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  • Writers-in-Residence: The Landfall Trust invited established Newfoundland and Labrador writers to submit Expressions of Interest for the 2010 two-week Writer-in-Residence program scheduled for September 11 to 24 at the historic Kent Cotttage in Brigus, Newfoundland. Dealine for submission was February 28, 2010. The Trust will be announcing the residency award in early April.
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  • The Rooms Sponsored Landfall Artisit-in-Residence: The Canada Council for the Arts will be the sponsor for funding the artists’ honoraria. Provincial/national/international artists applications were due January 7. The 3 week residency runs from the last week of June and the first 2 weeks of July. For more information about our Artist-in-Residence program, please see http://www.therooms.ca/artgallery/summer_residencies_2010.asp. The Trust will be announcing the residency award in early April.

Past Events

SV Bowdoin The Bowdoin, outbound from Brigus as seen from Landfall, participated in the Bartlett 2009 Celebrations visiting 12 Newfoundland and Labrador communities. Photo by A. Crichton.
  • June 2009: The annual Landfall Open House was held in conjunction with the Bartlett 2009 Celebrations.
  • September 2008: well known Newfoundland artist, Gerry Squires gave a captivating illustrated presentation to a full house at The Rooms, St. John’s featuring works completed during his residencies at Landfall over the past two years. 
  • September 2008: Kevin Major undertook a writer’s residency in late September when he worked closely with students and staff at Amalgamated Academy in Bay Roberts. He and his wife, Anne Crawford, completed valuable work while at Landfall leaving examples behind as well as intriguing Rockwell Kent memorabilia.
  • In July 2007: writer, broadcaster, and popular host of CBC Radio’s “Writers and Company”, Eleanor Wachtel, gave a sold-out presentation at Memorial University in St. John’s, “The Lives of Writers”.

Other Activities of Landfall Residents since opening in 2005:

  • Work of 2008 Rooms Artist-in-Residence, Temma Gentles, visual artist; see Gallery.
  • Activities of Robert Tombs, 2007 Rooms Artist-in-Residence, see poster for Teen Workshop.
  • 2006 Rooms Artists-in-Residence Cecil Day and Sylvia Bendzsa, visual artists, see Cecil and Sylvia.
  • Scott Walden, photographer, the first Rooms Artist-in-Residence, see Scott.