L.E.A.P. (Learning Elders Arts Program) funding enables local seniors' groups, organizations or facilities to hire professional and semi-professional artists to teach various artistic disciplines such visual and media arts, dance, instrumental or vocal music, theatre or musical theatre, literary arts, and folk arts and crafts to seniors. The group making the application locates a partner artist and together they complete the application. 

 

Are you a group looking for an artist?

Following are artists who have expressed an interest in working with a seniors' organization on a L.E.A.P. project:

 

Dina Blot

Crafts, mandala painting, mixed media, fiber arts.

Available in Prince and Queens Counties.

902-658-3171 or (cell) 902-626-6536, dinablot@bellaliant.net

web site www.facebook.com/Meadowbrook-Art-Studio-gallery-giftshop-255658817788901/

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Susan Christensen

Painting with acrylics.

Available in Queens County.

902-394-6552, susanahchristensen@gmail.com

web site www.susanchristensenart.com

 

Wayne Crouse

Photography.

Available in Kings County and northeastern Queens County.

902-961-3202, wcrouse@eastlink.ca

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Liz Dempsey

Quilting, fiber art.

Available in Kings County and Charlottetown area.

902-583-2549, liz_dempsey1@hotmail.com

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Adrienne Ferrish

Counted cross stitch, rug hooking, hardanger embroidery.

Bilingual (English and French).

Available in Prince County.

902-854-2807

 

Lynn Gaudet

Painting and multimedia.

Bilingual (English and French).

Available in Prince County.

902-831-3289, lynngaudet@pei.sympatico.ca

 

Mel Giddings

Painting for beginners.

Available in Kings County.

902-962-3612 or 902-731-2056, melzynhpg1937@yahoo.com

 

Donna Henley

Paper crafting.

Available in Queens County and eastern Prince County.

902-888-9744, donnahenley@gmail.com

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Wendy Lefebvre

Acrylic painting, life writing. (Separate or combined.)

Available in eastern Prince County and western Queens County.

902-886-2244, thoselefebvres@gmail.com

 

Monica Lacey

Painting, drawing, textile arts, crafts.

Available in Charlottetown, Stratford and surrounding areas

902-213-7170, info@monicalacey.com

web site www.monicalacey.com

 

Wendy (Fred) MacKenzie
Repainting, refinishing and upcycling furniture.

Available in Charlottetown and Stratford areas.

902-675-2769, aonenightstandpei@gmail.com

web site www.aonenightstand.ca

 

Robert Milner

Acrylic or watercolour painting, watercolour construction (watercolour with pen and ink)

Available in Prince County and western Queens County

902-836-5669, artistmilner@icloud.com

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Julia Purcell
Music, multimedia art, watercolor painting.

Available in Queens County.

902-368-7526, juliampurcell@gmail.com

 

Nora Richard

Basketweaving

Available in Prince County.

902-831-2311 or 902-888-8851, nora58mary@hotmail.com

 

Kate Sharpley

Watercolor painting, multimedia.

Available in Queens County.

902-367-4725, kate@squigglebrush.com

 

Hazel St. Amand

Music and drama, and ukulele.

Available in Charlottetown and surrounding areas.

902-566-1986, hcbulger@edu.pe.ca

 

Lorraine Vatcher

Painting with acrylics.

Available in Kings County.

902-962-2327, Lvat60@gmail.com

 

Groups seeking an artist for a LEAP application may also contact the P.E.I. Crafts Council or Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts for assistance:

 

P.E.I. Crafts Council

Contact: Executive Director

Telephone 902-892-5152

email peicraftscouncil@gmail.com 

Web site www.peicraftscouncil.com

Artisan directory: www.peicraftscouncil.com/our-members

 

Are you an artist who would like to be added to this list?

Contact Executive Director Linda Jean Nicholson at 902-368-9008.

 

 

The L.E.A.P. program is administered by the PEI Senior Citizens' Federation and is made possible through funding from the PEI Department

of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture.