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I have more tiles on hand for any artists that wish to participate in this year’s Mosaic for Mental Health Art Exhibition and Sale. A key fundraiser of CMHA Halifax-Dartmouth Branch for the past 28 yrs.

Of course, you can also pop by their office (7071 Bayer’s Rd, suite 311) and pick up/drop off tiles and submission forms yourself or for your group.

Introducing the official poster release for the 36th annual Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival featuring this year's artist rug ho**er Laura Kenney, Artist!
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https://www.nsfolkartfestival.com/

The closure of several museums and visitor information centres, including the one in Peggy’s Cove are worrisome. The recent provincial budget decisions in response to a $1.4 billion deficit are going to impact rural tourism and the cultural spaces that communities like ours rely on.

Initiatives like the Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts are more than events on a calendar. They’re gathering spaces and they attract visitors. They support local artists and small businesses.
If arts funding isn’t protected, the consequences will reach far beyond the arts sector and into the economic and cultural life of communities like St. Margaret’s Bay.

Page 46 of 209https://www.novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/documents/7-4172/budget-estimates-2026-27-en.pdf

I encourage the Peggy’s Cove Area Art Society, and other community members to publicly share their concerns and advocate for the protection of arts funding. I also hope Danielle Barkhouse - MLA for Chester-St.Margaret's and Nancy Hartling - Councillor for District 13 will listen to these voices and continue to support the cultural and economic life of St. Margaret’s Bay.