Games honours Islander as distinguished former competitor
2019-02-19
Dr. Elizabeth Cannon says her success has its roots in a work ethic she learned as a student and an athlete on Prince Edward Island.
Cannon, past president and professor of geomatics engineering at the University of Calgary, received the Distinguished Alumna Award and was inducted into the Canada...
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...
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...