Business & Arts NL is thrilled to be the recipient of this year's Patron of the Arts Award from ArtsNL.

In our Spotlight, hear from Executive Director Amy Henderson about our work and those businesses and community members who help make it all possible - including a significant milestone reached this year!

We’re pleased to launch a new initiative for our Spotlight blog: inviting leaders and collaborators from across our community to share their own perspectives. To open this series, we’re delighted to feature a guest post from Dave Lank, Co-Owner of The Cape, reflecting on the insights and through-lines he found at our 2025 (Un)Common Threads Creativity & Innovation Summit.

On this GivingTuesday, we encourage you to think of all the ways the arts have added to your lives and consider lending your support to the sector. Whether it's buying a ticket to a festival, seeing a show at a local venue, supporting artists and makers by shopping local, or making a donation to a local arts organization, there are many ways to show your support.

Check out our Spotlight for a few ideas!

In the small west coast community of Gillams, on the North Shore of the Bay of Islands, artist Robyn Love has created something extraordinary — a project that captures the heart and history of a community through the voices of the women who live and have lived there.

Learn more in our Spotlight!

Over sixty artists and arts organizations; dozens of unique, lovingly crafted items; and more creativity than you can count — the 2025 edition of our Local Holiday Gift Guide is here!

Find out more about it, and the local treasures you’ll find, in our Spotlight.

Conversation, inspiration and ideas flowed at the launch event for Business & Arts NL's new Narrative Marketing Initiative on October 9 at Alt Hotel in downtown St. John's. Get the scoop and hear what our panellists had to say in our Spotlight!

We're thrilled to have renowned choral conductor Kellie Walsh (Lady Cove, Shallaway Youth Choir, Newman Sound Men’s Choir) as a featured speaker at our (Un)Common Threads Creativity & Innovation Summit on November 4 in St. John's!

In our Spotlight, we chat with Kellie about the transformative power of choral music, her own approach to creativity, and why, in this age of AI, collective singing is more important than ever. 

He’s interviewed some of the world’s most famous artists (everyone from Ozzy Osbourne and Dolly Parton to Barbra Streisand and Mick Jagger) on CBC Radio One’s Q. In this week’s Spotlight, we’re thrilled to have Tom Power in the interviewee’s seat.

Hear Tom share his own story and reflections on curiosity, creativity, connection and what it means to live a creative life at our (Un)Common Threads Creativity & Innovation Summit on November 4 in St. John's!

In our Spotlight, we chat with renowned Newfoundland-born, Bergen-based architect Todd Saunders about his creative practice, what keeps him curious, and how this province has helped shape his work and creativity. 

We’re thrilled to have Saunders as a featured speaker at (Un)Common Threads 2025, taking place on November 4 in St. John’s!

In our Spotlight, learn all about Business & Arts NL’s Narrative Marketing Initiative—a year-long program designed to help artists and arts organizations confidently communicate the value of their work.

Join us on October 9 at Alt Hotel in St. John's, where we’ll officially launch the program with keynote speaker Dave Sullivan and a panel discussion with leading arts voices Jenn Brown, Ife Alaba and Christine Hennebury!

On September 19, Business & Arts NL held a launch event for their 2025-2026 season and shared exciting details about the upcoming
(Un)Common Threads Creativity & Innovation Summit, taking place on November 4 at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John's.

Check out our Spotlight to learn about this year’s guest speakers and other initiatives we can’t wait to share with you!

This past November, emerging local artist Tiffany Elizabeth A. Lyver spent the month at her former school, Botwood Memorial Academy, collaborating with K-6 students to transform a 25-foot brick wall into a vibrant mural. It’s part of the Our Creative Home initiative, delivered by Municipalities NL and Business & Arts NL. Read more in our Spotlight!