Eptek Art & Culture Centre Events and Exhibits

Exhibits

AquaCulture: Farming the Waters at Eptek Art & Culture Centre

Aquaculture: Farming the Waters gives a glimpse of how farmers in PEI and across the country cultivate fish, shellfish, and seaweed species. Through engaging displays and interactive elements, Aquaculture: Farming the Waters offers a family-friendly experience for participants of all ages. Activities to look forward to include a scavenger hunt, creative crafting, and educational talks. This exhibition is developed by the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, one of three museums under Ingenium — Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation, and in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 

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AquaVision by the Summerside Art Club

Featuring artwork by members of the Summerside Art Club, this exhibit reflect how they see the world through the lens of water -  be it water creatures, reflections, landscapes with water as a major feature and much more. Works will include oil, watercolour, acrylic, pastels, sculpture, mixed media and fabric arts.

Events/Activities

Gallery Games

Looking for something fun and educational to do with the kiddos (or adults)? Eptek Art & Culture Centre is offering scavenger hunts that relate to the exhibitions on display. These are available to folks who drop-in to the site, but you may wish to call ahead. Keep an eye out on Eptek Centre’s Facebook and Instagram pages for more upcoming activities. 

Workshops

This summer, we are excited to introduce Wednesday Workshops at Eptek! Every Wednesday at Eptek in July and August, we will be hosting a different artist-led workshop. Visitors are welcome to view the live demonstration happening; however, registration is required to participate, and spaces are limited. Our line-up for August includes:

• August 2nd – Fat Birds Watercolour with Jen DesRoche ($25 per person);
• August 9th - Wet-on-Wet Watercolour Painting with Karen Fullerton ($40 per person);
• August 16th - Linocut Printing with Sheila Forsyth ($30 per person);
• August 23rd - Acrylic Painting with June Ellis ($35 per person);
• August 30th - Three-dimensional Needle Felting (Gnomes and Animals) with Vivian Aho ($40 per person)

Eptek will also be hosting two 2-day Sea Glass & Stained-Glass Workshops with Lynne Provance. In these workshops, participants will design and make their own 6x6” sea glass and stained-glass art piece, with expert guidance and assistance from glass artist Lynne Provance. The workshops take 5 hours total, split across two days (2hrs and 3hrs). We will be offering this workshop twice: the first workshop is taking place on August 1st and 3rd, and the second workshop will be on August 8th and 10th. Registration is $175 per person, and there are only 4 spaces available in each workshop. 

For more information or to register call 902-888-8373  (or visit us online at www.peimuseum.com, facebook.com/EptekCentre, and instagram.com/eptek.centre).

Gift Shop

The on-site boutique is stocked with Prince Edward Island made crafts and visual art including work by artists Henry Purdy, Lise Genova, Lucie Bellemare, P. John Burden, Sandi Komst, Joan Savage, Doreen Huestis, and more.