About Us
The PEI Arts Guild Incorporated, known as ‘The Guild’, is a not-for-profit and registered charity with a provincial mandate to own and operate The Guild Theatre and Art Gallery located at 111 Queen Street, providing a venue for new and established visual and performing artists in Prince Edward Island, and ancillary supporting services to Island artists. The Guild’s location and purpose translates as an incredible gift for artists, creatives, and the broader community, unique not only in Canada, but in the world. The Guild is honoured to serve the Island’s arts community, expanding our understanding of who that community is and will be, and meeting the extraordinary opportunity to offer this service from a cultural hub in the center of our capital city.
The Guild offers an affordable, accessible ‘DIY’ venue for Island artists and creatives which doubles as a flexible multi-use space that attracts commercial rentals and other appropriate programmes to subsidize activities. We help host over 200 public activities annually, plus numerous rehearsals, meetings, play readings, classes and workshops.
We meet our mandate through the provision of office space, studio space and meeting rooms; renovation and maintenance of the Black Box for the creation, rehearsal and presentation of work; the presentation and promotion of the Black Box for commercial rental; and the development of partnerships and programs that will benefit all uses, and users, as well as deliver new revenue streams.
The Hilda Woolnough Gallery is currently tenanted by This Town Is Small - an artist-run centre dedicated to fostering contemporary visual art and supporting local artists. Through exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, and a diverse range of programs, TTIS creates meaningful opportunities for artistic growth and engagement.
The Guild also houses a recording studio, multi purpose room and offfice space for creative industries; some of which include Music PEI and Federation Culturelle de I’IPE, as well as organisations who realise some of their mission through the artists - like Pride PEI.
We are a small organization doing big things. To continue to operate we rely on the support of the community, local businesses and individuals. If you’d like to be part of The Guild - get in touch!
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Charitable Organization Number: 856285143RR0001