
Your Creative Space
Discover | Create
Foreground left: Watercolours by Diane Charlebois — Foreground right Adrift by Lynne Ayers
A collection of community artists' works — using multiple mediums with a broad range of styles awaits your discovery.
In their company, we celebrate the creative in each of us.



Photography: Gary Smith & Lourens Joubert. Event photography courtesy of RT09 photographer Gina Dragone.
Space to Create
While our multipurpose studio caters to the fine arts — drawing, painting and more — we also have dedicated facilities to work with glass as an artistic medium.
Most of the preparatory work has been done for some exciting work in various glass-centric artforms — available soon.
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Stained-glass
Bookings available soonA fully equipped eight-seat Tiffany-style stained glass studio and art-glass shop.
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Warm-glass
Bookings available in MarchA well-equipped warm glass studio allowing you to fuse, slump and more.
Create Your Own
Take a class or participate in a guided workshop to explore and learn.
Or work at your own pace — book an easel or bench time.
Exciting developments
We're expanding on PMAC's capabilities
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Flamework
We're well on our way to setting up four torch-stations later this year — learn flamework and create your own small blown glass artworks.
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Coldwork
Work has started on developing a cold work studio for glass artists and sculptors creating in three dimensions.
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Hot shop
We have firm plans in place, and some seed funding secured to develop a first-class boutique glass blowing studio
PMAC
The Priest's Mill Arts Centre
The Priest’s Mill Arts Centre, PMAC, is a not-for-profit creative hub where you can discover and create.
In their words
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Michael Fox
"A hidden gem in Alexandria! A variety of beautiful glass art, pottery and paintings for sale, plus the opportunity to attend workshops to learn how to create your own. Very friendly and knowledgeable service."
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David Bainbridge
"What a find!! We ended up buying several paintings and we will watch out for the glass workshops. Alexandria is lucky to have a gallery like this and it deserves support from the local community as well as those passing through."
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Laura Chaulk
"Really nice art studio with great prices… was so surprised and happy to have stumbled on this place. They have blown glass, stone, original artwork and watercolours and jewelry. Everything was gorgeous and curated. Highly recommend visiting."
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Lucie & Nathalie
"What an amazing job with revamping the gallery! We were delighted to see the works of some of our favourite local artists and discovered several new ones. We will definitely recommend this local gem to our guests at the Auberge Inn as a perfect place to shop or to just admire the artwork. Bravo!"

In the company of…
The Priest's Mill Arts Centre celebrates the legacy of Father Alexander Macdonnell, who built the original grist mill in 1819 and the entrepreneurial spirit of the visionaries who rebuilt in 1884 and again in 1902 after devastating fires. We also celebrate the intrepid entrepreneurs who've taken care of and rejuvenated this legacy building in subsequent years.
They make it possible
Our success comes from participating artists and volunteers, each participating or contributing according to their own ability and our visitors without whom there'd be no reason to open the doors.
We recognise the support of cornerstone patrons — Mary and Barry MacDonald, Gary Smith and Lourens Joubert — without whom PMAC's rejuvenation would not be possible.
We're also recognise the invaluable support of our institutional donors, sponsors and grantmakers for their support and contributions.
Be in the know
Sign up for our monthly Friends of PMAC newsletter to learn about upcoming gallery exhibits or new creative opportunities in the studio.
Follow our journey as we develop PMAC — The Priest's Mill Arts Centre — into a hub where you can express your creative self and practice your art and fine craft.

Art washes the dust of daily life off our souls
Pablo Picasso