BONAVISTA, NL – On this cold winter covid day lets take a look back on the wonderful Bonavista Biennale 2021 and our brief reprieve from the pandemic and enjoy this delightful little festival on the remote rocky seaside of Newfoundland. A bi-annual exhibition of contemporary visual art by Indigenous, Newfoundland and Labrador, other Canadian and international artists on the Bonavista Peninsula.
The Bonavista Biennale is an innovative, rural-based, public art event occurring every two years on Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula. It provides a unique platform for artists and audiences to explore, engage, challenge and express ideas on societal and cultural issues through contemporary visual art.
Works by Newfoundland and Labrador, Indigenous, other Canadian and international artists are installed at unconventional outdoor and indoor locations across the Peninsula, embedding contemporary art in the historic spaces and daily places of rural communities. Biennale visitors encounter a rich array of artworks, and the people, culture and powerful sense of place that comprise the Bonavista Peninsula.
This unmediated, immersive experience fosters greater understanding and appreciation of the ways in which art enhances our lives, what art can be, and what can be art.
Photographer Greg Locke spent some time travelling the peninsula capturing some of the festivals installations and locations. Here is his photo album.
