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MISSION

Through our inclusive programming we invite our audience to engage with music and art in an innovative way. We support the artistic excellence of emerging performers while fostering professional connections between local and visiting artists. We showcase international calibre performances and facilitate professional development opportunities. We value volunteerism and community engagement.

Lawnya Vawnya is a non-profit arts organization mandated to present year-round multidisciplinary and collaborative artistic experiences focused on new independent music; to produce a multi-day festival of music and art each spring in downtown St. John’s, Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland); to showcase a vibrant music and arts community; and to help further position Newfoundland and Labrador on a national and international cultural map.

MANDATE

LAWNYA VAWNYA

HQ: 4 Clift’s Baird's Cove, St. John's, NL 

Mailing: PO Box 1052, STN C, St. John's, NL , A1C 5M5

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We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, whose culture has now been erased forever. We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq. And we acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut. We recognize all First Peoples who were here before us, those who live with us now, and the seven generations to come. As First Peoples have done since time immemorial, we strive to be responsible stewards of the land and to respect the cultures, ceremonies, and traditions of all who call it home. As we open our hearts and minds to the past, we commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.

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