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The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Council (NLFAC), formerly known as the St. John's Folk Arts Council, is a not-for-profit organization that has been active in the music community of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1966. The NLFAC hosts and organizes an annual folk festival, storytelling festival, and a folk night every Wednesday in St. John's. Both functions showcase Newfoundland talent and contribute to the development of promising artists. The NLFAC also conducts several workshops annually to highlight and explore the cultural traditions of the Province. The activities of the NLFAC are directed by a Board of eight to thirteen volunteers and a paid coordinator.

The mandate of the NLFAC is to "promote the Folk Arts in Newfoundland and Labrador and throughout Canada; foster creative expression of those arts; and to further the cause of good intergroup relationships".

Office   2007-2008 Board of Directors

Newfoundland and Labrador
Folk Arts Council
155 Water St., Box 6283
St. John's, NL A1C 6J9

Phone: 576-8508,
toll-free 1-866-576-8508
office@nlfolk.com

Executive Director:  Sherry House
Artistic Director:       Anita Best Webmaster:             Rick West
Folk Night:               John Clarke

 

Chair:

Vice Chair:

Treasurer:

Secretary:

Directors:

 

Anita Best

Roger Lockyer

Steve Delaney

Angela Record

Gerry Strong (Carbonear); Cal McNiven (Bay St. George); Leander Baikie (Labrador); Shelley Chase, Jean Knowles, Kathleen Parewick, Sherry Kelly, Maureen Chafe (St. John's)

 


Awards/Recognition:  

•  Manning Award, Historic Sites Association (2007) (slide show)
•  City of St. John's Tourism Event of the Year Award (2006)
•  Worlds's Largest Accordion Ensemble (Guinness Book of World Records, 2005)
•  The Royal Canadian Mint issues a Sterling silver 50c coin depicting the
    Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival (2001)
•  Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador Ambassador Award (2002)
•  Attractions Canada Cultural Event (1999)
•  City of St. John's Admiral's Award for Excellence (1996)
•  Downhomer Newfoundland and Labrador Port of Call Award (web site)

Other Folk Arts Councils in Newfoundland and Labrador:
 
   •  Bay St. George Folk Arts Council

Community Partners:
 
   •  St. John's Storytelling Festival