Eastern Edge Gallery is an artist-run centre based in
St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
, Canada. Eastern Edge Gallery was established in 1984 as the first
artist-run centre
An artist-run space or artist-run centre (Canada) is a gallery or other facility operated or directed by artists, frequently circumventing the structures of public art centers, museums, or commercial galleries and allowing for a more experimental ...
in the province. In 1987, it moved out of the
LSPU Hall
The LSPU Hall is a large wooden structure in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on 3 Victoria Street, it is currently the home of the Resource Centre for the Arts (RCA). The name comes from a previous owner, the Longshoremen's Protect ...
in to Flavin St, where City Building inspectors posted "stop-occupancy orders." Eastern Edge Gallery moved to its current Harbour Dr. location on November 5, 1988.
Eastern Edge promotes contemporary art and practices, supporting both established and emerging artists through exhibition opportunities, performances, screenings, panel discussions, and special programming.
In addition, the ARC founded HOLD FAST Contemporary Arts Festival; the province's first and longest running festival dedicated to contemporary art. In 2017 Eastern Edge launched ''Identify: A Celebration of Indigenous Arts and Culture,'' "to create space for Indigenous voices and expression, bringing together Indigenous arts and culture professionals from the theatre, film, literature, visual, culinary and textile art communities of Newfoundland and Labrador while giving time and space to reinforce their history and current experience." Eastern Edge Gallery is also the home of the rOGUE Gallery, which supports projects by artists who have a connection to Newfoundland and Labrador.
An influential director of Eastern Edge was
Mary Florence MacDonald, who held the role of Executive Director between 2012 and 2015. To continue the legacy of MacDonald, Eastern Edge helps to facilitate initiatives of the
Mary MacDonald Foundation, which supports independent curatorial initiatives.
From December 2016 to March 2020, the current Executive Director of Eastern Edge is artist
Philippa Jones. Currently, the Interim Director is
Daniel Rumbolt, and
Charlotte May Hobden is the Programming Assistant.
In 2019 Eastern Edge established EE Studios, a space dedicated to artist residencies and community events. In 2020 they established the first International Atlantic Artist Residency Program with Artlink Ltd in Donegal, Ireland.
Exhibitions in Eastern Edge's main space have presented the work of
Michelle MacKinnon,
,
Logan MacDonald,
Emily Jan,
Marcia Huyer,
Bushra Junaid Bushra Junaid is a Canadian artist, curator and arts administrator based in Toronto. She is best known for exploring history, memory and cultural identity through mixed media collage, drawing and painting. Born in Montreal to Jamaican and Nigerian ...
,
Jane Walker,
Vivian Ross-Smith,
Heather Goodchild,
Naomi Yasui,
Jordan Bennett,
April White,
Emily Hayes,
Ashley Hemmings,
D'Arcy Wilson,
Emily Clark,
Bethany Mckenzie,
Catherine Moret,
Faune Ybarra and
Ursula Johnson.
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Art museums and galleries in Newfoundland and Labrador
Culture of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Organizations based in Newfoundland and Labrador
Artist-run centres
Contemporary art galleries in Canada