Whether you can donate 1 dollar or 100 dollars, we are looking for supporters to fill the board with 100 donations for this year’s EVA awards!
The Excellence in Visual Arts Awards celebrate the achievements of Newfoundland and Labrador’s visual artists and recognize the significant contribution the visual arts make to the vibrant and dynamic culture of the province. The EVA awards are only possible with the support and generosity of the community, and whether you can contribute a little or a lot, every donation will help to support and celebrate our visual artists, our arts writers and the visual arts community.
To select a spot on the board and make your donation, click on the link below!
Professional Development Event: “Building Momentum: Strategies to Build and Sustain a Visual Arts Career in Western Newfoundland.
As part of the CARFAC National lecture series “Building Your Career “, VANL-CARFAC invites you to the session “Building Momentum: strategies to build and sustain a visual arts career in Western Newfoundland.” Arts communities across Canada are more connected than they have ever been before, but navigating opportunities from remote locations, for emerging and/or relocated artists, can be challenging.
Time and Place:Wednesday the 15th, 7pm – 8:30 in Room FA 224, the Fine Arts Building, Grenfell Campus
Corner Brook-based artist and educator D’Arcy Wilson will offer tips and strategies for building your visual arts career in Newfoundland, while staying connected to a national arts community. The presentation will lead into a Q&A and discussion for sharing perspectives and experiences. All are welcome, but please note that this event is geared towards visual artists working outside of a commercial practice.
Building Your Career is part of a national presentation series, co-hosted by CARFAC National, with funds provided by the Access Copyright Foundation
D’Arcy Wilson
D‘Arcy Wilson (MFA University of Calgary ’08, BFA Mount Allison University ’05) is an interdisciplinary artist who has collaborated with wildlife rehabilitation centers, natural history museums, school choirs, and more. She has participated in numerous artist residencies and exhibitions across Canada, most recently exhibiting her work at The Rooms (St. John’s, NL), the Owens Art Gallery (Sackville, NB), Cape Breton University Art Gallery (Sydney, NS) and Galerie d‘art Louise-et-Reuban-Cohen (University of Moncton, NB). In 2016 she curated Saltbox Contemporary Arts Festival at the Grenfell Art Gallery, in Corner Brook, NL. D‘Arcy is based in Corner Brook, where she is Assistant Professor in the Visual Arts Program at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus.
Recipient of the 2017 Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant Announced Visual Artist, April White, Awarded $5,000
St. John’s, NL – November 6th, 2017 – Cox & Palmer and Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL-CARFAC) are pleased to announce that April White is the recipient of the 2017 Cox & PalmerPivotalPointGrant. White, who is based in St. John’s, will receive the $5,000 grant to create a new series of work, while attending the Sparkbox Studio Residency (ON), and the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture Residency (Yukon).
“We are delighted to congratulate Ms. White on being the recipient of the Pivotal Point Grant,” says Paul McDonald, partner at Cox & Palmer. “We are so pleased to lend our support and cheer her on as she furthers her goals, reputation, and career as a visual artist.”
The Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant is a funding opportunity offered through VANL-CARFAC for visual artists in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was created to provide financial support for working visual artists who have reached a crucial point in their artistic career and to allow them to evolve their practice and develop their reputation and visibility within the art world.
The jury for the 2017 Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant Award says they were very pleased to recommend April White as this year’s recipient: “There were some tough decisions to make during the jury process, but in the end it came down to recognizing the overall achievement, artistic merit, and unwavering determination of this artist in the pursuit of her practice. We acknowledge that the path April has laid out for herself will very much offer a pivotal point within her career, and we were particularly pleased to see her involvement in other parts of Canada; appreciating that her upcoming residency at Klondike Institute of Art and Culture will be especially rewarding for her progress.”
