Eltuek Arts Centre

Eltuek Arts Centre Art, community, social change. We do it together. Eltuek Arts Centre is in Sydney, Unama'ki (Cape Breton Island).

Eltuek (êl·du·ehg) is a Mi’kmaw word that means “We are making (it) together.” The (it) refers to whatever it is (we) decide to make – a meal, a conversation, a painting, or a poem. Eltuek features artist studios, Open Studio for shared artist workspaces, gallery
and exhibition spaces, the Better Bite Café and Meals on Wheels, Nova Scotia Community College Music Arts Program, Celtic Colours International Festival, Nova Stream, and The Coast 89.7 FM Radio Station.

Eltuek invites you to the opening celebration of 3 Works, a new exhibition by Dartmouth-born artist Ryan Josey, on Frida...
06/23/2026

Eltuek invites you to the opening celebration of 3 Works, a new exhibition by Dartmouth-born artist Ryan Josey, on Friday, June 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Gallery 203.

Josey’s first solo exhibition in 10 years brings together three powerful works, including a new site-specific photo installation.

Cafe Marie will be open with the vibes & summer season drinks.

Come spend an early summer evening with us in the gallery and on our patio- good people, cozy energy, and moving contemporary art.

All are welcome. See you here.

OPENING SOON: Ryan Josey, 3 Works, is the Dartmouth-born artist's first solo exhibition in 10 years. The exhibition will...
06/16/2026

OPENING SOON:

Ryan Josey, 3 Works, is the Dartmouth-born artist's first solo exhibition in 10 years. The exhibition will feature (3) pieces: Silences for Foucault (2018) a series of oil paintings responding to the life and writings of French philosopher Michel Foucault; Forbidden Colours Redux (after FTG) (2026) a reimagining of Felix Gonzalez-Torres' 1988 work, Forbidden Colours; and a new site-specific photo-installation, An Extraordinary Distance From The Sun (2026).

SAVE THE DATE:

~Please join us for the opening celebration on Friday, June 26 from 6-8pm on the second floor of Eltuek. Artist present.~

More to come on Eltuek's summer exhibitions & events.

Currently on view:Alex Balkam's, Sa'se'wamukwa'sit / Changes, in Gallery 203. &Sailing by Paulina Osorio in Eltuek's Cor...
06/08/2026

Currently on view:

Alex Balkam's, Sa'se'wamukwa'sit / Changes, in Gallery 203.

&

Sailing by Paulina Osorio in Eltuek's Corridor Gallery.

All are welcome.

Gallery Hours:
M-F, 9am-4pm
Saturday, 9am-3pm

04/30/2026

We're excited to welcome Scottish smallpipes phenom Brìghde Chaimbeul to the Maritimes as part of her Canadian summer tour. Chaimbeul rose to prominence as a prodigy of traditional music, but has since taken smallpipes into uncharted territory. A fearless artist continuing the living traditions of old music in profound new ways. Her journey includes two shows on mainland Nova Scotia, two stops on Unama’ki Cape Breton to celebrate Lùnasa and a finale in the marshes of New Brunswick for Sappyfest.

July 24 - Halifax, NS - St. David’s Church
July 25 - Musquodoboit, NS -
July 28 - Inverness, NS - .c.c.a
July 30 - Sydney, NS - St. Patrick’s Church
Aug 1 - Sackville, NB -

Tickets on sale now!

Installation in progress today & opening tomorrow (!) is Sa’se’wamukwa’sit / Changes, new works by artist Alex Balkam.Jo...
04/23/2026

Installation in progress today & opening tomorrow (!) is Sa’se’wamukwa’sit / Changes, new works by artist Alex Balkam.

Join us in the gallery tomorrow evening, Friday from 7–8pm, with the artist present.

Free to attend. Come experience these beautiful works.

Gallery hours:
Monday - Friday, 9am–4pm.
Saturday, 9am–3pm.
Sundays and evenings by request.

We’re opening our spring exhibition Sa’se’wamukwa’sit, Changes by visiting artist Alex Balkam in Gallery 203 next Friday...
04/17/2026

We’re opening our spring exhibition Sa’se’wamukwa’sit, Changes by visiting artist Alex Balkam in Gallery 203 next Friday, April 24.

Join us for a public gallery hour that evening from 7–8pm. Artist will be present. Free and open to all.

Alex Balkam is a visual and media artist based in So’qmkiknuk, Mi’kma’ki (Shelburne, NS). Working across oil painting, sculpture, tanning, and film, his practice moves through questions of place, being, and the natural world. His short films have been shown at festivals across Canada, and his work is held in the Nova Scotia Art Bank.

Sa'se'wamukwa'sit is a Mi'kmaw word meaning to change appearance, to transform. The natural world has always changed. It is changing now, under pressures of our making. These works watch closely, and ask what transformation requires of us.

✨ Public gallery hour: Friday, April 24, 7–8pm, Gallery 203. Free and open to all ✨

Arts and culture organizations across Unama’ki, Cape Breton Island, are facing over $530,000 in public funding cuts this...
04/13/2026

Arts and culture organizations across Unama’ki, Cape Breton Island, are facing over $530,000 in public funding cuts this year alone.

So, we’re doing something about it, as an act of solidarity as community and across the Island, a collective response to what’s at risk, while continuing to advocate for the support this work requires.

Thirteen organizations, including Eltuek, have come together in a shared 50/50.

The jackpot is already at $5,000, and the first draw is April 23, 2026. One winner takes half in each draw.

Music. Language. Art. Story. Culture, and the joy and truth it brings. The spaces that hold it, feed it, with you, together. 💗

🎟 Buy a ticket today: https://conta.cc/4vgaVs9

Address

170 George Street
Sydney, NS
B1P1J2

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+19025399560

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