Artists Of Lumière

Angie Arsenault

Little library of foraged inks

Spotlight Project

Eltuek Arts Centre

This iteration of the Little library of foraged inks was created with the concept of reemergence, the inner-child, and life cycles in mind. The botanical matter used to make the inks housed…

Bailey Oake

Before Places

Artist Project

295 Charlotte St.

Using a collection of story, old photographs, current photographs, sound and video, this work captures the changes overtime to our communities and the memories that we still keep.

Gee Stewart

And Now Our Next Guest...

Artist Project

Doktor Luke's

A decade after falling out of the spotlight, a former child star, tormented by memories of her career, attempts to re-emerge into stardom with an appearance on a late night talk show.” “…

Hazel Sparling

mis (fit)

Artist Project

Boysenberry Boutique & Cafe

Is part of the human condition to try and fit into places we don’t? This contemporary dance project explores the ways in which life can feel like moving from one box to the next, trying de…

Jacinte Armstrong & Brandon Auger

(Pre) Emergence

Artist Project

Rovers (various locations)

(Pre) emergence is a travelling performance of live dance and sound that moves along Charlotte Street in pursuit of the perhaps impossible: to hear the movement that precedes a sound, and to…

Jacqueline Blanchard

Unnatural: Collective Resistance

Artist Project

Cape Breton Island for Centre for Immigration

Unnatural: Collective Resistance’ is a series of drawings that explore the theme of resisting to ‘bloom’ or ‘emerge’ as a natural reaction to oppressive forces. Thoughts and wo…

Michelle Sylliboy, Leigh Gillam, Jessica Mensch, and Antoinette Karuna

Exploring the Treaty relationship

Artist Project

Inglis Jewellers Wall

Michelle Sylliboy (Mi’kmaw/L’nu), Leigh Gillam (settler), Jessica Mensch (settler), and Antoinette Karuna’s (Tamil Sri Lankan/French Canadian settler) collaborative project interpr…

Jen Power, Jeff Erdman, John Kennedy and Kate Ward

Displace

Artist Project

Island Folk Cider House

Displace, utilizes ocean sound samples combined with visuals is projected upon a whale painted on sailcloth. Both natural and human made, it is an ambient piece intended to be an immersive r…

Kelly Caseley

Props

Artist Project

Lot Behind New Dawn

Props’ consists of 4 large scale sculptural pieces suspended in trees. Inspired by architectural details of the Victorian era the pieces are fanciful and brightly coloured. Based on co…

Nancy F. Chiasson

Painting with Scissors

Artist Project

Port City Grocery

The Swimming Pool by Henri Matisse created one of the largest and most famous installations when he was 82, just 2 years before he died. After a career in painting he came to collage or as h…

Onni Nordman

Wake of the Flood

Artist Project

Crowell's Lot

Here is what happened: the sea rose and the well ran dry. That was 222 years ago, or maybe 22. No, it was 2 years ago. We crossed the sea of night, remember? Anyway, get out the pots and pan…

Shealyn Varnes

Sure Thing by David Ives

Artist Project

Sydney Supreme Court Parking Lot

In this short, comedic play, “Sure Thing” by David Ives, we watch two strangers in a coffee shop stumble through an awkward social interaction as they get to know each other. Here’s th…

Stephanie Steele

Tell A Vision

Artist Project

Rover (various locations)

Three dancers will light up the downtown core with rhythm and movement as we reawaken our community spirit though art.

Zarvan Bigonah

Asef In Space

Artist Project

Connors Basics Lot

In ‘Asef In Space’, a fishing woman attempts to ignite the imagination of a young Afghan refugee, leading them on a nocturnal journey through the port city of Bushehr. The short film int…

Daniel MacIvor

Let’s Run Away

Spotlight Project

The Highland Arts Theatre

A lightly staged reading of Daniel MacIvor new solo performance Let’s Run Away that Toronto’s NOW Magazine called “Profoundly unnerving, intriguing and affecting” and the Globe and M…

Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce

Raining Business in CBRM

Community Project

50 Dorchester Street

Raining Business in the CBRM: We are seeing unprecedented growth and development in the business community across the CBRM. Raining business, if you will. Come see our interactive display an…

WeirdBeard and Cape Breton Down Syndrome Society

WeirdBeard Drum Troupe

Community Project

Eltuek Arts Centre Lawn

A drum troupe that uses yoga balls as drums, a few life-sized puppets, and the unexpected joy of people living large with Down Syndrome. Performance Times: 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:00…

Ukuleles Unlimited

Ukulele Unlimited

Community Project

Cape Breton Regional Library

Ukuleles Unlimited is a school-based group sharing music and it’s fun with our community. Performance Times: 7:15, 8:15, 9:15

Loretta Gould

TBA

Spotlight Project

Inglis Jewellers

Michel Williatte-Battet

TBA

Spotlight Project

Heritage Conservation Park (next to Lebanese Flower)

Coming out of a frozen state. Michel explores the lumière theme of emergence using the process of melting ice.

Robyn Martelly

The (Re)Emergence of Activism: Time's Up

Spotlight Project

On Paper Books

Multi-disciplinary artist Robyn Martelly writes new poetry in response to this year’s Lumière theme (Re)Emergence. Robyn’s new work is inspired by social issues that re-emerged…

Melissa Kearney

Collaboration After Death

Spotlight Project

St. Patricks Church Museum

Artist Melissa Kearney embarks on new work in response to her late grandmother’s crochet work.

Sarah Boutilier

The Anachronist

Spotlight Project

Gallery 209, Eltuek

“The Anachronist” showcases a combination of photography, textile art and set design creating an immersive experience for the viewer. Enter the photo booth to step back in time. Take sna…

Soeine Bac

Songs of Absence

Spotlight Project

Gallery 211, Eltuek

‘Songs of Absence” is a segment of my serial performance project, No Man’s Land. It is based on the character Lavinia in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. Lavinia, the virtuous dau…

ACAP Cape Breton

Underfoot

Community Project

ACAP Building (90 Esplanade)

Explore the cycles happening underground, the metamorphoses that surround us, and the inherent interconnectivity between that which does not always appear connected in a wonderland created t…

The Lotoyas

Live Performances

Artist Project

Scotiabank Parking Lot

Performance Times: 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM & 10:00 PM

Painted Dance Collective

Where do we go from here?

Community Project

TBA

Over the last two years we have been asking this question. Whether or not we ever had the answer didn’t change the fact that we did have to keep going. Keep making new decisions. Keep movi…

Sept 15

Lumière at the Drive In

Special Event

The old adage “truth is stranger than fiction” sure seems trite now. As we reemerge into the post-pandemic* world let’s not take weirdness for granted. Let’s lean int…

Artists of Lumière 2022