Artist 'terrified of putting anything out there' named ArtsNL artist of the year

'It's so important to celebrate the original peoples of this province,' says Melissa Tremblett
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As the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival approaches its 25th Anniversary celebrating BMO Winterset Award winners, we are is pleased to share that BMO has renewed its support for the award with a five-year commitment ⭐️
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I’m honoured to be long-listed for ArtsNL’s Arts Educator of the Year Award. Thank you to ArtsNL for recognizing arts educators and for elevating the importance of this work. Congratulations to all the nominees, our sector is stronger because of you.

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Here's a sneak preview of my finished work for upcoming exhibitions at The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery (Sep 2025) and Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador (Feb 2026)!

#pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #crochet #fibrearts #shards #artsnl #nlcraft

Gotcha. Yeah, Ive found them pretty glitchy since they went to the "Smartsimple" system.

I hope I dont sound condescending, but Ive gotten a few ArtsNL grants over the years. If you want, I can send you my proposal they chose last year to compare. Based it off a friend's who got grants years ago...

I applied for a writing grant from ArtsNL, for something a bit more litfic. I wanted to do something more personal than our usual genre work.

I applied initially a couple years ago, then again last year. Been waiting on replies ever since.

The official poster for Ochre Fest 2025 is here! Be sure to grab your tickets at www.ochrefest.ca for an unforgettable weekend of books, music and art. #artsnl #musicnl @runningthegoat.bsky.social @breakwaterbooks.bsky.social #nlevents

I’ve been working on my theatre marquee.

I’m dreaming my own specific dream and slowly crafting it into existence! It’s a great way to stay sane when things feel overwhelming.

#PuppetTheatre #Puppetry #MicroTheatre #SlowCraft #MadeByHand #SoftSculpture #Textiles #ArtsNL

I Forgive You by Scott Jones and Robert Chafe has been longlisted for the 2024 BMO Winterset Award! 🏆 Thank you to ArtsNL and congratulations to the fellow honourees! 👏👏👏
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🏆We are thrilled to be embarking on this journey with such talented actors, musicians, and artists. Stay tuned for more details on this show and our upcoming sneak peek performance!

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Redberries (aka partridgeberries) in the sunbeam. Slowly needlefelting my way toward a full harvest!

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To their credit: I have found the staff at ArtsNL genuinely helpful if a bit overworked. If you can get through to them or schedule a time to chat with them, they'll do what they can. They just exist in a weird gov-funded rubric nightmare

I can't stop thinking about the new ArtsNL policy and how resource-starved artists are.

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the only task i set for myself today was to finish a rough draft of the 'project description' for the canada council/artsNL grants so obviously i have accomplished a long list of chores that are not that