Coastal Diptychs: The Influence of Visual Arts at Memorial University
Nov
19

Coastal Diptychs: The Influence of Visual Arts at Memorial University

Coastal Diptychs: The Influence of Visual Arts at Memorial University

What role did Memorial University play in fostering the growth of Newfoundland and Labrador’s arts community during the 1960s and 1970s in St. John’s? How did the creation of the Visual Arts program at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, along with the founding of the Grenfell Art Gallery, contribute to the broader development of visual arts in the province?

Join Grenfell Art Gallery and Memorial University for Dialogue and Debate: Coastal Diptychs: The Influence of Visual Arts at Memorial University, Wednesday, November 19th featuring Kent Jones, founding visual arts faculty member at the Grenfell Campus School of Fine Arts, and Jeff Webb, professor in the Department of History at Memorial University.

Please join us before and after the talk for light refreshments and to view two concurrent group exhibitions at the Grenfell Art Gallery:

· To Launch Forth Into The Deep: A Legacy of Supporting the Arts At Memorial University

· Hard Westerlies: Visual Art Practice & Pedagogy at Grenfell Campus

Dialogue and Debate is an event series that invites experts from Memorial University to discuss and expand on the collections and exhibitions featured at The Rooms. The discussions are lively, informative and designed for the public.

Part of Memorial’s 100th Anniversary programming.

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Opening Reception
Nov
14

Opening Reception

Please join us for the opening reception of two concurrent group exhibitions:

To Launch Forth Into The Deep

Hard Westerlies

During the reception, we will host a walk-through of the exhibitions, with several visual arts faculty members speaking to their research and work in Hard Westerlies.

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Saltbox Contemporary Arts Festival: side-by-side 2025
Oct
1
to Oct 4

Saltbox Contemporary Arts Festival: side-by-side 2025

Saltbox Contemporary Arts Festival returns October 1st through October 4th, 2025! This year’s theme, 'side-by-side,' is a playful nod to Corner Brook’s favorite mode of transportation—the side-by-side ATV—while also asking a deeper question: how do we navigate rough terrain together?

Artist list and full schedule to be announced in early September! Stay Tuned!

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Book Launch
Sep
27

Book Launch

Please join us for a book launch to celebrate Nelson White: Mimajimk (Living/Vivre), a limited-edition trilingual publication of recent works by acclaimed visual artist Nelson White, with contributions by Lisa Moore, David Garneau, Shannon Webb-Campbell and Jordan Bennett.

Nelson will be in attendance and available to sign books.

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Yoga in the Gallery
Sep
11

Yoga in the Gallery

We are excited to welcome Megan Humphrey Yoga to Grenfell Art Gallery for an immersive all-levels yoga practice surrounded by Glenn Gear’s stunning multi-media exhibition, tillitâk | pulse.

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