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Agenda / February 29–April 16, 2020
Editors' Pick

What Carries Us: Newfoundland and Labrador in the Black Atlantic

Sonia Boyce, Sandra Brewster, Shelley Miller and Camille Turner
Camille Turner. Afronautic Research Lab: Newfoundland (2019). Video installation. Courtesy of the artist. Brian Ricks, cinematographer/editor Camille Turner. Afronautic Research Lab: Newfoundland (2019).
The Rooms

9 Bonaventure Avenue

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Date

February 29–April 16, 2020

Curator

Bushra Junaid

This exhibition brings a new perspective to Newfoundland and Labrador’s centuries-old trade in salt, cod, molasses, rum and other commodities. Though this history is now forgotten, the region played a significant role in the triangular trade system.