Spotlight on Partnerships

Here in Newfoundland and Labrador, we love our drama, and a bit of comedy, romance and horror thrown in for good measure. The fourth annual St. John’s Short Play Festival brings it all to the historic LSPU Hall. The festival, which started on September 5 and runs until September 22, is a creative collaboration between […]

When Mary Brown’s was deciding upon an appropriate way to celebrate their 50th anniversary, and their return to downtown St. John’s, they knew they wanted to do something big – three storeys big to be exact. And if you happen to stop outside their new, soon-to-be-open location at the corner of Water and Adelaide Streets, […]

When the management team at Corner Brook Plaza was seeking someone to help spruce up their space in advance of the city’s Come Home Year celebrations, they knew just who to call. Local artist Jackie Alcock (the artist behind the #ComePlayWithMeNL public piano at Deer Lake Airport) recently spent a couple of weeks transforming a […]

The Deer Lake Regional Airport has gotten a bit wild (in a good way) thanks to the newest #ComePlayWithMeNL public piano and the work of visual artist Jackie Alcock. A snowshoe-clad polar bear, a needle-felted merry moose, busy beavers, adventurous bears and berry-picking hares (and even a few mythical Wild Bologna tucked away for good […]

As a beloved cultural institution in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO) needs no introduction. Since 1962, the NSO has been helping to foster an appreciation of orchestral music with their 25+ performances each year, cultural experiences, educational activities for youth and more. As the only orchestra, and the largest employer of professional […]

If you’ve spent time on the west coast of the province, you might be familiar with the work of Jackie Alcock. A versatile artist who works in acrylic, oil, sculpture, mixed media and more, she was also recently named one of the Rug Hooking Artists of the Year for 2019 by the Hooked Rug Museum […]