N.S. news: New gallery opens [Video]

Three years ago, Eleanor McCain purchased six buildings in Peggy’s Cove, N.S., with the idea of creating a miniature village within the historic surrounding village. She wanted to combine arts and heritage alongside other businesses.

“I’ve been a singer for most of my life and I really wanted the arts to be part of this project,” she said.

The project is called Six by the Sea. McCain launched the Schoolhouse (a performance venue) and Holy Mackerel (a retail store), and recently she took another step forward in realizing her vision by opening a gallery.

“The gallery is my love of the arts,” she said.

Spindrift Gallery opened on June 28 and it will offer free entry to the public until it closes for the season in October. McCain said the name for the gallery came from a term for sea spray.

“It’s essentially the spray that comes off the crest of the waves,” McCain said. “It’s a very poetic word and it’s nautical.”

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