A contemporary space. A creative community to inspire artists, residents, and visitors. Artist-led and artist-focused.


Eltuek (êl·du·ehg) is a Mi’kmaw word that means “We are making (it) together.” The (it) refers to whatever it is (we) decide to make – a meal, a conversation, a painting, or a poem. Art, community, social change. We do it together. The name, Eltuek, was shared by the Eltuek Elder Advisors, with the intent that Eltuek Arts Centre is accessible, inclusive, and continuous.

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About Us

A creative hub in the heart of Unama’ki / Cape Breton Island

Eltuek Arts Centre is a home for artists, ideas, and community. Operated by New Dawn Enterprises, we are a non-profit, artist-led cultural centre located in the former Holy Angels Convent in Sydney’s north end. We offer affordable, inclusive, and beautiful spaces for creative work, gathering, and exchange.

At Eltuek, you’ll find:

Private artist studios and shared Open Studio workspaces
Gallery and exhibition spaces
Creative event and meeting venues for public and private use
Cafe Marie — our beloved cafe and catering social enterprise
The Meals on Wheels kitchen
Arts and community organizations who call the building home

We believe in the transformative power of the arts — their ability to ignite hope, spark dialogue, build connection, and change how we see ourselves and each other. We work to make the arts more visible and more vital by removing barriers to access, centring artists, and creating spaces that honour beauty, dignity, and care.

Mission

To make space that nurtures creation, connects artists with each other and with the community, and invites engagement with the arts as a means of individual and community empowerment for a more honest and just society.

Vision

An open, vibrant, creative, supportive, and experimental space for arts and social change.