Date: Aug 4
10:00 am
- 9:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Films on loop
Films are screened daily on a loop during opening hours.
Memento Mori
Director: Shan Leigh Pomeroy; Runtime: 4 minutes
A stop-motion meditation on the inevitability of death, dedicated in loving memory to Gravy, the Nebelung gremlin kitty.
Meg Writes a Reference Letter
Director: Katelyn McCulloch; Runtime: 10 minutes
Meg is tasked with writing her own reference letter and naming all of her best qualities which ultimately brings out the worst in her.
Bounce
Director: Elizabeth Hicks; Runtime: 11 minutes
Darcy is a fifteen-year-old mix of energy, perfectionism, and insecurity. When an ultra-cute boy from her cadet corps insists that she attend that night’s Trampoline Social, Darcy raids her sister’s drawers and sets o? for a dramatic evening of self-acceptance and sweet backflips.
FRAMED: Spirit Song Festival
Director: Framed Documentary Crew; Runtime: 15 minutes
Nearly a decade ago, the Spirit Song Festival began as a one-day event. It has since blossomed into a weeklong, award winning, world-class gathering of Indigenous artists with audience members in the thousands.
Through the lens of an Indigenous-led SJIWFF Framed Documentary program, and in partnership with First Light, this short documentary charts the rise of the festival through performances by, and interviews with, Indigenous icons and artists from across Canada.
Esther & Sai
Directors: Rosie Choo Pidcock, Anaïsa Visser; Runtime: 13 minutes
Esther and Sai are strangers with a few things in common: they are new immigrant students, they are homesick and they are hungry. When a racially charged interaction with a grocer goes awry, each finds themselves back in their dorm room with the only meal they could find: a box of macaroni and cheese. A night of loneliness and self doubt threatens to unravel each of them, but ultimately meeting a kindred spirit sparks the possibility of belonging. Based on a true story, Esther & Sai captures the struggle of immigrating to a new country through the beginning of a lifelong friendship.
Vegas
Director: Anna Wheeler; Runtime: 11 minutes
A disillusioned artist- turned taxi driver picks up an unassuming stranger and things take a dramatic turn when it is revealed not everything is as it appears. Vegas is a coming of age dramedy, wraped inside a neon-noir urban mystery.
In partnership with the St. John's Women's International Film Festival.
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Adventures Await!
Get ready for an unforgettable summer! The Rooms will be offering exciting 5-day camps for 8 weeks, filled with creativity, exploration, and fun.
Who Can Attend?
Camp K-3: Open to campers who have completed Kindergarten to Grade 3 by June 2025.
Camp 4-6: Open to campers who have completed Grades 4 to 6 by June 2025.
(No Exceptions)
What to Expect?
Each week, campers will dive into inspiring exhibitions and collections, with activities focused on creative expression through engaging daily themes.
Camp Details!
Cost: $265 Per Week + HST.
10% Discount for Rooms Members (Member Number Required)
Schedule:
Camp Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Drop-off: Between 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Pick-up: Between 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Mark your calendars and get ready for an amazing summer at The Rooms!
Fishing for Cod
For centuries, fishing for cod has played a vital role in the lives of the peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador. Generations of fishing men, women and children made use of the land and sea to sustain them and spent their lives “making fish”.
Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow tour, there is something for everyone.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.
Drop by and talk to local visual artists throughout the summer as they share stories about their work and creative process!
Schedule
• Thursday, July 3 – Amber-Lynn Thorne
• Thursday, July 10 – Daniel Rumbolt
• Thursday, July 17 – Daniel Rumbolt
• Thursday, July 24 – Kayla Walsh
• Thursday, July 31 – Kayla Walsh
Artist Bios
Amber-Lynn Thorne
Amber-Lynn describes herself as "an artist who owes everything to the ocean." She is from Thornlea, NL, on the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula, where generations of her family have fished. She is an interdisciplinary visual artist and graduate of the Visual Arts Program at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her practice incorporates imagery symbolic of the fishery and the ocean, serving as both a reflection on and continuation of her family’s fishing legacy.
Daniel Rumbolt
Daniel is an artist from the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador. His multidisciplinary art practice is informed by experiences being raised in rural Newfoundland, using material manipulation to transform rural narrative and queer tensions into visual form.
Kayla Walsh
Bio coming soon.
In Each Other’s Shoes
Join us for a guided tour of footwear known throughout the province. Learn how shoes are created, fashioned, and crafted for different environments by the people who thrive there. See how cultural identity is displayed through style, design, and decoration.
After looking at contemporary examples, we will visit the archaeology displays and look at what happens to shoes after hundreds of years!
Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow tour, there is something for everyone.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.