At the Sign of the Whale - Nova Scotia Crafts and Art Gallery

At the Sign of the Whale Nova Scotia Crafts and Art Gallery has been operating since 1981. From its beginning we have been an all-Nova Scotia craft store and art gallery.

This web site offers you a sampling of what we have in our shop/gallery. We carry the work of over 150 Nova Scotia craftspeople and artists who produce pewter (Amos, Basic Spirit, Gillis),weaving, jewellery, glass window ornaments, bubble glass, hooking (Cheticamp), knitting, jackets, turned wooden bowls and lamp bases, stone lamp bases, quilts, folk art, carved birds, wind chimes, candles, pottery and Nova Scotia books. Morris Pottery is made on the premises by owners Michael and Frances Morris. We also carry original works of art by the folowing artists:

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Susan Paterson
Ruth Rideout
Angélina Comeau
Twila Robar-DeCoste V. L. MacLean

Dan Earle

Denise Comeau
Clive Roberts

Kath Kornelsen Rutherford
Diane Castonguay Rosati
Maggie Schmidt-Mandell

David Crown
V. L. MacLean

Bob Hainstock
Robert Rutherford
JoAnn Horton
Nelson Surette
Lucy Jarvis
Roy Mandell

Cecil Day

Anna Syperek
Maurice LeBlanc
Helen Weld
Lio Lo
Anne Cain
Julie Walker

At the Sign of the Whale is open year round .

Hours: Summer - Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday noon - 5 p.m.

Off-season - Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

We accept all major credit cards.

We are located in a Provincial Heritage Property (built by Jacob Tedford c. 1795) three miles outside Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on Route 1. We are the recipient of the TIANS (Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia) Tourism Services Award and are recommended by Frommers and Fodors travel guides. We offer the highest quality craft and art that Nova Scotia has to offer. Michael Morris is an appraiser of Modern Canadian Paintings (1900 to present) and a member of the Canadian Association of Personal Property Appraisers. At the Sign of the Whale is a member of Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Nova Scotia Potters Guild, Yarmouth Crafts Guild, and Destination Southwest Nova Scotia. We welcome you to visit At the Sign of the Whale when you are next in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.