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A visit to the Fortress of Louisbourg, the largest reconstructed 18th century French fortified town in North America, is a series of experiences that set a mood. Stone walls, cobblestone streets, post and beam construction, and interpreters in lavish period costumes help to create the look, texture and mood of another time. Cannons on stone ramparts, [...]

When you sign up for the Under the Arch Plain Air Event you get the chance to place your completed paintings in the Event Gallery, located at the Fortress Louisbourg Visitor Centre.

Throughout the two day event, the artists will be sending their completed Plein Air works back to the Event Gallery.
The under the Arch Event Gallery, located at the Fortress Louisbourg Visitor Centre, will be open between the hours of 9:00am and 4:30pm (no Park entrance needed) and set up as a silent auction, with a take [...]

Each day of the Under the Arch Plein Air Event, bidders will vote on the piece they believe to be the Best in Show. The artist which receives the most votes each day will be awarded a piece of  Jingdezhen Porcelain. The story of the Jingdezhen Porcelain holds great ties to both the Fortress and [...]

All sales made in the Under the Arch Event Gallery will be divided between the artist and the event; 60% to the artist and 40% to the event organizers to be put back into next year’s event.

Included in the weekend registration price is the Beggar’s Banquet. The artists will dawn period fortress attire and join the crew at Point of View Suites for an 18th century Seafood Feast of lobster, haddock or chicken (for those who wish).

We know you will be busy the days of the event and may not even think to stop and eat. For this reason, we will be providing every artist with box lunches each day.

Every artist will receive an Under the Arch t-shirt to wear the days of the event. These shirts will serve to identify the artists for visitors and also keep the artists visible and safe while painting along or near the streets of Louisbourg.

What was once one of the Louisbourg’s major defenses against the English is now a great place to sit and view the rebuilt Fortress.
While setting up your easel at the Louisbourg Battery you will find a coastal graveyard, quaint stone beach and one of the most picturesque views of the Fortress, modern town of Louisbourg, [...]

The Town of Louisbourg, with a population of 1265, is located on the southeast coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Its quiet streets, clapboard clad shops, and welcoming towns people will inspire you to slow your busy life and take the time to connect with your surroundings.

Louisbourg Harbour has been a haven for hundreds of years. The Louisbourg waterfront is now home to healthy fishing industry with busy wharves and fish plants.
Also located on the Louisbourg waterfront is the boardwalk, a pleasant place to spend day. Usually home to locals out for a stroll or visiting sailing vessels docked for the night, the [...]

The Louisbourg lighthouse is located at the entrance of the harbour across from the Fortress of Louisbourg. It is perched on an outcrop of jagged rock overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Nearby are the ruins of the 18th-century French lighthouse and a 19th century lighthouse.
From the lighthouse there are excellent opportunities to paint the rough ocean [...]

Found just across the harbour from Louisbourg, Havenside is home to many quaint fishing shacks, tired old wharves, and fisherman who have been tying their boats up here for the past 100 years.

A 10 minute drive will take you to Kennington Cove and its wonderful sandy beaches. This sand beach overlooks some of the most beautiful coastline you will set your eyes on. Flying gulls, crashing waves, and swimmers braving the cold Atlantic waters, are all a common sight while spending the day at Kennington Cove.

The Sydney & Louisbourg Railway Museum consists of an 1895 station and freight shed, both designated Provincial Heritage Properties. The Station is a unique landmark which marks the entrance of Louisbourg. Its peaked roof, rap around platform, and bright yellow caboose are recognizable to anyone who has ever visited the town.

The Louisbourg Playhouse is located in the centre of town. It began life as a 17th century “bear pit” on the set of the Walt Disney movie Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale. A number of conveniences have been added by the Playhouse Society but the interior still retains the rustic and rough hewn character of the original structure. [...]

Gooseberry Cove is one of those places that not many people know about, but those that do know about it take everyone there to see it. The rolling grassland that surrounds the cove are home to many different types of berries, plants and wildlife. The cove edges are home to jagged rock faces, twisted trees, [...]

The Louisbourg area is made up of many beaches, coves, and inlets, of which both Big and Little Lorraine are of the most accessible and picturesque. At one you will a find a pioneer cemetery overlooking a stone beach; the other, a quiet fishing village of no more that 20 households, tucked away from the [...]