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The first year of Doors Open PEI was a huge success! The weather was cooperating and on our side. A lot of people were out and about enjoying the sunshine and exploring downtown Charlottetown like never before.

The locations that opened their doors for the first annual Doors Open PEI event were The Haviland Club, PEI Potters Studio, St. James Presbyterian Church “The Kirk”, The Old Protestant Burying Ground, Confederation Centre of the Arts, The Great George Hotel, Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, City Hall and the Charlottetown Fire Department.

If you were in attendance this year and want to provide feedback to make things better for next year, please consider completing a quick survey at this link.

Planning for next year is already in the works. We’re asking new arts, historical and culture locations across this beautiful island to open their doors for the first time. We are looking forward to it! Are you?

Creative PEI is not only a new name but a new approach. Creative PEI is expanding its scope beyond arts and culture to include all of the creative industries. Creative PEI is keeping Culture PEI’s worker-first focus.

“There are no creative industries without creative people. Our goal is to establish the conditions for creative people to flourish and contribute to the economy and quality of life on PEI,” says Mark Sandiford, Executive Director of Creative PEI.

The UK government Department of Culture, Media and Sport defines creative industries as: “those industries which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property”.