Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council

06/12/2026

PACT and Native Earth Performing Arts are looking for the next Rising Tides program Participants!

Rising Tides is a paid, skill development and mentorship platform designed for IBPOC (Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour) performing arts administrators and managers. The initiative intends to fill a gap in the national performing arts sector around the training and mentorship of developing and mid-career IBPOC theatre administrators and managers by providing a program specific to the needs of this underserved community.

Apply by 1:00pm ET on Friday, June 26, 2026!

All applicants will be notified by Friday, August 21, 2026.

06/05/2026

Our new Public Art Primer is officially live! Designed for municipalities, urban planners, community organizations, and artists, this comprehensive guide offers practical approaches to cross-sector collaboration and project funding in NL.

Looking to launch a project but need help navigating the logistics? We also offer full-service brokering to connect your organization with the right artists and funding models. Let's build our province's next landmark together!

Head over to our website to download the guide today.

06/05/2026

🗣️ Arts researchers!

The call for applications for the Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship is now open. This CAD $5,000 fellowship supports advanced research in Canadian and Indigenous Canadian war and military art.

It’s open to art historians, curators, critics, conservators, graduate students, independent researchers and other professionals working in the visual arts or museology and related disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. International applicants are also encouraged to apply.

📩 Deadline: June 26, 2026

For more information: https://www.gallery.ca/research/fellowships/rodger-and-joann-mclennan-canadian-war-art-fellowship

🖼️ David B. Milne, From a German Gun-pit at Bailleul, East of Vimy, 3 June 1919. Watercolour over graphite on wove paper, 25.1 × 35.3 cm. Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: NGC

06/05/2026

We are now accepting applications for our business development mission at TIFF!

Eligible NL producers will be selected to further enhance the promotion of coproduction, joint-financing, distribution and development opportunities.

📍 Toronto, Sept 10–15, 2026
📅 Deadline: Friday, June 19, 2026

Learn more & apply: https://picturenl.ca/tiff-2026/

06/05/2026

What really makes a great set?
What are the rules?
What’s the chain of command?
What’s the required etiquette?

Come find answers to these and more questions as takes us through the basics of a film set.

Registration link in bio.

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

Connect with the Fibe TV1 team in St. John’s on June 10 and 11 for an engaging information session! The day will also feature a Q&A portion + speed pitching meetings where you can pitch your idea to a TV1 producer. In attendance will be Supervising Producer, John Buffone, and Senior Producer, Paul Gardner.

Both emerging and established creators are encouraged to register. Fibe TV1 welcomes projects across a spectrum of genres such as:

• Docuseries
• Food and lifestyle
• Sports and outdoor
• Scripted comedy and drama
• Other genres

These projects should have a quick hook with Newfoundland & Labrador being an integral and specific element of the story.

Register by Friday June 5 at [email protected]. In your rsvp, please indicate your preferred attendance date and if you'll be attending the info session, pitch meetings or both. Once registered, you'll receive full event details.

*Note: at this time, filmmakers must be Newfoundland & Labrador residents or plan on partnering with a local filmmaker, on-screen personality, or nonprofit organization. If you don't meet these criteria, you're still very welcome to register for the event, pitch your project, and talk with the Bell Producers about opportunities.

05/28/2026

Less than two months until Sound Symposium XXII! If you'd like to lend a hand, please fill out our volunteer form at tinyurl.com/ssxxii 🙌✨

05/27/2026

Join the NDW Board!

We’re looking for engaged, enthusiastic people to help guide one of the province’s leading contemporary dance organizations as we continue to grow, connect, and advocate for dance across the region.

From the Festival of New Dance to artist residencies, community engagement, sector advocacy, and the vision of a future community dance facility in St. John’s. NDW’s work is all about building a stronger, more vibrant dance ecosystem.

We welcome people from all backgrounds, arts, law, business, education, construction, finance, community leadership, and beyond. If you care about the arts and want to make an impact, we want to hear from you.

Learn more: neighbourhooddanceworks.com/post/join-our-board

Deadline to apply: June 22, 2026

Elections are held at our AGM, taking place this year on June 25th at 5:30pm in-person and virtually.

Help us strengthen dance in Newfoundland and Labrador—create, innovate, and inspire with us.

05/27/2026

Congratulations to Alan Doyle and Jean Claude Roy on being named recipients of honorary degrees from Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Through music, writing, performance, and visual art, both have made extraordinary contributions to the artistic and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. Their work has helped share the spirit and character of this province with audiences here at home and far beyond our shores.

ArtsNL joins in celebrating this well-deserved recognition.

🔗 Read more in the Memorial University Gazette:
https://gazette.mun.ca/student-life/celebration-season-3/

Memorial University’s 2026 spring convocation ceremonies will see almost 3,000 degrees, conferred.