Landfall Trust

08/07/2026

We’re excited to announce that Landfall Trust (Kent Cottage) will have a table at Brigus Blueberry Festival Group 2026 🎉 We’ll be there with Kent Cottage totes for sale, information cards about upcoming Landfall events to give away, and lots more!

On Saturday afternoon, 2025 writer-in residence Nicole Haldoupis will be at the table selling and signing her book, “Tiny Ruins.” On Sunday morning, 2019 writer-in-residence Heidi Wicks will be at the table selling and signing her books “Melt” and “Here.” On Saturday and Sunday, past musicians-in-residence will also join us to sing a song or two around the table! It’s shaping up to be a festive, exciting couple of days!

And let’s not forget that on Sunday, August 9th, our current musicians-in -residence Swimming will be performing on the main stage at 12:40PM!

We’re so looking forward to this. Come find us at the festival!

08/07/2026

Announcing Landfall Trust’s lineup of artist-in-residence participants for summer 2026! Next up is the band Swimming 🎉

Their bio:

Swimming keeps its head above water by conjuring mathy, Midwestern-emo vibes, all the way from the eastern reaches of Canada. Angular drums and noodly guitar work lay a bed for Swimming’s yearning lyrics, which paint pictures of the band’s upbringing and experience in Newfoundland. Their debut LP “That’s OK” gained traction in 2021 with editorial nods from Spotify and Apple Music. Spending the following years touring Canada, the members of Swimming have worked diligently to shine a spotlight on the thriving music scene that they have helped cultivate in their home province. Their sophomore record “Old” was released in 2025 through No Funeral & Barely There Records and spent several weeks on Canadian college radio charts.

Swimming will be playing at the Brigus Blueberry Festival this coming Sunday, August 9th at 12:40PM! Come on out and support local music!

Many thanks to MusicNL for their support of the musician residencies. We’re proud to be a part of supporting these excellent musicians!

Swimming Brigus Blueberry Festival Group MusicNL

07/13/2026

In partnership with Landfall Trust and Art Around the Bay, artist-in-residence Emily Promise Allison will be offering an open studio at Kent Cottage—Saturday July 18th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM! Check it out here: OPEN STUDIO

Join us for an informal open studio and chat with Emily—a photographer, sculptor, and performance artist who embraces the surreal and metaphysical. She’ll share about her time in Brigus and how her work has been progressing during her time at Kent Cottage.

Parking is available on Water Street in Brigus. Please note there is no direct road access to the cottage and visitors will need to walk a few minutes across grass to access the space. Unfortunately, the cottage is not wheelchair accessible.

And there are other events happening during Art Around the Bay as well! Check out their schedule at www.aroundthebay.ca

We hope to see you in Brigus next weekend! ☘️🌿🍃🌱

07/05/2026

We’re immensely grateful to organizations like Breakwater Books, for their support of both Landfall Trust residencies and the arts in our local communities! 🎉

Breakwater Books is a proud supporter of Landfall Trust, a charitable organization preserving the 200-year-old Kent Cottage in Brigus Bay and offering opportunities for artists to create in this inspiring setting.

Right now, Landfall Trust is announcing their lineup of artist-in-residence participants for summer 2026! Head to their socials and website to learn more.

07/01/2026

Announcing Landfall Trust’s lineup of artist-in-residence participants for summer 2026! Next up is visual artist, Emily Promise Allison 🎉

Emily’s bio:

Emily is a Canadian conceptual artist who uses photography, sculpture, and performance to create images that embrace surreal, metaphysical, and dreamlike qualities. She regards the imagination as a fundamental sense that allows us to find or create magic within systems regulated by logic; celebrating the strange nature of existence and the absurdity of life.

Emily will be offering a free public open studio and chat about her work at Kent Cottage in Brigus on July 18th, 1-4pm! (Parking available on Water Street. Please note there is no direct road access to the cottage, and visitors will need to walk a few minutes across grass to access the space. Unfortunately, the cottage is not wheelchair accessible.)

Many thanks to The Rooms for their support of the visual artist residencies! We’re proud to be a part of supporting your work, Emily!

06/25/2026

Announcing Landfall Trust’s lineup of artist-in-residence participants for summer 2026! Next up is writer-in-residence, Amanda Hull 🎉 Amanda’s getting some June sunshine, and perhaps some lilacs blooming on the Kent Cottage property?

Amanda’s bio:

Originally from Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland, Amanda Marie Hull now lives in Conception Bay South with her husband, Paul, and their fur-child, Sookie. She is the Executive Administrator of Conservation Visions, a St. John’s-based environmental think tank, and a doctoral student in English at Memorial University, where her research and creative work explore ecology, place, memory, identity, and the stories people tell about home. Her recent writing has appeared in Paragon, the Journal of Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, and Riddle Fence. An articulate and imaginative eco-socialist, Amanda loves books, wine, Sunday brunch with friends, and metaphorical rabbit holes. Despite evidence to the contrary, she believes the world is still a good place, and that storytelling may save it yet.

Again, many thanks to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Memorial University and Breakwater Books for their support of the writer’s residencies! We’re proud to be a part of supporting your work, Amanda!

06/25/2026

Landfall Trust is excited to announce the lineup of artist-in-residence participants for summer 2026! First up, is writer-in-residence, Sherry White, who spent time at Kent Cottage in Brigus in mid-June, braving the fog and grey.

Sherry’s bio:

Sherry is screenwriter, director and showrunner in film and television. Her executive producing credits include the upcoming Netflix series Granville Girls, created by Adriana Maggs, season 4 of Sullivan’s Crossing, Pretty Hard Cases, alongside co-creator Tassie Cameron, Little Dog for which she was twice nominated for a DGC for best comedy directing, ABC’s Ten Days in the Valley starring Kyra Sedgwick, as well as Frontier starring Jason Momoa. Other TV producer/writer credits include: Shondaland’s The Catch, Rookie Blue, Orphan Black, and Saving Hope, Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, and Murder in a Small Town. Her second feature film Blueberry Grunt, starring Joel Thomas Hynes and Liisa Repo-Martell, is currently delighting audiences at Festivals, aiming for a 2026 release. She previously wrote the award-winning feature film Maudie, starring Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins and wrote and directed Crackie, which screened at over thirty festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, and Torino Film Festival, where it took home the jury prize. She is the Writer in Residence at Memorial University of Newfoundland for the Winter, 2026, where she is also a lecturer for the Creative Writing English department. Sherry is represented by Harrison Artist Management in Canada, and by CAA in the US.

Thanks to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Memorial University and Breakwater Books for their support of the writer’s residencies. We’re so pleased to be a part of supporting your work, Sherry!

09/08/2025

Join us for our Open House, September 14th from 2 - 4 PM!

06/21/2025

11/22/2024

Mark your calendar and get your tickets for Christmas with Ian and Nancy! Sunday, Dec. 1, 2 PM at the Vindicator Press Cafe, Brigus. Tickets at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1046467902667?aff=oddtdtcreatorand at the door. The price includes a coffee/tea and a freshly baked cookie. Come one, come all to kick off the holidays!