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The Middle River | Virtual Reception: Facebook Live

August 8th, 2020

Artist-Run Art Fair | St.Micheal’s & Eastern Edge

August 23rd, Sunday 1-6pm

FARR Program

Ashley Hemmings | Artist Talk

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EE is partnering with St. Michael’s Print Shop t

EE is partnering with St. Michael’s Print Shop to host an outdoor market on August 23rd! Come join us at our Artist Run Art Sale!💘

100% of profits are collected by the artists!

Interested in selling your work here? See the “I am an artist: Artist Run Art Sale” link in our bio.

Interested in all of the other fine details? Click the “Tell Me About the Artist Run Art Sale” Link in our bio!

Masks are required at this event 🙂 See you there soon 💕

We want to tell you a little about one of our FARR

We want to tell you a little about one of our FARR Artists! Meet: Tangiene Martin-O’Hara💫
Tangiene is an artist and illustrator from Corner Brook, NL. She draws portraits from photographs posted by friends on social media. Her work interprets and documents the energy of an inclusive and diverse generation✨

To Follow Tagiene and other FARR Artist’s on their journey through this residency, click the “FARR Program” link in our bio.

We want to tell you a little about one of our FARR

We want to tell you a little about one of our FARR Artists! Meet: Evelyn Roitner☀️
Evelyn is an emerging multidisciplinary artist and illustrator. Originally from Aurora, ON she is now based in St. John’s, NL. In 2016 she graduated from OCAD University with a Bachelor of Design in Illustration. Through traditional and digital mediums, she explores themes of identity, storytelling, place and personal mythologies.

To Follow Evelyn and other FARR Artist’s on their journey through this residency, click the “FARR Program” link in our bio.

EE is excited to announce our 6 artists selected f

EE is excited to announce our 6 artists selected for the FARR Program! This program is designed to be flexible, adaptable, remote, and responsive to the unique difficulties that the artists of Newfoundland and Labrador are facing in 2020.

Each artist will be sharing their art practices and projects through the EE social media channels, and a frequently updated blog-style page on our website. Each artist is developing a public presentation that is best suited to their project, and will also be participating in a (free & public!) Community Conversation event - more info on that coming soon! The FARR Program will highlight artists across the province while making access to art and conversation widely available to our community 🎨

To follow along with each artist throughout their residency, click the link in our bio. Each Artist Page will be updated regularly as the projects develop. Photos, writing, references, links, videos - anything they recognize as part of their process will be shared here!✨

Check out The FARR Program 2020 Lineup:

•July 27th to August 24th:
Evelyn Roitner & Tangiene Martin-O’Hara

•August 31st to September 28th:
Shawn O’Hagan & Karen Ann Pink

•October 5th - November 2nd
Emily Critch & Alex Antle

💕We will be sharing more info on each artist and their project in the near future - stay tuned!

On Friday, we gathered online and listened to Ashl

On Friday, we gathered online and listened to Ashley Hemmings recount her experiences during her time at EE and the development of her practice which was regarded as both considerate and thought provoking; Ashley’s work is mindful of the issues present in the world and the questions we should be asking about them. We learned how her grandmother inspired her work and potential plans to display them in the future ✨🐎

Interested in hearing what Ashley had to say? Follow the link in our bio to watch the talk that we recorded! Thank you Ashley for sharing this time with us at EE🤗

The first issue of the zine and a special episode

The first issue of the zine and a special episode of the podcast, “Love Under the Patriarchy,” is now available online! Link in bio.

This special episode checks in with EE's Executive Director, Philippa Jones, who during this recording is on Maternity Leave amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic. Renee, Christeen, and Phillipa had a vast conversation -- from her birthing experience right before the pandemic shut everything down, to what it means to hold ourselves, and each other, accountable when working towards dismantling shitty systems of oppression.

The zine is edited by Christeen Francis and Renee Sharpe and put out by the Out of Line Press in collaboration with Eastern Edge Artist Run Centre.

“The Love Under The Patriarchy podcast came about from wanting to talk to friends about love, and how they do it. It’s really an informal counselling session, where no one is an expert, but we are learning to hold space for each other. We are focusing primarily on how to find love, safety, community resistance, relationships, and how to be vulnerable under systems of oppression. The podcast and the zine are a fun and raw way to name our experiences, and celebrate love, because it’s the best.” - Renee Sharpe

To see this feature, check out the link in our bio!

After a slight delay due to COVID-19, we are so ex

After a slight delay due to COVID-19, we are so excited to be presenting an exhibition next month: THE MIDDLE RIVER, from artists Jerry Evans & Pam Hall with community collaborators in Miawpukek/Conne River. 🌱🧺

We're currently working out some details to optimize the experience at the gallery while still keeping you safe. In the meantime, we've planned a ⭐️ virtual opening for The Middle River on August 8th at 6 pm NL time via Facebook Live - SEE LINK IN BIO FOR DETAILS ⭐️

THE MIDDLE RIVER is Chapter III in the Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge (ELK), based on more than one hundred days of research in Conne River, NL. It reveals place-based knowledge shared by more than 70 collaborators from the area. ✨

The Evans/Hall collaboration advances research-based and community-engaged practice in the region and country at the same time as building a mindful process of ethical relationships between artists and communities. It also supports a deep creative partnership between an indigenous and non-indigenous artist and enables the development of strategies and protocols working hard and consciously towards reconciliation. It will also build models for working responsibly and respectfully within communities, crafting protocols for collaboration and working with community youth. In its direct challenge of Western notions of art, of knowledge and of the solitary artist as sole creator of their work—this project makes visible in a direct and powerful way the fact that art and knowledge are social and are never produced "alone".🌿 for more information, please visit the link in our bio!

Understanding the very difficult times we continue

Understanding the very difficult times we continue to navigate, we have decided to extend this exciting new opportunity until July 24th, 11:59pm NL time! Please get in touch with us either through our Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger, or by email at gallery@easternedge.ca if you have any questions at all. We've already had some conversations with writers who have applied, and we love hearing from you!💙

This program encourages artists and writers from all levels of experience, however we encourage submissions from individuals who have little to no experience in arts critique or creative responses to art praxis.

✨Join us for Ashley Hemming's virtual artist tal

✨Join us for Ashley Hemming's virtual artist talk on Friday, June 17th at 7 pm Newfoundland time. Ashley is our current artist in residence, and will be discussing her project “Tell Me How To Be Here”. 💐

This project consisted of fun sayings from Ashley’s grandmother, perplexing signs around St. John’s and Winsor Ontario, and beautiful hooked rugs. Hoping to hear more? Come join us! This event is free and open to all.🎈