In the summer of 2026, East of East exhibited at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton, NB. This exhibition featured information and artifacts from the entire archive but placed a special focus on New Brunswick's hip hop history. Highlights of the exhibit included the discographies of rapper/producer Sean One and the award-winning group City Natives, a newly expanded Artist Timeline that now features all four Atlantic Canadian provinces, and stained glass windows made of thousands of album covers. The opening of the exhibition was on July 24, and featured DJ STV, Wolf Castle, Stephen Hero, and an adorable bat, who had gotten into the building.
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In the summer of 2025, East of East exhibited at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, PE. While history and artifacts from the entire archive were included, the exhibit highlighted the Island's hip hop history and contributions. The exhibit also hosted two shows in the Confederation Centre's Studio One, with performances by DJ AllyCat, Eric Broadbent, Norm Strangely, Tech Thai, Bill Dozer, LXVNDR, Cavy, Jay Diss, and Adjust the Facts.
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Confederation Centre of the Arts
Documenting Hip Hop in Atlantic Canada: An Interview with Michael McGuire
The exhibit included a new version of the timeline featuring Halifax and Charlottetown. Displays included music, posters, merch, video projections showing albums covers from the archive and music videos, and curated playlists showcasing hip hop from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, and playlists highlighting women and Mi'kmaq artists.
In the fall of 2024, East of East collaborated with the Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery to present an exhibition of Nova Scotian hip hop history and artifacts from the archive. The exhibit also hosted the kick-off event for the 2024 Hopscotch festival.
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The exhibit included a version of the Halifax Hip Hop Family Tree on the wall, with an opportunity for visitors to make corrections and help to crowd-source an updated version that can be found here. Displays included music released in various formats, recordings by Mi'kmaw, Chiac, and African-Nova Scotian artists, posters, a scrolling video showing albums covers from the archive, and curated playlists focused on Nova Scotian hip hop history and women in NS hip hop.
Hermitofthewoods and Catfish installing the MSVU exhibit.
R$ Smooth, Hermitofthewoods, Ghettochild, Kasper K, Corey Writes, Shevy Price, DJ IV, and M!racle.