Guided Tour: Gather


Date: May 23
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Where: Level 3 Art Gallery

See Gather together, the latest art gallery exhibition co-curated by The Rooms Curator of Contemporary Art Mireille Eagan and the Artistic Director of Bonavista Biennale, Rose Bouthillier.

Gather highlights the province’s growing creative community, exploring the reasons we come together.

See art inspired by this place, created in this place, and connected to this place, and be a part of the conversation on how art can help us find common ground with others.

Tickets: 12$ plus HST. Free for Members. Get your ticket online or by calling 709-757-8090
Limited tickets available.

Image:  Ethel Brown. Sustenance (2017). Photo print mounted on di-bond. Image courtesy of the artist.

Events & Programs

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Brian Cherwick and Dale Jarvis will discuss Ukrainian and Newfoundland winter traditions. They will look at similarities between Mummering and the Ukrainian customs of Vertep and Malanka. They will also discuss how these practices have evolved over time, especially when ancient rituals were transplanted to North America.

This is a free event but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709)757-8090.

This program is in partnership with Mummers Festival Inc.

To find out more about Mummers Festival events, check out www.mummersfestival.ca

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Presented with PictureNL, we’re shining a spotlight on some of Newfoundland and Labrador’s superb films and filmmakers! Each month we’ll present a different local feature film on our big screen. Gather with friends and film buffs to celebrate home-grown talent.

Next up:

A Christmas Fury (2022)
88 minutes

Join us for a Q&A following the film presentation with Mary Sexton (producer) and Mary Walsh (actress & writer).

Tickets: 12$ plus HST.  Get your tickets online or by calling (709)757-8090. 

This year-long monthly series is presented by PictureNL in partnership with The Rooms as part of Year of the Arts celebrations.