2013 Art Calendar for Sale

Here are the photos of the paintings that are featured  in our 2013 Art Calendar: The calendars are $20 each + $4.50 postage and may be ordered using PAYPAL You can use your credit card without establishing a Paypal account if you wish.

(If you left click on the photos they will appear in a larger view)

History Crashes Against The Present Like a Wave

by Andrea Redmond

acrylic collage on board

Blacksmith Shop

by Carol Ann McNeil

Swiss Air Memorial

by Carol Morrison

oil on canvas

Fish Stages

by Denise Lanterman

acrylic on canvas

The Old Red Schoolhouse

by Donna Mancini

mixed media

At the Fish Table

by Jackie Cleveland

Peggy's Cove, Winter

by Jan Shilletto

watercolour

Yellow Boat

Jim Cleveland

Yellow Church in Winter

by Maria Kuttner

Granite Sunbath

by Mitchell Inglis

acrylic on canvas

Red Dory

by Olga Fredericks

Reverence and Harbour Mist Docked at Peggy's Cove

by Paulette Melanson

acrylic on canvas

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Opening Reception - July 12, 2012

Tickets are now available to the Opening Reception for this year's Festival to be held at Shining Waters Marina in Tantallon at 7 pm on July 12, 2012. The Emcee for this art filled evening will be Fred Connors, Owner and Creative Director at FRED in Halifax. Auctioneer for the live auction of paintings included on the art calendar is Brad McCaughan. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at Bay Hammocks, 11452 Peggy's Cove Rd, 820-3045 or contact via email

left click on poster to enlarge it

This evening event is a major fund raiser for the festival and a full house will guarantee a great festival next year so we appreciate your attendance and support.

Our 2013 Art Calendar will be introduced and the live auction will be for the 12 paintings shown on the poster above. A copy of the calendar is included in the ticket price.


The artists who created the paintings will be on hand to discuss their work and sign their painting in the calendar if you wish and

A silent auction of works of art other members of our festival arts group will also be featured.

Light musical entertainment by local composer, singer, pianist and performer Deborah Gabinet.

This will be a great opportunity to start or add to your collection of local fine art.

You can view larger photos of the paintings here

2012 Festival Planning is Underway

Only 4 months until our Celebration of Art in the Peggy`s Cove Area and we can hardly wait. So many exciting things are happening:

- Opening Reception - July 12, 2012 Shining Waters Marina. Join for hors d`oeuvres and wine, enjoy some great entertainment and meet our artists. Tickets $20.

- Our artists are producing a calendar featuring their paintings. It will sell for $20 with all proceeds going to pay for our festival. The art for the calendar will be juried. The calendar will be launched at our opening reception,  July 12, 2012 at Shining Waters Marina. The original paintings used on the calendar will be auctioned that evening by actor and auctioneer par excellence John Dunsworth. More info soon.

- The festival has expanded its geographical area to include artists in Hubbards and the Aspotogan Peninsula an area that is home to many great Nova Scotia artists. This means a greatly expanded Studio Tour - plan to spend the weekend here to take in as many studios and galleries as possible. Great local accommodation can be found on the Peggy`s Cove Coastal Region website

- The headquarters for the Paint Peggy`s Cove event will be the historic St. John`s Anglican Church.  A lot of restoration work was done on the church last year and we are looking forward to displaying the paintings completed during Paint Peggy`s Cove there, 10% of the proceeds from sale of these paintings will go to help replenish the church`s funds.

- Friday the 13th just calls for a special event. We are working on something that will be great fun and new to our area. I can hardly wait to tell you about it.

- In conjunction with the Indian Point Young Naturalists Club we are planning a great event for the kids. More info soon.

- Artscape 2012 - June 29,30 and July 1

- Music - two concerts are in the planning stages - more info soon.

Sarah Irwin, Flying Stones Studio

Sarah attended Georgian College in Ontario and NASCAD in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since 2004 she has been rooting around Nova Scotia, finding, salvaging, pack-ratting and reinventing objects and themes.She is attracted by organic forms, things worn by nature, and the concept of growth in regards to time. She loves the idea that an object can become something entirely new. Her idea is that art is all around us if we pay attention;  it's  just waiting to be integrated back into the world. You can view more of her work here.

In addition to her career as an artist, Sarah and her husband, Peter, operate The Finer Diner at 9976 Peggy's Cove Road, Hackett's Cove, Nova Scotia B3Z 3J3. During the festival Sarah and Peter will be hosting various artists on the Ice Cream Deck at the side of the restaurant. Do stop by to see what is happening.