Island artists were recognized for their excellence at the 2024 PEI Arts Awards ceremony. The awards honour outstanding achievements in the arts and culture community. The following recipients were distinguished at the annual gala: Artist of the Year Award: Tanya Davis Gertie &...
Seven local art and creative professionals and organizations received top honours for their contributions to the Island creative sector. As part of the renewed provincial culture action plan, the PEI Arts Awards Program celebrates artistic merit and excellence. The following...
Island artists will have more opportunities to grow their professions and help build a strong Island creative industry as part of the new culture action plan. People, Place and Possibility – Renewed Action Plan for Arts, Culture and Creative Industries in PEI is the new five-year...
Applications are now open for Innovation PEI’s 2022 fall Ignition Fund competition, which offers up to $25,000 to launch or expand a business in Prince Edward Island. Rich Knox of Performers’ Health, a previous recipient of the Ignition Fund, says the fund helped put his plan...
Applications are open for Innovation PEI’s 2024 spring Ignition Fund, which offers up to $25,000 to launch or expand a business in Prince Edward Island. Since launching the Ignition Fund, 95 Island companies have been awarded $2,375,000 in funding to transform their ideas to...
Lucky Fusca, executive director of the PEI Transgender Network Ltd., says receiving funding for their project will allow the organization to create a series of events that will centre, uplift, and continue to foster positive experiences for the transgender and gender diverse...
Thanks to the Ignition Fund, Dave Iwankow, will be able to develop and market his product, CleanBands. “This award will help us to speed up the technical development and international marketing of our innovative technology,” said Iwankow. “We look forward to bringing our wearable...
Prince Edward Island is renowned for its seafood, and with today’s technology, people all over the world can enjoy fresh PEI lobster year round. Live holding tanks allow the lobster to be held longer while maintaining the same quality as the day it was caught. Operated by a...
More Island artists are receiving funding through Island arts grants programs. The Indigenous Arts Grants and the PEI Arts Grants programs support, assist, and encourage the growth of the artistic community in PEI. Funding is available annually to Island-based professional...