Arts NL

Address: 1 Springdale Street, the Newman Building. P.O. Box 98. St. John’s, NL A1C 5H5 

Website: https://artsnl.ca/
Tel: (709) 726-2212
Fax: (709) 726-0619  
Toll-Free: 1 (866) 726-2212 (NL only) 
Email Contacts
For public and media enquiries: charlene@artsnl.ca 
A complete list of staff contact information can be found here: https://artsnl.ca/about/our-team/  
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/NLArtsCouncil
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NLArtsCouncil  
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NLArtsCouncil/
 
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/nlartscouncil 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nl.arts.council 

Mandate:

To foster and promote the creation and enjoyment of the arts for the benefit of all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. It supports dance, film, multidiscipline, music, theatre, visual art, and writing.

Target Population:

Professional artists at varying stages of their careers, across all artistic disciplines.

Highlights of Programs/Services Offered:

  • ArtsNL offers a variety of grant and funding opportunities for professional artists, or professional arts groups
    • Professional Project Grants Program  
    • Sustaining Program for Professional Arts Organizations 
    • Annual Operating Program for Professional Arts Organizations  
    • Community Arts Program 
    • Professional Artists’ Travel Fund  
    • ArtsSmarts 
    • School Touring Program 
  • All applications to any ArtsNL program must be submitted through the online application system, located here: https://artsnl.smartsimple.ca/s_Login.jsp  
  • Annual deadlines for grant programs are available on the ArtsNL website: https://artsnl.ca/grants/   
  • ArtsNL offers six awards that are presented annually for emerging artists, professional artists, arts groups, or organizations, as well as the BMO Winterset Award, the Rhonda Payne Theatre Award, and the Ross Leslie Award. For more information, click here: https://artsnl.ca/awards/