Check out Our Painted House at the Gallery! This drop-in activity is inspired by Maud Lewis’ iconic Painted House. Using a variety of materials, you are invited to create your own artwork shingle to add to the painted house, an almost-to-scale image of Maud’s home. Inspired by Maud's...
Join us for our all-ages studio drop-in program! This month’s Make Day will be lead by Intern Architect Isioma Mafiana., We will build a cardboard city, drawing inspiration from the Shape of Cities exhibition currently on view. Using cardboard, glue and markers we will work together to create...
Join us for a conversation with Erin Comeau as she walks us through the foraging and discovery practices that help guide her creative process. Emphasizing locally sourced colours, she believes each paint has an interesting story to tell. Erin Comeau is a librarian and lifelong learner. Her early...
Maud Lewis is one of Canada’s most renowned folk artists, one whose story and paintings bring delight to thousands of visitors to Nova Scotia every year. Her art and life have garnered increased media attention over recent decades in part due to a dramatization of her life in...