Art Night: Tactile Sketchbook & the Written Word
2026-05-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | CreativePEI Workspace, 119 Kent Street, Suite 330, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Art Night is when PEI’s creative community comes together to connect. It’s a time to meet and and learn from our peers from all disciplines while enjoying presentations and activities tailored for our audience.
Tactile Sketchbook & the Written Word
Sketchbooks are some of the most frequently used tools in an artist’s practice, but they’re often kept private. Tactile Sketchbook & the Written Word, led by Alexis Bulman, brings them into the open, with 17 of her own spiral-bound sketchbooks from over 15 years of dedicated practice available to browse alongside a collection of published sketchbooks by artists like Kate Beaton, Henry Purdy and more! Participants are encouraged to bring an armload of their own sketchbooks and notebooks to share while taking part in lightly guided tactile drawing activities that create a communal space for exchange, inspiration, and new ways of approaching the page.
Alexis Bulman
Alexis Bulman is an interdisciplinary artist based in Epekwitk / Prince Edward Island whose drawing and sculpture practice is rooted in community, collaboration, and care. Her sketchbook is always close at hand as a space to jot down thoughts, record lines from books and songs, sketch, and collect found materials and fragments. She has exhibited provincially, nationally, and internationally with support from the Canada Council for the Arts and PEI Arts Grants. Check out her PEI.ART page and her website.
Other mentioned artists:

Kate Beaton: www.harkavagrant.com
Learn more on Mr. Henry Purdy

Location
Upon arriving at the location listed in the event details (mall entrance to the right of Humble Barber), take the elevator to the third floor – you’ll find us around the corner to the left. If you find yourself lost, call our office phone.

Art-Mobile at Charlottetown Library
2026-05-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-20 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-03 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-17 10:30 - 12:30 | Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 100-97 Queen Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 4A9, Canada
The CreativePEI Artmobile is a travelling event where everyone is welcome.

These events are aimed at folks for whom art and creativity play a major part of their lives, especially arts sector workers.

Choose from the available art supplies to make something new, or bring your own materials/work-in-progress project to work on.

Come to create amongst your community, chat, seek advice, or get inspired.

Although these events are primarily for adult audiences, children are welcome to attend with the supervision of a guardian, and we encourage everyone to participate! 🖌️🎨

Art-Mobile at Breadalbane Library
2026-05-12 11:30 - 13:30, 2026-06-09 11:30 - 13:30 | Breadalbane Library, 4023 Dixon Rd, Breadalbane, PEI, C0A 1N0, Canada

Art-Mobile Gallery Night & PEI Arts Guild Open House
2026-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 | The Guild, 111 Queen Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Art Night in Charlottetown: The PEI Arts Guild Open House & The Artmobile Gallery is a chance for folks who have attended the CreativePEI Artmobile events to display their work to the public. We will have tables, easels, and the community gallery wall for showcasing their work, and there will be refreshments, and an Artmobile table set up for in-person creating at the event. This event is free and open to the public! Refreshments and activities will be on-site to enjoy alongside a collection of community art.
At the same time, The PEI Arts Guild will be welcoming the public back into their newly renovated space – so if you’re curious to see what’s new, now’s your chance!
If you have participated in Artmobile in the past and wish to feature your work (made during one of our events or not!), please fill out our sign-up form.

Artmobile at Mount Stewart Library
2026-06-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Mount Stewart Library, 104 Main St., Mount Stewart, PE, C0A 1T0, Canada

Artmobile at Breadalbane Library
2026-07-07 11:30 - 13:30, 2026-08-04 11:30 - 13:30 | Breadalbane Library, 4023 Dixon Rd, Breadalbane, PEI, C0A 1N0, Canada

Artmobile at Orlebar Park
2026-07-08 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Orlebar Park, 96 Orlebar St., Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4X8, Canada
The CreativePEI Artmobile is a travelling event where everyone is welcome.

These events are aimed at folks for whom art and creativity play a major part of their lives, especially arts sector workers.

Choose from the available art supplies to make something new, or bring your own materials/work-in-progress project to work on.

Come to create amongst your community, chat, seek advice, or get inspired.

Although these events are primarily for adult audiences, children are welcome to attend with the supervision of a guardian, and we encourage everyone to participate! 🖌️🎨

-> See the Accessibility Guide for Orlebar Park here <-

Artmobile at Charlottetown Library
2026-07-15 10:30 - 12:30 | Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 100-97 Queen Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 4A9, Canada

Pride Artmobile at CreativePEI
2026-07-15 16:00 - 18:00 | CreativePEI Workspace, 119 Kent Street, Suite 330, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Happy Pride! As celebrations across PEI ramp up, we hope to see you Wednesday, July 15th, at 4pm for a very special Artmobile!

Local artist Christina Patterson @christina.patterson.art will be joining us to lead a DIY button-making workshop. Join in the workshop, bring along a current project, or start something fresh with materials available to make bracelets, signs, paintings, or whatever else your heart desires. This is a free, all-ages event intended for members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, with friends and family welcome to tag along! 🖌️🎨

This event is being held at the CreativePEI office, on the 3rd floor of the BDC Building (119 Kent St. #330, Charlottetown). The building is wheelchair accessible from the main doors on Kent St., and through a ramp connection on the second floor via Queen Parkade (look for signs on the outer stairs advertising Hojo’s when parking). There are also gender-neutral bathrooms on our floor.

Artmobile at Summerside Rotary Library
2026-07-21 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-08-06 13:30 - 15:30 | Summerside Rotary Library, 57 Central St, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, C1N 3K9, Canada

Artmobile at Murray River Library
2026-07-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Murray River Library, 1066 Macinnis St., Murray River, PE, C0A 1W0, Canada

Artmobile at Charlottetown Library Learning Centre
2026-08-05 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-08-19 10:30 - 12:30 | Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 100-97 Queen Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 4A9, Canada
