Non-Profit Organization Directory

The Corner Brook Museum & Archives Society, the governing body of the museum, is a non-profit organization whose statement of purpose is to research, collect, document, preserve, interpret and exhibit the natural, cultural, and social history of Corner Brook and the Bay of Islands.

Community

Corner Brook

Region

Corner Brook - Rocky Harbour

Category

Arts and culture

The Cow Head Lobster Festival is one of the events sponsored by the Cow Head Special Events Committee. Since 1980, the Cow Head Lobster Festival has kicked off the summer tourism season. Along with the Lobster Festival, the Cow Head Special Events Committee also sponsors the Cow Head Winter Carnival. The Winter Carnival takes place in early March and includes outdoor games, dart tournaments, dances, snow sculpturing, and other events for youth and adults.

Community

Cow Head

Region

Corner Brook - Rocky Harbour

Category

Arts and culture

A volunteer run craft store/supply shop

Community

Mary's Harbour

Region

Labrador

Category

Arts and culture

The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador is a member-based organization that works to maximize the artistic and economic potential of the craft community of the province.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

As Canada's longest-running children's festival, the Labrador Creative Arts Festival brings together students of Labrador communities and artists from around the world for a week of original student-produced plays, workshops and fun.

Community

Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Region

Labrador

Category

Arts and culture

The Cupers Cove Soiree is located in the beautiful historic town of Cupids. The festival takes place annually on the third weekend of August. Events include games of chance, concession stands, John Guy Re-enactment, daily meals, folk festival, Mr. & Mrs. Soiree Pageant, fireworks, adult dances and cash bar all weekend.

Community

Cupids

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

The Dance Teachers Association of Newfoundland was established in 1988 and currently holds a membership of 42 dance teachers in the St. John's and the Eastern Avalon area. The Association offers the opportunity for dance professionals to come together to discuss common concerns and issues as well as to promote and support dancers in the community though scholarship opportunities

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

A non-profit artist-run contemporary visual art gallery. Provides a non-commercial space for exhibition of Newfoundland and Canadian contemporary visual and performance art as well as a resource centre for Newfoundland contemporary artists

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

No description available.

Community

Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Region

Labrador

Category

Arts and culture

The Elliott Premises is a waterfront property located on the south side of Harbour Breton. Once used as a fishing premises, a herring plant, a general/grocery store and more recently a craft store it was purchased by the Town of Harbour Breton in 2003. During the period between March 2005 and January 2007 a redevelopment initiative was undertaken converting the facility into an interpretation center, performance theater, and a marina.

Community

Harbour Breton

Region

Grand Falls-Windsor - Baie Verte - Harbour Breton

Category

Arts and culture

The English Harbour Arts Centre was founded in 2003 by interested residents of English Harbour who wanted to save a lovely old structure by turning it into something that may be culturally interesting and economically viable. The Arts Centre offers numerous weekly workshops and cultural events throughout the summer. For adults and children; for new artists and seasoned professionals; for folks living in Trinity Bight, for summer residents, or folks just passing through on holiday - there is something for everyone.

Community

Port Rexton

Region

Clarenville - Bonavista

Category

Arts and culture

The NLFDC has been mandated to promote the development of the indigenous film and video industry in the Province, as well as to promote the Province in national and international film and video markets as a location for film, television, and commercial productions.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

Create economic and cultural resilience for Fogo Island Create opportunities for contemporary artists and thinkers Present artistic/cultural programming which engages with key ideas of contemporary concern

Community

Fogo Island

Region

Gander - New-Wes-Valley

Category

Arts and culture

The Fogo Island Film House is Newfoundland and Labrador's first e-cinema installation and the NFB's first English-language community e-cinema in Canada.

Community

Fogo

Region

Gander - New-Wes-Valley

Category

Arts and culture

Promote music and art locally

Community

English Harbour West

Region

Grand Falls-Windsor - Baie Verte - Harbour Breton

Category

Arts and culture

The mandate of the Folk Arts Society is to "produce arts festivals for the purpose of education and advancing the publics understanding and appreciation of Newfoundland and Labrador folk arts and to educate artists through participation in such festivals and related workshops; and to educate the public in folk arts through performances in public places and seminars"

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

The Folklore Studies Association of Canada (FSAC) is an educational, non-profit association founded in June 1976 for the purpose of increasing education and research in the field of folklore studies in all its aspects.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

This is a monthly communitity newsletter, delivered free to all residents of the Town of Fortune. All groups and organizations in the Town are invited to submit for publication reports on their activities and/or upcoming events. The publication aims to keep residents and visitors informed.

Community

Fortune

Region

Burin Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

The Friends are a helpful, support group who want to ensure the prosperity and enhancement of the park by encouraging its maximum appreciation and sustainable use by the largest number of people.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

No description available.

Community

Corner Brook

Region

Corner Brook - Rocky Harbour

Category

Arts and culture

The development and production of a biennial international choral festival. The creation of a choral experience for the sharing of voices

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

Promotes and produces contemporary art, mainly in the form of live interdisciplinary performances.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

The Bay Roberts Heritage Society was formed in 1989 to preserve the heritage of the town. The Society is responsible for the award-winning Shoreline Heritage Walk and the restoration of the Western Union Cable Building which houses the Christopher Pratt Gallery and Road to Yesterday Museum.

Community

Bay Roberts

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

HHMAC is a non-auditioned choir, and as such, the only prerequisite is that the members are all former students of Holy Heart. We have grown from thirty members in 1999 to the current membership nearing 100. The choir's mandate is reflective of the history of the school, where the sisters always strived to enhance the joy of music, to sense it, to teach it, to perform it

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture