Photo: tet; mâni; ute|here : Melissa Tremblett & John Jeddore. Curated by Joanna Barker.
Open Call for MAIN GALLERY
Submissions at Eastern Edge
Eastern Edge is accepting proposals for our Main Gallery for 2020 and onwards. We welcome proposals for exhibitions, curatorial projects, and performances in all media. We are dedicated to cultural diversity in our programming, and encourage applications from artists, art collectives, and curators of diverse communities and backgrounds.
This year’s submission deadline is Saturday, November 30th, 2019.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
Eastern Edge pays artist fees in accordance with the current CARFAC Fee Schedule under Category 1.
We also offer an artist talk and/or workshop CARFAC fee (if applicable), a modest travel budget, and a return shipping budget of up to $350.
We encourage selected artists and curators to apply for travel and project funding. If required, the gallery can assist with additional letters of support.
We commission an essay/written piece to accompany your project.
Contact us throughout the year if you have any questions. Gallery staff will be available to assist with any application questions or accessibility needs.
Artist statement outlining an overview of your practice/interests (max. 500 words per artist/curator)
Current CV (max 2 pages per artist/curator)
Images (10 max) including installation images and individual works, or link to video clips/audio files with accompanying descriptions
Outline of technical equipment and support needed.
Please indicate if you are interested in being paired with other artists thematically for an exhibition.
You may also indicate if you'd like this proposal forwarded to other opportunities within Eastern Edge (residency program at EE Studios).
Please note, video or audio applications may be submitted, however the above information must be clearly communicated and the video/audio must not exceed 10 minutes. Submissions that do not fit these requirements will not be considered for programming.
* All submissions must be sent as email attachments (no zip files), and must not exceed 25 MB total. Please do not send additional documents. Please send images as JPGs and text files as PDFs.
Artists may apply to multiple opportunities available at Eastern Edge Gallery. Please title your applications appropriately for each submission.
Please send applications to gallery@easternedge.ca, and indicate “Main Gallery Submission 2019” in your subject line.
Eastern Edge is accepting proposals for self-directed residencies from 2020 onwards. We are dedicated to cultural diversity in our programming, and encourage applications from artists, art collectives, and curators of diverse communities and backgrounds.
This year’s submission deadline is Saturday, November 30th, 2019.
AVAILABLE RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES (residencies will last between 4 – 8 weeks, depending on the artists availability – dates subject to change):
Spring 2020- April 6- May 22
Summer 2020 – June 1- July 24
Fall 2020 – October 13- December 11
Winter 2021
Spring 2021
Summer 2021
Fall 2021
WHAT WE PROVIDE:
24 hr access to the open plan studio space for the duration of the residency.
Please note up to three artists and a curator/ writer may be working in the studio at any one time. All residents are provided with their own designated area.
An open working space where artists can engage with other visiting and local artists.
CARFAC residency fees of $1,730, a travel stipend $300
A speaker/ workshop fee of $310.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to Local, National and International Artists and curators at any stage in their career.
Collaborations are welcome, please provide statements for each individual within the collaboration.
Please see our accessibility information. We endeavour to support the needs of our successful applicants, please do make us aware of any flexibility or support you need that is not covered here.
EXPECTATIONS
Resident artists are expected to actively create within the studio space for at least 20 hours a week.
Be willing to hold open studio hours with the public for a minimum of one day a week.
Be approachable, engaging, and excited to participate in opportunities that may arise in the run up to and duration of the residency.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Submissions must include:
A residency proposal outlining your intended area of research/experimentation/creation (max. 500 words or filmed proposal)
Artist statement outlining an overview of your practice/interests (max. 500 words or filmed statement)
Current CV (max 2 pages)
Up to 10 images including installation images and individual works, or link to video clips/audio files with accompanying descriptions, (do not exceed 10 min)
Outline of technical equipment and support needed.
Date availability – please outline between 4 – 8 weeks of availability in your preferred slot or indicate if you have no scheduling preferences
**All submissions must be sent as email attachments (no zip files), and must not exceed 25 MB. Please do not send additional documents. Please send images as JPGs and text files as PDFs.
Artists may apply to multiple opportunities available at Eastern Edge Gallery. Please title your applications appropriately for each submission.
Please send applications to gallery@easternedge.ca, and indicate “EEG Studios Residency 2020” in your subject line. Check out our website for more information: https://easternedge.ca/ee-studios/residencies/
International Atlantic Residency Exchange
Newfoundland and Labrador -> Ireland
Submission Deadline: December 13th 2019
Eastern Edge will be hosting a Donegal artist in residence in 2020 as part of an exciting new, fully funded exchange residency between Ireland and Newfoundland & Labrador. In exchange a Newfoundland & Labrador artist will be hosted by Artlink, an artist led visual arts organisation based at Fort Dunree, Inishowen, Ireland.
Artists will be paid a residency fee of €6500 for undertaking the residency (approx. $8739.66 CAD)
Artlink is based in the impressive cliff top location of Fort Dunree. The residency program empowers artists to research, experiment and create new original work and contribute to the creative development of the local arts community that in turn builds a strong sustainable culture and contributes to the artistic and economic ecology of the region.
Building on the 2007 project ‘Edge Centering’, where six artists from Inishowen, Norway and East Iceland explored how this unique coastal context develops contemporary artists’ practice and the potential of working with other artistic communities in similarly remote, rural settings. Artlink has continued to build links with Vesterålen, in Norway, and East Iceland, in association with Donegal County Council’s Arts Office, and is now expanding to Newfoundland & Labrador and Glasgow. In 2020 Artlink will host artist residency exchanges between Artlink and Eastern Edge Gallery, Newfoundland & Labrador and Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow as well as two residencies at Fort Dunree; one for an Irish and one for an international artists.
On Saturday, November 30th, 2019, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM we invite you to the opening reception for two exhibitions of contemporary craft. Lois Martin’s solo exhibition Felt-ed gives the viewer a glimpse of the artist’s mind in an array of colours and shapes made solely of Newfoundland’s sheep’s wool. In the Main and Annex Galleries, our beloved final show of the year Comfort and Joy challenged the artists to create work based on the Bauhaus premise of Form and Function. The Opening Reception takes place at the Craft Council Gallery, 275 Duckworth Street. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome.
These exhibitions will immerse the visitors in the creative mind of the artists and their perception of their craft and the world surrounding them.
The Bauhaus was arguably the single most influential modernist art school of the 20th century. It's approach to teaching, and the relationship between art, society, and technology, had a major impact long after its closure and it aimed to reunite fine art and functional design, creating practical objects with the soul of artworks. For Comfort and Joy 2019, our final show of the year, the Craft Council Gallery presents works by 23 artists and 9 students who thoroughly thought about Form and Function to the creation of their pieces. The exhibit’s theme allowed room for work that reflects general seasonal and thematic, whimsical or serious, contemporary or traditional unique designs that will be celebrated, made by hand and can become a part of fondest holiday memories.
In the Lab space, Felt-ed offers a glimpse of Lois Martin’s artistic mind. Ever the matriarch, Lois’ collection includes hand felted dolls that image all of the members of her immediate family, rugs, wall hangings, hats, mats, handbags and much more. Felted using her own technique Martin’s works are notably embellished with the natural shapes of the wool. Lois’ felted works are inherently tied to her Newfoundland identity in their materials, and their content.
TGIF Studio Hangout & Artist Presentation
Head down to EE after work and join our resident artists for a chat, refreshments and presentation of their art. Bonus fare & SQUARE will be installed in the gallery for you to check out all the stunning artworks in person.
Christeen Francis & Tanea Hynes
5pm- 7pm. Artist Talk at 6pm.
at EE Studios, 72 Harbour Drive
Our Fall artists, Christeen Francis and Tanea Hynes are cluing up their busy and productive residency, they are keen to share with you their art explorations. Their work thus far will be presented alongisde an engaging informal artist talk/discussion.
