Dots Calm

06/04/2026

I have more tiles on hand for any artists that wish to participate in this year’s Mosaic for Mental Health Art Exhibition and Sale. A key fundraiser of CMHA Halifax-Dartmouth Branch for the past 28 yrs.

Of course, you can also pop by their office (7071 Bayer’s Rd, suite 311) and pick up/drop off tiles and submission forms yourself or for your group.

05/31/2026

Eye to eye, I spent almost as much time thinking about which eyes suit each fish I create, as I do about the kind of patterns I want to give them.

The bigger fish get bigger eyes. Each made from wood rounds and embellished with blob style paint, just like the blob art canvases.

The smaller fish get a smaller eye using smooth round Nova Scotia beach stones, painted with a dollop of paint and a top dot.

One thing for sure, these eyes are on solid and won’t fall off.

05/25/2026

Find everything you need to know about this year‘s festival events 👇

The Studio Tour Map is live on our website! Plan your road trip for July 17-19 along St. Margaret's Bay, Tantallon, Peggy's Cove and Hubbards and all the locations in between, by looking at the map for all the art stops. Find the map here at https://peggyscoveareafestivalofthearts.com/festival-events/studio-tour/

05/10/2026

We are among 70 local and inspiring artists showing in this year’s Pop Up Show and Sale at the beautiful The Prow Gallery

May 14–17
The Prow Gallery, Halifax Waterfront
Opening Reception
May 14 | 4-7 PM


POP-UP SHOW & SALE sponsored by Downtown Halifax Business Commission.

05/05/2026

Thank you to Tantallon Public Library for the space to share and grow.

04/27/2026

Hey St. Margaret’s Bay artists! I have masonite tiles and submissions forms for this year’s fundraiser. If you are participating and would like some tiles contact me and I can meet up with you here in the Bay.

The first deadline for submissions is July 29 at 4 PM to be entered for one of four mosaic card package draws.

Mosaic for Mental Health raises important funds for adult adults living with mental illness. All art submissions are showcased at the Craig Gallery and will be sold online.

28th Annual Mosaic for Mental Health Exhibition & Sale Fundraiser for

October 15-27

04/01/2026

In 3 weeks!

Join us for our Spring Art Show & Sale.

From 10 to 14 artists from the Brushstrokes group will be hosting a 2 day show - 2187 Larry Uteck Blvd. (St. John's Anglican Church) Bedford West near Hammonds Plains Road.
Opens at 3 pm on the 24th! And Saturday 10 am to 4 pm.

Come and see what we’ve been working on!

03/23/2026

Introducing the official poster release for the 36th annual Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival featuring this year's artist rug ho**er Laura Kenney, Artist!
Updates to website will be happening over the coming months but in the meantime head over to our website and make sure that you're signed up for our email newsletters.

https://www.nsfolkartfestival.com/

03/23/2026

Calling all plein air artisits!

Be part of this amazing, popular Nova Scotian art event and join other artists at beautiful Peggy's Cove, July 10-12 for Paint Peggy's Cove.

Local artists will be scattered all around the cove creating works on-site for tourists and visitors to see. Once completed, each day’s work, as well as studio pieces by the same artists, will be on view and for sale in a large Mongolian yurt (round tent) located a short walk from the Peggy’s Cove Information Centre.

Registration for Paint Peggy's Cove opens on Monday, April 13 at 9 a.m. and, as usual, spaces are limited. Spots will fill quickly, so get your mouse ready and sign up before they’re gone!

Registration is online only, please sign up at the following link:
https://peggyscoveareafestivalofthearts.com/festival-events/paint-peggys-cove/paint-peggys-cove/

02/22/2026

The closure of several museums and visitor information centres, including the one in Peggy’s Cove are worrisome. The recent provincial budget decisions in response to a $1.4 billion deficit are going to impact rural tourism and the cultural spaces that communities like ours rely on.

Initiatives like the Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts are more than events on a calendar. They’re gathering spaces and they attract visitors. They support local artists and small businesses.
If arts funding isn’t protected, the consequences will reach far beyond the arts sector and into the economic and cultural life of communities like St. Margaret’s Bay.

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https://www.novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/documents/7-4172/budget-estimates-2026-27-en.pdf

I encourage the Peggy’s Cove Area Art Society, and other community members to publicly share their concerns and advocate for the protection of arts funding. I also hope Danielle Barkhouse - MLA for Chester-St.Margaret's and Nancy Hartling - Councillor for District 13 will listen to these voices and continue to support the cultural and economic life of St. Margaret’s Bay.