2026 Main Gallery Programming
We are back from our holiday break and gearing up for another year of amazing programming!! Eastern Edge is excited to announce an incredible line-up of Main Gallery exhibitions for 2026. Take a look below to see what to expect this year, and mark your calendars!
Lucas Morneau, Queer Newfoundland Hockey League (QNHL)
February 6 – March 21, 2026
Queer Newfoundland Hockey League (QNHL) is a fictional hockey league made up of 14 teams, all with team names that include pejoratives used against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. The artist’s reclamation of these terms not only critiques existing hegemonic masculinity in sports culture, it also aims to create a new, positive, and accepting masculinity for sports enthusiasts.
Miya Turnbull
April 10 – May 23, 2026
In Traces, Miya Turnbull delves into self-representation through masks, sculpture, photography and video to explore identity as something layered, fragmented and continually transforming. At the heart of the exhibition is her ongoing collection of various hand-crafted self-portrait masks, realistic yet uncanny forms cast from her own face and reimagined through collage and distortion. Extending this language of masking to the full body, traced outlines and empty “skin-suits” on the gallery walls act as proxies, suggesting forms that were once inhabited but are now hollow, suspended or pinned in place. These self-portraits, along with life-sized photographs and video performances, function as fragments or echoes, tangible traces of identity in flux, caught between presence and absence. Together, these elements form an environment where body, image and memory overlap: an archaeology of the self in transformation. Traces invites viewers to reflect on how identity endures through what is left behind.
Jongwook Park
June 12 – July 25, 2026
Through still, flat, and dimensional images and forms, I use visual symbolism and intuitively generated drawing compositions. The use of multiple mediums and structures suggests a translation and slippage between expression and meaning. I attempt to visualize my emotional and psychological negotiation of expressing myself between my mother tongue and newly adopted languages.
Eastern Edge Annual Members’ Exhibition
August 14 – September 26, 2026
EE’s Annual Members’ Exhibition presents an opportunity for Eastern Edge Members to showcase what they have been working on, alongside other members of the community. With an open theme, the exhibition always promises an exciting breadth of styles and mediums. The Members’ Exhibition includes a Silent Auction element, so artists have the option to put their work up for sale. In 2025, we displayed over 70 artworks by our wonderful members! Keep an eye out for the call for artworks this summer, and look forward to another year of incredible local work!!
Spirit Song Festival
October 16 – November 28, 2026
Eastern Edge is proud to partner with First Light to host programming in our Main Gallery, in celebration of Spirit Song Festival!
Spirit Song is a celebration of Indigenous Arts and Culture that has been running annually in St. John’s since 2013. Spirit Song has now grown into a multi-day event which boasts world class performances, traditional and contemporary knowledge sharing events as well as artist in residence series. The festival is enjoyed by Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences alike. Spirit Song aims to support and promote Indigenous artists, strengthen our sense of community, as well as provide an opportunity for the greater public to experience the incredible work created by Indigenous artists from across Canada.
From exhibitions highlighting incredible work by Indigenous artists, to panel discussions, artist talks, and workshops, Spirit Song Festival programming is always a sincere pleasure to have in our space. Stay tuned to see what will be in the Main Gallery for Spirit Song 2026!