Winter in the Bay was an art show/sale and writing contest, offered in partnership between the Peggy’s Cove Area Art Society, the St. Margaret’s Bay Community Enterprise Centre, and The Masthead News.
The locations were the SMB Community Enterprise Centre, the Tantallon Public Library, the Credit Union Atlantic in Tantallon. All art in the show was also available to see online on the Winter in the Bay Facebook page.
Winter in the Bay was an art show with a difference. 2024 PCAAS members were invited to display ONE piece of art in the show. Community members were invited to view the show in person and/or online. Participants in the writing contest, which was open to anyone aged 8 to adult, MUST use one of the works in the show as inspiration/illustration of their writing piece.
Practical information about the art show/sale:
• Works were placed at each location based on size, theme, and number of works submitted.
• Artists submitted an original work, either 3D or 2D, or a framed print.
• Because there were three locations the last year, there are no size restrictions on 2D works.
• 3D submissions had to fit in niches that are a maximum of 10” deep x 27” high or wide.
• Most Artwork was available for sale, but NFS works was accepted.
• Sales were managed by event organizers, and 100% of the sale went to the artist.
How should the theme be interpreted?
The theme is more of a state of mind than a narrow definition. Winter landscapes were always included, and always a valued part of the show. But participants were also invited to interpret winter in a much broader sense: an indoor scene, a still life, a celebration of coziness and safety against the elements, or even as a metaphor for sleep or loss.
The artists work inspired writers of non-fiction essays and short stories, poems, and song lyrics. It’s a special feeling for an artist to be told by a writer—sometimes someone who is sharing their writing for the first time—that the artist’s work fueled the writer’s work in an unexpected or exciting way.
