Eastern Edge, 72 Harbour Drive, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL (2026)

05/29/2026

PAINTING POETRY WORKSHOP ✨

During this workshop, participants will explore how poetry can be inspired by visual art with Mavis Penney, a visual artist and writer based in Happy Valley Goose Bay. The session will focus on understanding how descriptive writing can deepen your connection to a painting and uncover its meaning.

Participants will be guided through selecting an artwork of their choice, reflecting on it, and shaping their ideas into a poem by condensing their thoughts into an expressive and essential form.

📍 Virtual Event (register online to receive the Zoom link)

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/arts-for-equity-painting-poetry-workshop-by-mavis-penney-virtual

05/27/2026

We wrapped up our Echo and Action event this past Saturday with a full day of connection, learning, and community.✨📸 A huge thank you to the organizations who joined us and shared their work with our participants: .baird.gallery .theatre , AAMP - Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl , Newfoundland-Labrador Federation of Co-operatives , , The Rooms , Clarenville Regional Arts Association and / .

We’re deeply grateful to for an inspiring Anti-Racism keynote, to .perez for capturing beautiful headshots, and to for offering henna throughout the day. Thank you to Alt Hotel for hosting us and for all the support provided, and to Terre Restaurant for a wonderful spread of food.

This event is not the end of our Arts for Equity project. Stay tuned to our social media for more updates to come.

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“This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.”

05/22/2026

Join us at Echo and Action 📣 This event is rooted in everything we’ve been hearing during our ongoing Arts for Equity project. After taking the time to reflect on our interviews, exhibition and symposium, this event is about gathering, sharing space, hearing what the artists need, and moving those conversations into action with long-term change and commitment.

The Rooms is Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest public cultural space and home to its most extensive collection of artifacts, art and archival records. They are proud custodians of our province’s colourful history and creative spirit and draw upon their collections to bring our province’s rich stories to life in engaging, multi-sensory, experiences.

📍 ALT Hotel, St. John’s, NL
🗓️ May 23, Saturday
🕐 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

05/22/2026

Join us at Echo and Action 📣 This event is rooted in everything we’ve been hearing during our ongoing Arts for Equity project. After taking the time to reflect on our interviews, exhibition and symposium, this event is about gathering, sharing space, hearing what the artists need, and moving those conversations into action with long-term change and commitment.

The Twiga Collective is a member-led initiative dedicated to building sustainable infrastructure for Black artists in Theatre in Newfoundland and Labrador as a co-op. This grassroots organization was born out of Twiga’s inaugural community research in 2024, where 16 local Black creatives shared their experiences navigating the local theatre industry.

📍 ALT Hotel, St. John’s, NL
🗓️ May 23, Saturday
🕐 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

05/22/2026

Join us at Echo and Action 📣 This event is rooted in everything we’ve been hearing during our ongoing Arts for Equity project. After taking the time to reflect on our interviews, exhibition and symposium, this event is about gathering, sharing space, hearing what the artists need, and moving those conversations into action with long-term change and commitment.

The Women's Work Festival (WWF) celebrates creators. They are a festival of plays-in-progress. Their week-long event features readings, music performances, workshops, panels, and special events promoting work by, for, and about women. Their festival is intersectional and proudly includes the work of women and other marginalized genders. So far, the Women’s Work Festival has developed over 67 new plays by both emerging and established playwrights, with nearly half of them going on to receive full professional productions.

📍 ALT Hotel, St. John’s, NL
🗓️ May 23, Saturday
🕐 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

05/22/2026

It's the last week to catch our current exhibitions! ⏳️ This special pop-up exhibition, "Voice of Iran", is part of our rOGUE Gallery's Community Programming initiative. We encourage you to come take a look at the powerful work in the show.

