Confederation Centre Art Gallery

05/28/2026

🪑 Opening This Saturday in Sackville, NB () | 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘙𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥: 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴

“The struggle to realize and to express my nature is my life’s meaning.”
—Erica Rutherford

On View 30 May - 13 September
Opening Vernissage: Friday 29 May, 7:00pm

This exhibition surveys the fascinating and multifaceted career of Erica Rutherford (b. Edinburgh, 1923 – d. Charlottetown, 2008), whose work explores themes of persona and gender, home and landscape, and whose life was shaped by the search for identity and community.

Erica Rutherford is the first Prince Edward Island artist to be featured at the prestigious La Biennale di Venezia. The 60th edition of the international art exhibition began in April 2024 and showcases five paintings by Rutherford.

Curated by Pan Wendt.

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Erica Rutherford, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦, 1972. Acrylic on canvas, 122 × 127 cm. Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown. Gift of Gail Rutherford, 2009. Photo: CCAG / Jean-Sébastien Duchesne

05/28/2026

The Confederation Centre Art Gallery will be closed for exhibition installation from Friday, May 29 to Thursday, June 4.
The Gallery will reopen Friday, June 5.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

We encourage you to visit Consumed: Jane Meredith Whitten on view in the Frederic S. and Ogden Martin Concourse, which will be open for public viewing.

Paul Griffin, Leviathan, 2015, elm trunk, galvanized electroplated roofing nails. 15’ x 8’.⁠
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Eleanor King, Emerald (Cradled in the Waves), 2017, wall mural.

05/27/2026

We are proud to share that Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works, co-published by Confederation Centre Art Gallery, has won the 2026 PEI Book Award for Non-Fiction. Congratulations to Gallery Director Pan Wendt, whose curatorial vision and scholarship shaped this remarkable tribute to Erica Rutherford's life and legacy. This recognition belongs to the entire team whose work brought it to life.

05/26/2026

05/25/2026

Upcoming Exhibition 🏺| 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

On View 6 June - 20 September

The first episode in a series of exhibitions highlighting local collectors, this show presents highlights from the remarkable collection of Tom Banks.

Banks has been collecting and learning about Canadian studio ceramics for over many years. His dedication to the integration of art into his life is evident in his home, which features over 1,400 pieces by leading ceramic artists, often arranged in creative installations.

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🏺 Tom Smith, Sculpture Vase, c. 1990. Raku fired ceramic. 32 x 24 x 18 cm

05/15/2026

Opening Tomorrow 🧶 | 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 ⁠
On view May 16 - October 11⁠

Prince Edward Island artist Jane Meredith Whitten () uses traditional craft techniques to construct evocative objects out of humble materials. ⁠
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Using consumer and industrial waste such as plastic packaging and beach debris, Whitten’s art becomes a gesture of redemption in our current shared reality of environmental degradation.⁠

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🖼️ 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘟 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘺. Crocheted and felted MacAusland’s wool doily embedded with knitted embroidery thread; attached to NB slate. 33.5cm x 32.5cm x 3cm

05/12/2026

🌷 Last Week to View! | 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺’𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥: 𝘈 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.⁠

On Until May 17th.
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Sarah Maloney, RCA is a contemporary sculptor and textile artist nationally recognized for her compelling representations of botanicals and the human body.⁠
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Pleasure Ground showcases artworks created between 1993 and 2021, tracing Maloney’s artistic development while highlighting her ongoing explorations of sexuality, reproductivity, economics, and colonial systems of representation.⁠
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𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘦, 2009⁠
antique fainting couch, bronze, fabric 74 x 66 x 194 cm.⁠
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𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘱 2, 2009. 90 x 130 cm, embroidered cotton on cotton, oak frame.⁠
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𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘱 4, 2009. 90 x 130 cm, embroidered cotton on cotton, oak frame. Collection Nova Scotia Art Bank.⁠
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𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘱 1, 2009. 90 x 130 cm, embroidered cotton on cotton, oak frame.⁠
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𝘛𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘱 6, 2010. 90 x 130 cm, embroidered cotton on fabric, oak frame.⁠
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Photo: Louise Vessey

05/08/2026

🪴 Abbas Akhavan reimagines the Canada Pavilion’s architecture as a Wardian case, a precursor to the terrarium, in his site-specific installation at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. He also references the Great Exhibition of 1851, a pivotal moment in world history, in relation to our natural and built environments today.

📖 Read curator Kim Nguyen’s interview with the artist in the NGC Magazine. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QNPrTX

🏛️ The exhibition opens on May 9, 2026.

📷 Installation view, Abbas Akhavan: Entre chien et loup, 2026, Canada Pavilion, 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Commissioned by the National Gallery of Canada and presented in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada Foundation and the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada. © Abbas Akhavan. Photo: Francesco Barasciutti


Canada in Italy, Albania, Malta and San Marino

05/04/2026

Call for Artists: Charlottetown Library Mural! 🎨

The City of Charlottetown is inviting professional artists and artist teams from across Canada to apply for a public mural commission at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, located at 97 Queen Street.

This opportunity will include the design and creation of a large scale, site specific mural on the exterior of the library.

The mural is expected to be installed and painted on site in the Summer or Fall of 2026 and will remain on public display for 5–10 years.

The commission will be awarded through a two stage, open selection process, beginning with an expression of interest.

Stage one applications are due: Thursday, May 28, 2026.

➡️ Read the full call for artists and apply here: https://www.charlottetown.ca/events___initiatives/arts___culture/public_art_opportunities

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05/01/2026

Upcoming Exhibition 🪸 | 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯
On view May 16 - October 11

Prince Edward Island artist Jane Meredith Whitten uses traditional craft techniques to construct evocative objects out of humble materials.

Using consumer and industrial waste such as plastic packaging and beach debris, Whitten’s art becomes a gesture of redemption in our current shared reality of environmental degradation.

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🖼️ 𝘈𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 2017. Beach rope; plastic strapping; plastic bags; egg ring; beads; fishing line; sand.
Each c. 55 x 35 x 35cm. Courtesy of the artist

Photo: Hilary Dionne