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The SII's goal is to bring the natural and cultural values and legacy of Sable Island to the public through programs of research, conservation, and education. We are a registered charity. For more information visit our website at: sableislandinstitute.org
5/5: #newfoundlandandlabradorartscouncil #artsnovascotia #PrinceedwardIslandart #artsnewbrunswick #VisualArtNS #artslinknb @CBCArts
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4/5: Residencies take place in Fall 2026 and Spring 2027.
See the full terms of reference, and application form, by visiting:
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Please direct questions to artsresidency@sableislandinstitute.org
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3/5: weeks each on Sable Island immersed in the isolation, landscape, ecology, and deep cultural history that the island holds, gaining incomparable insight and experiences to inform their artistic practice. Applications are welcome from artists in all disciplines. #sableislandnpr #parkscanada …
2/5: The Sable Island Institute and #sableislandnationalparkreserve invite proposals from professional artists in the four #AtlanticProvinces to apply to be the next #artistinresidence on #SableIsland. This year we are excited to announce that three artists will be selected to spend up to two …
Be the next Artist in Residence on Sable Island!
The Sable Island Institute’s 2026-27 Artist in Residence program is now open for applications! (1/5🧵) #sciart 🐡 #NorthAtlantic #AtlanticCanada
#artistinresidence #artistenresidence #artistinresidenceprogram
#Residency #Interdisciplinary …
The SII is a registered charity, bringing the natural and cultural values of #SableIsland to the public through multidisciplinary programs of research, conservation, and education.
#wildhorsesofsable #adventure #photography #landscapephotography #halifaxnoise #discoverhalifax #explorens
**NS lottery regulations allow raffle tickets to be sold only in #NovaScotia. To fulfil this requirement, #Rafflebox requires the purchaser’s credit card to have a NS billing address.
This raffle is licensed by Nova Scotia Alcohol and Gaming Division, License # AGD-365251-26.
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*We are raffling off four seats on a helicopter day trip to #SableIslandnationalparkreserve. The trip takes place October 15th, 2026 (rain date Oct.16th).
Prizes are transferable. #ParksCanada #raffle #Bucketlist #tripofalifetime #bucketlistadventures
#wildhorses #greyseals
Announcing our 2026 Fundraising #Raffle!
Win a Trip to #SableIslandNPR with #KattukExpeditions!
GRAND PRIZE: Day Trip for two to Sable Island
2nd & 3rd Prizes: Day Trip for one to Sable Island
Tickets are $25 each
, available online only through #Rafflebox**
Ticket sales begin tomorrow (Feb 16th)
4/4:… Photo Zoe Lucas. #sableislandnpr #parkscanada #sableislandnationalparkreserve #navalhistory #Maritimehistory
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
3/4:… Some accounts suggest that they were called “deadeyes” because the three holes look like the eye & nose sockets of a sheep’s skull, like the one at the right looking sort of surprized or mournful.
For an earlier post about a shipwreck fragment: bsky.app/profile/sabl...
2/4:… (the #lifesavingstation) which operated from 1801 to 1958.
These deadeyes were among debris at the site of an old communications mast & may have been part of the rigging used in construction &/or support of the guyed mast. #historicalartifacts #buriedinsand …
1/4🧵: Wooden Deadeyes. 🚢 🇨🇦 #NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada #GraveyardoftheAtlantic #shipwreck
Many of the #deadeyes found on Sable Island would have been part of the rigging of wrecked sailing vessels, although some might have been gear used & stored at the Sable Island Humane Establishment…
3/3: … life history on Sable Island.
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2/3: … same colour as the winter beach grass.
Photo Zoe Lucas.
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
The Sable Island Institute is a not-for-profit and a registered charity. Its ecological research includes study of the horses’ habitat for a better understanding of their…
1/3🧵: Snoozing in the Sunshine, December 31, 21 Years Ago.
#NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #historicalphoto
Twenty-one years ago today, an 8-year-old chestnut stallion relaxing in the warmth of the sun. His forelock and the faded-to-blonde hair in his mane are the…
3/3: … than they are now.
Photo Zoe Lucas. #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #greayseals
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
2/3:… which becomes a dull yellow in winter, was gilded by the low-angle sunlight, & matched the colour of the horse’s tail. Standing next to the stallion was a 7-month-old bay foal.
There were some Grey Seal adults & pups in the distance, but they were less numerous on the inland dunes …
1/3🧵: A Golden Winter Landscape - December 31, 21 Years Ago.
#NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada #winter #history #SableIslandwx #NSwx
21 years ago today, an 8-year-old band stallion, stood resting in the sunshine on a relatively calm winter afternoon - 15 kt southerly breeze, 3°C. The beach grass, …
3/3:… used to guide, control, and tension lines.
Photo provided by the late Henry James, see link:
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#maritimehistory #archeology #DalhousieUniversity #research #SableIsland #parkscanada #sableislandnationalparkreserve
2/3:… Although much of Sable’s history is buried, old items of wood and rusted metal sometimes appear where sand is scoured away by wind or waves. This is a section of mast with what appear to be three very worn and eroded wooden deadeyes attached. They would have been part of the ship’s rigging,…
1/3🧵: 🚢 A Fragment of a Shipwreck. #NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada #GraveyardoftheAtlantic #buriedinsand #artefacts
This photo was taken 50 years ago. It is a piece of shipwreck encountered by Dalhousie University researchers engaged in early studies of Sable Island’s seal population. …
3/3:… flitting from perch to perch atop broken iron and ships’ knees. For an earlier post about this wreckage see: bsky.app/profile/sabl...
Photos Zoe Lucas. #archeology #shipwreck #buriedinsand #IpswichSparrow #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
2/3: … days with spades, rakes, brooms, & brushes carefully clearing away sand & documenting the wood & iron wreckage.
Within weeks wind-blown sand began moving back over some of the timbers leaving the exposed parts to horses and birds. In early December Ipswich Sparrows were exploring the site,…
1/3🧵: Shipwreck and Ipswich. 🚢 #NorthAtlantic #GraveyardoftheAtlantic #Maritimehistory
During mid-May a team of #ParksCanada archaeologists visited Sable Island to investigate fragments of several shipwrecks. This section is on south beach at the base of a high dune. The Parks team spent a few …
4/4:… themes of fragility, movement, & care that emerged through the Sable Island residency, & by a growing reflection on the responsibility we share to care for the places that sustain us.”
Photo Zoe Lucas. #SableIsland #sableislandnpr #parkscanada #sableislandnationalparkreserve
3/4:… longer-form production that is still in its early stages. The process is unfolding slowly & deliberately, allowing ideas to settle before being shared with potential organizations and festival presenters. While much of this work remains private for now, it continues to be shaped by the …
2/4: … vegetation just below the blue horizon are horses.
Since returning to her studio in Baddeck, Rose has been moving through her daily Sable journals, sketches, & photos, writing short stories & poems that will feed into the songwriting process. “I am collaborating with other artists on a …
1/4🧵: Rose Morrison, Sable Island Artist in Residence. 🐡 #NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada #sciart #artistinresidence
On October 30, Rose was scanning the landscape looking westward from a high south side dune, with south beach in the distance. For a sense of scale, the two tiny black spots in the …
5/5: … by Pine Tree Pond West.”
See an earlier post about Rose, the pond, and music: bsky.app/profile/sabl...
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org