2021 BMO Winterset


Date: Mar 16
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Engaging Evening

2021 BMO Winterset Award finalists Carmella Gray-Cosgrove, Aimee Wall, and Claire Wilkshire will read from their works with a Q&A session to follow. In-person seating is available to the public, or you can register here to attend virtually via Zoom: https://gov-nl-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fNgGCEVtQACHgRG8hwTmIA

Copies of finalist publications will be available for sale through The Rooms’ gift shop.

As per guidelines to reduce COVID-19, vaccination and wearing of masks indoors is recommended. (Guidelines subject to change based on government mandates).

Presented in collaboration with ArtsNL.

Today's Events & Programs

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

In celebration of the province’s cultural diversity, Sharing Our Cultures presents: M.E.D.I.A, a display of multimedia work created by NL youth who participated in facilitated sessions on equity, inclusion, and antiracism.

The display includes poems, videos, paintings, and sculpture that all deliver positive messages designed to tackle racism and embrace diversity. This is a free program.

The project is funded by the Government of Canada with the support of NL Schools, CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, The Rooms Corporation, and Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association.

Sharing Our Cultures Incorporated in a not-for-profit charitable organization established in 1999. It is governed by an elected volunteer Board of Directors.

The programs engage school children and youth in activities that enhance their academic, sociocultural, and employability skills.

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Artist, Annette Manning invites participants to create a graphic score while immersed in the installation Good Night Moon: a Rhythm, a Tempo by Matthew-Robin Nye.

While listening to an original soundscape composed in response to the installation, participants translate sound, space, and atmosphere into visual marks. Instead of musical notes, graphic scores use lines, shapes and gestures to show rhythm, intensity, or change over time. 

No prior drawing or music experience required. Please bring your earphones and phone for close listening to the soundscape lullaby.

This is a free program but a ticket is required. Reserve your free ticket online or by calling 709-757-8090. Tickets are limited.