Gallery open
In the company of…
In the company of stone, art and fine crafts, the Priest's Mill Art Centre Gallery's inaugural exhibition celebrates the legacy of Father Alexander Macdonnell, who built the original grist mill in 1819. It's also a celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit of the visionaries who rebuilt in 1902 after a devastating fire and the intrepid entrepreneurs who've taken care of and rejuvenated this building in subsequent years.
The ground floor of the mill's centre block has been meticulously refurbished as an art gallery and studio to serve as a creative space for our community. A collection of 20 community artists' work is currently on display — in their company, we can celebrate the creative in each of us.
The gallery is open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from 10:00 to 17:00 (10 am to 5 pm).
Artists interested in showing in our inaugural exhibition are invited to get in touch.
Art in the foreground
Left: David Bury • Project #4 — Abandoned Car in Field • Acrylic on canvas • 56x76cm • $750
Right front: Alberto Greselin • Exuberant Cascade • Flame-worked implosion pendants • $27.99 each
Right-top: Lynne Ayers • 4th Line • Acrylic on canvas • 28x36cm • $175
Right bottom: Lynne Ayers • Serenity • Acrylic on canvas • 36x46cm • $290
A creative hub where you can participate in enriching experiences
Exciting developments coming
We're working on revamping and equipping a versatile studio where you can express your creative self.
A fully equipped stained glass studio and glass shop will open in the fall and a well-equipped warm glass studio will follow towards the end of the year. There are plans for more…
In time, once the revamp of all our facilities are done, we'll be developing PMAC's website into a fully-fledged digital gallery with online shopping functionality.
FAQs
We're in the final stages of revamping space for a versatile studio where we will offer all manner of creative experiences, starting with stained glass later in the fall.
We expect work to continue through fall into winter.
Work on the west end, will likely carry on through to next year as we raise the funds to develop and equip that section as our hotshop for glass blowing.
We will be offering gift cards soon. The new PMAC gift cards can be used to buy anything in the gallery and studio. You can choose the value of the gift card.
Yes.
We will honour legacy gift cards that have not previously been cashed in, for classes, experiences and select gallery works. Consignment artists' work excluded.
Our stained glass studio will be operational mid-fall. Most of the equipment and crates of glass are in-studio.
We will be stocking stained glass supplies for sale to the public, with special deals for members.
The first of our warm glass equipment is on site awaiting installation — we expect to commision the equipment this fall and then make that studio available for experiences, classes and artists wanting to work independently.
A large 42" kiln is on order and expected to arrive early December.
Artist's FAQs
Our gallery's primary aim is to give as many community artists as possible the opportunity to show their work. If we cannot accommodate you right away, we'll bring you on board as soon as we're able.
If you are interested in exhibiting as a consignment artist in our Omnium Gatherum exhibits should contact or visit the gallery with your work
If you want to be considered for a solo exhibit please contact the gallery to present a proposal or portfolio of work to be considered. The first step… a conversation.
Once our versatile studio space has been revamped, we'll make studio space available for artists looking for a space to work away from home for periods of time.
We will also be offering bench time for artists wanting to work with stained glass, warm glass and the other equipment we plan to develop over time.