Partridge Island Project

In 2015 we started thinking about legacies, and pretty quickly landed on the idea that Partridge Island, in the mouth of the Saint John Harbour, is an historic treasure that should be sensitively developed so it can be appreciated by locals and visitors alike. In particular, the island holds a place in Canada’s immigration history that cannot be denied.

We wanted to bring New Brunswick artists to the island to capture it in its wild state, creating art that would not only capture its beauty today, but point to the real future potential of the island, if it were developed as a tourist destination.

Getting there was a challenge, to be sure. We couldn’t have done it without the permission and help of Kent MacIntyre at Saint John Waterfront Development.  

We brought 10 New Brunswick artists to the island, specializing in painting, sketching, writing, photography, multimedia and textile arts.

They survived to tell the tale, and created works we displayed and sold at our 2015 Christmas Party. All proceeds went back to the artists.