Snowshoe Making with Edwin Bishop
Date: Dec 3
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
Coffee & Culture
Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances there will be a change in the format of this event. Mr. Bishop will be joining us virtually, via a video stream in our theatre. He will still be giving a presentation on snowshoe making and there will also be a live interview, followed by a Q & A period that will be facilitated by Dale Jarvis with Heritage NL
Join Edwin Bishop, snowshoe maker, boat builder, painter, author and retired teacher from Heart’s Delight-Islington, as he discusses the practice of snowshoe making. What started as a skill needed to repair his own snowshoes has become a pastime he really enjoys.
Presented in partnership with Heritage NL, folklorist Dale Jarvis, will interview Edwin about the process of making traditional wooden snowshoes, steaming and bending the wood by hand and tying intricate knots. Come out to learn more about this skill, and to see examples of snowshoes from around the province.
Capacity is limited, get your ticket early to secure your spot. You can reserve your ticket online, at the front desk or by calling visitor services at 757-8000.
ASL/English Interpreting Services are available through NLAD by request only to ASLservices@therooms.ca or 709-757-8090. We will do our best to accommodate requests made within two weeks of the scheduled event.
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Registration Dates:
- Rooms Members: Tuesday, March 18 at 10:00 AM
- Non-Members: Thursday, March 20 at 10:00 AM
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Adventures Await!
Get ready for an unforgettable summer! The Rooms will be offering exciting 5-day camps for 8 weeks, filled with creativity, exploration, and fun.
Who Can Attend?
Camp K-3: Open to campers who have completed Kindergarten to Grade 3 by June 2025.
Camp 4-6: Open to campers who have completed Grades 4 to 6 by June 2025.
(No Exceptions)
What to Expect?
Each week, campers will dive into inspiring exhibitions and collections, with activities focused on creative expression through engaging daily themes.
Camp Details!
Cost: $265 Per Week + HST.
10% Discount for Rooms Members (Member Number Required)
Schedule:
Camp Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Drop-off: Between 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Pick-up: Between 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Mark your calendars and get ready for an amazing summer at The Rooms!
Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow tour, there is something for everyone.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.
Fishing for Cod
For centuries, fishing for cod has played a vital role in the lives of the peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador. Generations of fishing men, women and children made use of the land and sea to sustain them and spent their lives “making fish”.
Drop by and talk to local visual artists throughout the summer as they share stories about their work and creative process!
Schedule
• Thursday, July 3 – Amber-Lynn Thorne
• Thursday, July 10 – Daniel Rumbolt
• Thursday, July 17 – Daniel Rumbolt
• Thursday, July 24 – Kayla Walsh
• Thursday, July 31 – Kayla Walsh
Artist Bios
Amber-Lynn Thorne
Amber-Lynn describes herself as "an artist who owes everything to the ocean." She is from Thornlea, NL, on the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula, where generations of her family have fished. She is an interdisciplinary visual artist and graduate of the Visual Arts Program at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her practice incorporates imagery symbolic of the fishery and the ocean, serving as both a reflection on and continuation of her family’s fishing legacy.
Daniel Rumbolt
Daniel is an artist from the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador. His multidisciplinary art practice is informed by experiences being raised in rural Newfoundland, using material manipulation to transform rural narrative and queer tensions into visual form.
Kayla Walsh
Bio coming soon.
Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow tour, there is something for everyone.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.
In Each Other’s Shoes
Join us for a guided tour of footwear known throughout the province. Learn how shoes are created, fashioned, and crafted for different environments by the people who thrive there. See how cultural identity is displayed through style, design, and decoration.
After looking at contemporary examples, we will visit the archaeology displays and look at what happens to shoes after hundreds of years!