Bringing together people of diverse backgrounds is one of the key ways to kickstart ingenuity and get the creative juices flowing. Just ask anyone who’s dabbled in design thinking. A methodology that comes from the creative process and is built around a set of principles (including empathy with users, a discipline for prototyping, and tolerance […]
A United Vision: How a Diverse Board Helps Arts Organizations Thrive
On February 26, Danielle Irvine, Artistic Director of Perchance Theatre at Cupids, gave a passionate speech during Business & Arts NL’s latest Sunrise event at Virtual Marine. Hosted by a different business member each quarter, these early morning events bring together our members to learn about how collaborations between artists and businesses contribute to a […]
Spotlight on “Celebrating Growth in the Arts: ArtSupport Graduation”
There was plenty to celebrate at the Emera Innovation Exchange at Memorial University’s Signal Hill Campus last week. On Thursday, March 5, members of the business and arts community came together to raise a glass to the graduates of Business & Arts NL’s ArtSupport NL program. Modelled after similar programs in Manitoba and Australia, ArtSupport […]
Spotlight on MINI St. John’s & Artist Jud Haynes
A great piece of visual art not only helps to brighten up and enliven a space, it can also help ground you in a place by sharing some of the things that make it so special. From puffins and icebergs to St. John’s jellybean houses and breathtaking coastal scenery, Jud Haynes’ new mural at the […]
Spotlight on Art Battle St. John’s
With paints and brushes flying and curious spectators circling, the Rec Room at the Avalon Mall in St. John’s played host to a frenzied and friendly competition on February 6. Art Battle is a live painting competition where artists race against the clock, and each other, to transform a blank canvas into an original piece […]
Q&A with Visual Artist Jennifer Young
To say that the musical “Come From Away” is a phenomenon is an understatement. From record-breaking engagements on Broadway to shows in Toronto, Melbourne, London, Dublin, Shanghai and Sydney, the musical about the Newfoundland towns that pulled together to show kindness and compassion to displaced airline passengers during 9/11 has taken the world by storm […]
