COMING TOGETHER: AN ARTS-BASED RECONCILIATION CELEBRATION
Join us for a week of artists’ residencies, workshops, performances & cultural exchange, bringing together Indigenous & non-Indigenous artists to share ancestral stories & land-based practices. Join us for a week of artists’ residencies, workshops, performances & cultural exchange, bringing together Indigenous & non-Indigenous artists to share ancestral stories & land-based practices on Pelee Island, Ontario from September 14th to 20th, 2026.
WORKSHOPS:
Sept. 14th-17th, Noon: Literary Workshops: Gord Grisenthwaite
Sept. 19th,10am-1pm: Indigenous Artisan Fair & Seed Swap, Kylie Petahtegoose: Beginner Beading, Louise Warner MacDougall: Copper Working, Veronica Johnny: Family Eco-Art
Sept. 19th, 2pm: Land Based Teaching: Carrie Ann Peters
INSTALLATIONS:
Sept 14th-20th, The Quarry, Sarah McCullough, Harrow Organic Farm, J.P. Longboat and Patricia Fell
Sept 19th & 20th, Art Installations at Fish Point & Lighthouse Point, Ed Janzen & Collette Broeders
PERFORMANCES:
Sept. 19th, 6pm: Live Literary Performances: Gord Grisenthwaite, Christine Miskonoodinkwe-Smith & Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler
Sept. 20th, 6pm: Live Performance & Community Feast, Coming Together Artists’ Ensemble
EN PLEIN AIR:
Sept. 17th-20th: En Plein Air Painting Competition
Sept. 20th, Noon: En Plein Air Competition Awards
Flutter Fest creates an accessible, outdoor, community migration celebration through live multi-disciplinary performances and exhibitions by professional artists and artists’ residencies. Residencies ensure the artists are embedded in the community they serve, and promote future collaborations across genres.
Coming Together: a collaborative arts based reconciliation celebration will take place September 14th–20th, 2026, prior National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Pelee Island, Lake Erie, and include artists’ residencies, live performances, workshops, and an Indigenous Artisan Fair & Community Seed Swap.
The long-term goal of Stone & Sky is to replicate this model in future years with multiple collaborations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. To encourage engagement and ensure accessibility, all Flutter Fest & Coming Together events are free.
Stone & Sky Music & Art Series 