Come by today or tomorrow during our gallery hours, 12-5pm, to see "Voice of Iran" in the rOGUE, and Miya Turnbull's "Traces" in the Main Gallery, before they come down! 👋🏻

📸: Laura Sbrizzi

05/21/2026

Join us at Echo and Action 📣 This event is rooted in everything we’ve been hearing during our ongoing Arts for Equity project. After taking the time to reflect on our interviews, exhibition and symposium, this event is about gathering, sharing space, hearing what the artists need, and moving those conversations into action with long-term change and commitment.

The Quidi Vidi Village Artisans Studios is a project of the Anna Templeton Centre that was designed to accelerate the growth of new craft enterprises. Upstairs 10 Studios are rented by emerging craftspeople where they produce and sell their work in a supportive and encouraging environment. On the main floor community programming is offered in the public space and outreach programming supports home-based artisans.

📍 ALT Hotel, St. John’s, NL
🗓️ May 23, Saturday
🕐 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

05/21/2026

On Saturday our Artist in Residence, Rae Swan, gave a wonderful artist talk and demo in the studio! 🎥💙

It was so cool to see what they've been up to, and to learn more about their practice. Rae spoke about their experiences with lens-based work, and showed us a demonstration of the gloss gel photo transfers that they've been doing while at EE. Attendees even got a chance to try it for themselves! 🖌

Thank you so much to Rae, and to all of the folks who came out for the event. This is Rae's last week at Eastern Edge, and while we're very sad to see them go, we feel so lucky that we got some special insight into their work!

📸: Laura Sbrizzi

05/21/2026

Join us at Echo and Action 📣 This event is rooted in everything we’ve been hearing during our ongoing Arts for Equity project. After taking the time to reflect on our interviews, exhibition and symposium, this event is about gathering, sharing space, hearing what the artists need, and moving those conversations into action with long-term change and commitment.

NLFC supports the growth of existing co-ops and credit unions, while aiding and guiding groups interested in pursuing the development of new co-ops. They offer educational opportunities and learning sessions not only to members, but also to government, businesses, and the public.

📍 ALT Hotel, St. John’s, NL
🗓️ May 23, Saturday
🕐 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

05/21/2026

You are invited!💫

Echo and Action is part of our ongoing Arts for Equity project. This event is rooted in everything we’ve been hearing. After taking the time to reflect on our interviews and symposium, this event is about gathering, sharing space, hearing what the artists need, and moving those conversations into action with long-term change and commitment. Join us on May 23, 2026 from 1pm - 5pm, at ALT Hotel for a day of connection, reflection, and community 🤍

What to expect:
✨ Antiracism Keynote by Laurabel Mba 2-3pm
✨ Project Takeaways 1:45pm
✨ Lunch catered by Terre Restaurant 2-3pm
✨ Time to connect with artists and arts administrators
✨ Free headshots and art documentation by Ritchie Perez
✨ Resources on paid opportunities for artists
✨ Community rug hooking project
✨ Video installation featuring conversations with BIPOC artists across the province
✨ Free Lunch catered by Terre Restaurant
✨ Henna by Preet Bains

Accessibility: ALT Hotel has On-street parking, ground-level automatic double door entrance, and accessible gendered washrooms.

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada..heritage

05/20/2026

Join us at Echo and Action 📣 This event is rooted in everything we’ve been hearing during our ongoing Arts for Equity project. After taking the time to reflect on our interviews, exhibition and symposium, this event is about gathering, sharing space, hearing what the artists need, and moving those conversations into action with long-term change and commitment.

Ever since AAMP started in 2005, the Association for the Arts (AAMP) has been encouraging people to explore their creativity and have fun with the arts. They are located in Mount Pearl and most of their events and activities take place at The Annex which is located next to Admiralty House Museum on the corner of Mortimore Drive and Old Placentia Road. AAMP says "We want more art happening in our City but our artists and our audiences are from all over the place. We welcome everyone to come and play with their creativity at their own comfort level."

If you enjoy the arts, there’s room for you in AAMP.

📍 ALT Hotel, St. John’s, NL
🗓️ May 23, Saturday
🕐 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

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