Philippa Jones’ Suspended at The Rooms
Suspended is an expansive, interactive exhibition that investigates our relationship to mortality.
Emily Jan’s The World is Bound by Secret Knots at Eastern Edge Gallery
The work was inspired by an artist residency Jan completed in the Peruvian Amazon in 2015
CBC’s Canada’s A Drag to Profile St. John’s-based Irma Gerd’s Drag Race Viewing Parties
Irma will star in an episode of CBC’s Canada’s A Drag, a mini documentary series that showcases the hosts of RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing parties
Lectures on Understanding Contemporary Art Are Drawing A Crowd at The Rooms
“One of the messages I’m trying to get across is, if you’ve got eyes and feelings, you can understand art.”
Kyle Alden Martens’ Portable Closets At Eastern Edge Gallery
By presenting symbols of queer identity in the same way hockey jerseys are displayed, Martens implies that queer identity can also be both visible and unreadable.
Rick Mercer The Final Report On Stands This Month
“I think any political junkie out there will want the book just because it’s a record of Canadian history and a great way to remember certain moments in time.”
Andy Jones on His Bond with Greg Malone & Starring Together in Men of Misfortune
The dark comedic thriller premieres at the LSPU Hall on Thursday, November 1st.
“Almost Like a Volcano”: Lynn Panting on The Festival of New Dance’s 28th Year
The Festival of New Dance runs from September 24th – October 7th in St. John’s
New Documentary Soundwalk / App, Consent, Guides Users Through The Snelgrove Trial
The podcast app is designed to allow users to walk through downtown St. John’s, listening to dramatic readings of edited transcripts of the 2017 sexual assault trial of RNC officer Doug Snelgrove.
St. John’s Shorts Starts Its 10-day Run This Week
St. John’s Shorts runs from September 6th to 16th at The LSPU Hall for more information about the festival and this year’s line-up visit www.shortplaystjohns.ca .
NL’s First DC Comics Artist, Mike Feehan, on His Surreal Year with Snagglepuss
St. John’s-based illustrator and comics artist Mike Feehan will appear as a Special Guest at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto this September, to represent his work on Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, a reboot of a classic comic launched by DC Comics in January of 2018 to rave reviews.
Fresh Fest: Out of Earshot Brings A Ton of Out of Town Acts For 4 Days of Summer Fun
Out of Earshot, a new DIY music and arts festival based at Eastern Edge Gallery is launching August 23-25th.We spoke to founding member, Jess Barry, about the origins of the fest and some of the acts she’s most excited about.