Where Creativity Begins!
The County Arts Lab is an artist-centred community space dedicated to artistic experimentation and creation. Our Main Street location and focus on accessibility puts the arts and artists at the heart of our community.
Through the Lab, County Arts:
The County Arts Lab is conveniently located in Unit 2E of the Picton Armoury (206 Main Street, Unit 2E) – on your left after you enter from Main Street. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Let our incredible Artist Instructors guide you in your creative journey! Check out our affordable, wide-ranging arts courses for all ages and abilities.
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We offer the community free opportunities to experience the joy, health and social benefits of making art with others, including through our much-loved Art Together program!
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Our new multi-use event space dedicated to the arts will bring more exhibitions, concerts, performances, and events to the heart of Picton!
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Encouraging youth ages 13-16 to learn, play, and build using a variety of fine craft materials to create functional and decorative objects.
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Fostering the professional growth of Artist Members by providing a space where they can concentrate fully on their creative practice.
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Host your creative activities at our beautiful new space on the upper level of the Picton Armoury! Special discounted rates available for our members.
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In 2024, we are carrying out an initiative aimed at enhancing arts events in the County Arts Lab – our home on the Main Street level of the Picton Armoury – and developing a placemaking strategy to help promote Main Street Picton as an arts and culture destination. This project is supported by the My Main Street program, the Canadian Urban Institute, and the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
Art at the Heart of Picton
In February 2024, we moved into an light-filled, 2500 square foot space on the main floor of the Picton Armoury! This move will help County Arts unlock the full potential of our arts community through increased access to space, equipment, and new audiences and opportunities, and represents a monumental step in solidifying Prince Edward County’s place as a top arts destination.
But we need your help to bring this vision to life! We are currently pursuing new grant and sponsorship opportunities, including capital requests and a major gifts campaign, to equip the space with lighting, sound, exhibition, and media arts equipment, as well as a stage, seating for one hundred, and moveable walls to allow the space to be configured for multiple uses – and catalyze a range of new programs to better serve local artists and the broader community.
We would love to hear from individuals, businesses, and foundations interested in helping us during this transformative moment for Prince Edward County’s arts community. Please contact our Executive Director Janna Smith at janna@countyarts.ca for more information.
Sincere thank you to our County Arts Lab Founding Partners, a wonderful group of individuals and organizations who gave over $5000 to support the launch of the County Arts Lab in 2022:
