Profile: Daphne Large

by Jane Ledwell

The area once known as “Clifton Corner” once was a “bustling village” with a two-storey general store where you could buy everything from beans to furniture. The village continued to bustle as, years later, the original Presbyterian manse became a new general store run by Kitty Cotton, who was also postmistress. “The store was where people would gather on Saturday night—mai

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Experiencing Catherine Miller’s exhibition at the Confed Centre

by Judy Gaudet

I stand and imagine I’m inside the glass case, among the green fronds as they fall in soft curtains, softer fragments, shot with silk threads, lit with glass beads. It’s a wall of seaweed, the colours and textures lovely. There are four glass cases. In the next, an opposite world—a wall of cement blocks covered in assorted fabri

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Profile: Ron Arvidson

by Jane Ledwell

The first time Ron Arvidson saw a potter transforming an unformed lump of clay, the young art student knew it was a “magical” art he wanted to master. After creating pottery professionally more than 40 years, the soft-spoken potter makes modest claims for his magic. “I try to grow from one piece to another,” he says. “One [piece] has to be better than the last… There’s n

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Profile: Lionel Stevenson

by Jane Ledwell

"Photography is a vast subject," says Lionel Stevenson. "There is no discipline, from medicine to astronomy, that doesn't use photography. But fine art photography is not concerned about the things that are recorded so much as the expression."

Though he grew up in New Brunswick, Lionel Stevenson's beginnings as a photographer were here. In 1947, at eight

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St. Mary’s Hall in Summerside open on Saturdays and Sundays

Summerside Scene
by Peggy Miles

Summerside has a new venue for the community’s creative sector to showcase its handiwork. Known as the Artisan Market, it takes place every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 1–4 pm at St. Mary’s Hall in Summerside.

The Summer Street hall is known to locals as the setting for children’s dance lessons, an Election D

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Tony Gallant photographs the remains of bygone days

In Her Own Write
by Ann Thurlow

There is a strange grace to decay. An abandoned house loses its battle with age in a thousand tiny sighs; its roof sags, its beams give way. When Tony Gallant inherited his parent’s property—his own home place—he was struck by a need to record its beauty in its last years.

He also felt the need to document the place—so

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Charlottetown jeweller’s work goes to the Emmy Awards

In Her Own Write
by Ann Thurlow

I am trying to imagine what Hollywood will make of Matt Bowness. The Charlottetown jewelry maker, who is known professionally as Overman, has been invited to be part of a gifting suite at this year’s Emmy Awards. The awards take place on September 23, in Los Angeles.

What’s a gifting suite, you ask? Or I ask, anyway, b

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Arts Education on PEI

by Dave Stewart

Earlier this year, the Interactive Multimedia program at Holland College was put on hiatus and an instructor laid off. Recently, an instructor who had been teaching for more than twenty years in the Graphic Design program at Holland College was let go. With widespread speculation about forthcoming retirements in the Media and Communications Department at the College,

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Profile: Alanna Jankov

by Jane Ledwell

Many Buzz interviews in the past have included Alanna Jankov. For years, she took the photos that accompanied the artist profiles on this page. Sometimes the interview and the photo shoot overlapped, and I could count on Alanna’s offbeat humour to set interview subjects at ease. One interview subject made sure Alanna was going to be the photographer before agreeing t

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Maurice Bernard prepares for solo show at Eptek Centre

Summerside Scene
by Peggy Miles

Maurice Bernard is a familiar face in Summerside. You might find him sketching at a community hotspot or with a group of art students along the boardwalk making elaborate sandcastles. But most likely you’ll find him at the studio located at the top of the stairs in the historic Lefurgey Cultural Centre. If you’ve d

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