Editing Newfoundland and Labrador (section)

===Art===
{{Main|Art of Newfoundland and Labrador}}
Before 1950, the visual arts were a minor aspect of Newfoundland cultural life, compared with the performing arts such as music or theatre. Until about 1900, most art was the work of visiting artists, who included members of the [[Group of Seven (artists)|Group of Seven]], [[Rockwell Kent]] and [[Eliot O'Hara]]. Artists such as Newfoundland-born [[Maurice Galbraith Cullen|Maurice Cullen]] and [[Robert Pilot]] travelled to Europe to study art in prominent ateliers.<ref>Mireille Eagan."Before Category," PAGES, vol. 1 no. 1, (The Rooms), 2013. p. 37</ref>
[[File:Artist sketching the St. John's Harbour and skyline (c. 1910).jpg|thumb|left|Photograph of an artist sketching St. John's harbour and skyline, {{circa|1890}}]]
By the turn of the 20th century, amateur art was made by people living and working in the province. These artists included J.W. Hayward and his son Thomas B. Hayward, Agnes Marian Ayre, and [[Harold B. Goodridge]], the last of whom worked on a number of mural commissions, notably one for the lobby of the [[Confederation Building (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Confederation Building]] in St. John's.<ref name="heritage.nf.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/arts/visual-arts.php|title=Visual Arts|website=heritage.nf.ca|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=August 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809050447/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/arts/visual-arts.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Local art societies became prominent in the 1940s, particularly The Art Students Club, which opened in 1940.<ref>"Without a Suitable Gallery, Club Tries to Encourage Nfld. Art," The Daily News, (June 23, 1950).</ref>

After Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949, government grants fostered a supportive environment for visual artists, primarily painters. The visual arts of the province developed significantly in the second half of the century, with the return of young Newfoundland artists whom had studied abroad. Amongst the first were [[Rae Perlin]], who studied at the [[Art Students League]] in New York, and [[Helen Parsons Shepherd]] and her husband Reginald Shepherd, who both graduated from the [[Ontario College of Art]].<ref name="heritage.nf.ca"/> The Shepherds established the province's first art school, the Newfoundland Academy of Art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/arts/reginald-shepherd.php|title=Reginald Shepherd|website=heritage.nf.ca|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=May 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531033105/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/arts/reginald-shepherd.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

Newfoundland-born painters [[Christopher Pratt]] and [[Mary Pratt (painter)|Mary Pratt]] returned to the province in 1961 to work at the newly established [[Memorial University Art Gallery]] as its first curator, later transitioning to painting full-time in Salmonier. [[David Blackwood]] graduated from the [[Ontario College of Art]] in the early 1960s and achieved acclaim with his images of Newfoundland culture and history. Newfoundland-born artist [[Gerald Squires]] returned in 1969.<ref name="heritage.nf.ca"/>

The creation of [[The Memorial University Extension Services]] and [[St. Michael's Printshop]] in the 1960s and 1970s attracted a number of visual artists to the province to teach and create art. Similarly, the school in Hibb's Hole (now [[Hibb's Cove]]), established by painter [[George Noseworthy]], brought professional artists such as [[Anne Meredith Barry]] to the province.<ref>Mireille Eagan."Before Category," PAGES, vol. 1 no. 1, (The Rooms), 2013. p. 43</ref> A notable artist during this period is [[Marlene Creates]].<ref name="heritage.nf.ca"/>
[[File:The Rooms (North face), St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.jpg|thumb|[[The Rooms]] is a provincial cultural facility that houses the [[Provincial and territorial museums of Canada|provincial art gallery]].]]
From 1980 to present, opportunities for artists continued to develop, as galleries such as the [[Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador]] (which later became [[The Rooms]] Provincial Art Gallery), the [[Resource Centre for the Arts]], and [[Eastern Edge]] were established. Fine arts education programs were established at post-secondary institutions such as [[Sir Wilfred Grenfell College]] in [[Corner Brook]], the Western Community College (now [[College of the North Atlantic]]) in [[Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador|Stephenville]], and the [[Anna Templeton Centre]] in St. John's.<ref>Mireille Eagan."Before Category," PAGES, vol. 1 no. 1, (The Rooms), 2013. pp. 43–44</ref>

Newfoundland and Labrador's arts community is recognized nationally and internationally. The creation of [[Fogo Island Arts]] in 2008 on [[Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador|Fogo Island]] created a residency-based contemporary art program for artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians, curators, designers, and thinkers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fogoislandarts.ca/about/fogo-island-arts/|title=About – Fogo Island Arts|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512071925/http://fogoislandarts.ca/about/fogo-island-arts/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013 and 2015, the province was represented at the [[Venice Biennale]] as Official Collateral Projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadianart.ca/news/newfoundland-officially-accepted-venice-biennale/|title=Newfoundland Accepted by Venice Biennale – Canadian Art|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624094557/http://canadianart.ca/news/newfoundland-officially-accepted-venice-biennale/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, [[Philippa Jones]] became the first Newfoundland and Labrador artist to be included in the [[National Gallery of Canada]] contemporary art biennial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngcmagazine.ca/videos/shine-a-light-canadian-biennial-2014-philippa-jones|title=Magazine|website=ngcmagazine.ca|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=June 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608204609/http://www.ngcmagazine.ca/videos/shine-a-light-canadian-biennial-2014-philippa-jones|url-status=live}}</ref> Other notable contemporary artists who have received national and international attention include [[Will Gill]], [[Kym Greeley]], [[Ned Pratt]] and [[Peter Wilkins]].

As of 2011, a study documented approximately 1,200 artists, representing 0.47% of the province's labour force.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hillstrategies.com/content/artists-and-cultural-workers-canada%E2%80%99s-provinces-and-territories|title=Artists and Cultural Workers in Canada's Provinces and Territories|website=hillstrategies.com|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707193244/http://www.hillstrategies.com/content/artists-and-cultural-workers-canada%E2%80%99s-provinces-and-territories|archive-date=July 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>