Christeen has been playing with projections in the spooky elevator shaft, meeting with the community with their weekly Reimagining the City Art Jam and working on woodcut prints.
Tanea has been working on a book, exploring map aesthetics using ore as a drawing medium in relation to mining activity in Labrador.
Come to Eastern Edge Tuesday evenings for weekly informal workshops/art jams where we get together, talk about cities, and collectively re-imagine them to our liking. All the while also making art about it. The concept is pretty simple and open. It centres on the power of imagination and visualization in realizing more participatory futures for cities.
There will be tea and coffee and we encourage you to bring along your supper, sketchbook and pens.
The first art jam will start with a discussion, sharing ideas, free writing, drawing, and collage. This will develop over time, culminating in a collaborative project that will be decided on by the group. This is open to all and you are free to drop in as you please, but we also encourage people to come repeatedly. The outcome, be it a map, collage, or a constantly evolving inventory of ideas, will be documented and can be made public/installed in public based on what the group decides at the end of the workshop series.
Fare & SQUARE Salon Soiree 2019 Tickets are selling fast! Be sure to reserve your tickets soon.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to support Eastern Edge while going home with a unique work of art! The finest local artists have been invited to participate in this annual fundraiser, creating an original 8”x 8” artwork on birch panel. How can you get your hands on one of these fabulous pieces, you ask? You need to purchase a ticket here or at Eastern Edge and attend or send a friend to our salon soiree on December 15th, 2019.
The Soiree will run from 6 – 10pm with the draw taking place at 7pm.
The 2019 Mummers Festival runs November 30th to December 18th with events leading up to the Mummers Parade on Saturday, December 14th! Don’t just watch the Parade, be in it! Get yourself dressed up or come to our Rig Up an hour before the Parade to fashion yourself the perfect disguise.
The Parade ends at our Scuff ‘n’ Scoff party with live music, Purity syrup and sweets. The event will feature live music, so expect lots of hard stompin’.
If you really want to spice up your disguise this year, the Festival is hosting several different workshops: make an ugly stick, build a hobby horse, fashion yourself a box, bucket, or pillowcase mask.
There’s 13 events for you to choose from! Get your mummer on!
For more information and a full listing of events visit mummersfestival.ca
Opening Today, November 30th!
During gallery hours 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
PEDLAR PRESS is seeking an individual to partially perform Publisher Beth Follett's duties, from January to May 2020. Twelve to fifteen hours each week.
Skills: • strong literary skills, including a knowledge of the poetic and avant-garde traditions in Western literature • excellent administrative skills, including time management, knowledge of word processing and relevant financial software • excellent interpersonal and communications skills • ability to maintain grant and fundraising initiatives • an ability to work independently while collaborating with others • excellent human resource management skills, especially related to authors and their timelines, other stakeholders, and customers • excellent understanding of social media, web site management
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required (critical skills are required). An advanced degree in fine arts or literature is preferred. Previous publishing and/or organizational direction and/or management and/or business experience would be considered assets, as would previous business ownership.
If interested, send Beth Follett a message at feralgrl@interlog.com including statement and attached CV. We will not be considering remote applicants. Applicants who are not currently in St. John's but willing to relocate should explicitly indicate that in their cover letters.
For more information contact Beth at the above email.
Four decades of work by renowned Newfoundland and Labrador-based artist Marlene Creates, this exhibition highlights her exploration of shifting relationships between human experience and the natural world.
Organized and circulated by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB in partnership with Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS with the support of the Museum Assistance Program, Canadian Heritage. Curated by Susan Gibson Garvey and Andrea Kunard.
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Membership continues to be an vital component of Eastern Edge Gallery. With your support, we are able to continue to bring you the best of local, national, and international contemporary art through the programming of our Main Gallery, the Rogue Gallery, and our newly re-named summer arts festival, HOLD FAST. Eastern Edge also facilitates over forty creative events annually, including artist talks, workshops, members’ events, music nights and much more!
