Bonavista Biennale 2017: Art encounters on the edge

August 17 – September 17, 2017
Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador

An exhibition of contemporary Canadian art on Newfoundland’s east coast, mapping a 100 kilometre loop through historic fishing communities and the rugged coastal landscape.

This is one of the 200 exceptional projects funded through the Canada Council for the Arts' New Chapter program. With this $35M investment the Council supports the creation and sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.

Acknowledgements

Bonavista Biennale 2017 Organizing Committee : Sarah Agnew, Catherine Beaudette, Peggy Fisher, Patricia Grattan, Kiloran McRae, Margaret Ryall, Ruth Weller-Malchow

We thank the following individuals and organizations for their encouragement, participation, support.

Exhibition site attendants : Pepa Chan, Daniel Fitzgerald, Delores Fitzgerald, Jeremy Fitzgerald, Rebecca Furlong, Sabrina Furlong, Jessica Hogan, Wilson Hopkins, Meghan Maloney, Kevin Pelley, Joyce Poole, Roger Quinton, Jenny Short, Brady Stringer, Adrian Welcher

Support staff : Katie Butler Major, Kesang Nanglu, Jane Walker

Installation : Ed Cadigan and Brian Murphy; Brian Maloney, Lewis Fennell and the Knight’s Cove crew; John Vivian, Sean Doran and the Port Rexton crew; Jeremy Fitzgerald, Brian Lynn, Hugh McCormick, Nicola McGarry, Flo Nitzinger, Ivan Russell

Site partners : The communities of Bonavista, Catalina, Duntara, Elliston/Maberly, Keels, Knight’s Cove, Port Rexton, Port Union and Trinity; Bonavista Parish, Sir William F. Coaker Heritage Foundation, Home from the Sea Foundation, Matthew Legacy Inc., Parks Canada, Provincial Historic Sites, Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls-Windsor, Tip-A-Vista Wellness Foundation, Tourism Elliston, Trinity Historical Society; Barry Group Inc., Fishers’ Loft, Port Rexton Brewing Co., Two Whales Coffee Shop, Barbara Doran

Funders : Canada Council for the Arts, Government of Canada, Government of Newfoundland, ArtsNL

Founding Sponsors : Fishers’ Loft, Bell Group

Silver Sponsor : Deloitte

Founders Circle : Dr. Maureen Hannaford, Lorraine Keating, Mark and Judy McLean, John and Kathleen McTague, Mifflin Family

Donors : Sarah Agnew and Stephen Zeifman, David Agnew, Dr. Geoff Bailey, Catherine Beaudette, Jack Botsford, Ian Bowmer and Patricia Grattan, Bill Crosbie, Dianne Gartley, Gary and Teresa Kachinoski, Geoffrey Lye and Kiloran McRae, Jerry McIntosh and Joanne Rosenberg, Patricia O’Brien, John O’Dea, Lynn Pady, Roger Pickavance, Susan Sherk, Lynn Spracklin, Patrick Stewart, Dr. Lucinda Whitman

Billeting : Barb Boag, Linda Ivany, Ruby Lockhart, Nick and Krista Mohr Beamish, Brenda McIntyre, Anna Murphy, John Nicolle, Morgaine Parnham, Beth Power, Chris and Nora Ricketts, John Weber

Special thanks : Business and Arts NL, Eastern Audio, John Fisher, The Hon. Judy Foote, Mary MacDonald, Stephen Zeifman