Union House Arts is a community artspace in Port Union, Newfoundland & Labrador.
We are committed to supporting new work by artists and craftspeople through place-specific dialogues and collaborative programming. Our building is home to an art gallery, community kitchen, workshop space, studios, and artist accommodations.
Feb 26, 2025
We’re looking for enthusiastic candidates to fill positions for our 2025 season! UHA is looking to hire two summer positions this year (pending funding)! If you’re interested in community building, sustainable futures, arts and culture, heritage, or just want to dip your toes into working in the arts, we might have the job for you!… Read More
Jan 6, 2025
Union House Arts is located in the coastal town of Port Union, a heritage district that once housed the Fishermen’s Protective Union in the early to mid 20th century. Our programming theme for 2026-2027 is “WATER.” This theme was selected to support and relate to continued conversations surrounding the impacts of climate change, community connections… Read More
Apr 4, 2025
The board and staff at Union House Arts (UHA) are welcoming folks from the community to join the volunteer board of directors! The board is generous and active, supporting staff and the activities in-house at UHA including the planning and implementation of events, fundraisers, back-of-house strategic planning and implementation, and more. If you’re interested in contributing… Read More
Feb 27, 2025
Statement and Summary of the UHA YOTA Outreach Tour from Bethany MacKenzie Over the course of 2024 Union House Arts (UHA) sent me across Ktaqamkuk (the island of Newfoundland) to meet with artists, communities and organizations; both as a way for us to learn about them, and for them to learn about us. Visiting with… Read More
Feb 26, 2025
Anticipated Start Date: April 30, 2025End Date: August 25, 2025Start and End Dates Flexible17 Weeks35 hours/week$20.00/h (minimum, pending funding) This role is focused on gallery,residency, and programming support. Students with interests in visual art, craft, living heritage, and community engagement are encouraged to apply! This position is funded through both provincial and federal employment programs…. Read More
Feb 26, 2025
Anticipated Start Date: April 30, 2025 End Date: October 27, 2025Start and End Dates Flexible26 Weeks35 hours/week$20.00/h (minimum, pending funding) This role is focused on both garden development and community programs support. Candidates with interests in visual art, craft, living heritage, food security, ecology, community engagement, and/or environmental actions are encouraged to apply! This role is… Read More
Jan 27, 2025
Part of my disposition that lends itself to art-making is a mind for images, or rather, that memories to me are like quick photographs. I can’t remember where my keys are and I forget instructions as soon as they’re given but I can recall, almost perfectly, the way my father used to pluck the wishbones… Read More
Jan 5, 2025
UHA is looking for writers! Union House Arts is extending an invitation to writers to establish a network for future invitations towards exhibition essays, reviews, and much more! Writers of non-art backgrounds, as well as emerging artists and writers, are encouraged to apply. Candidates should possess some working knowledge of contemporary art, however we are… Read More
Jan 5, 2025
We’ve got a full year planned with some wonderful artists that will be making their way to UHA in 2025! After a year of planning, organizing, and lots of anticipation, we are super excited to share with our community who our selection committee invited to work and live in the studios! Check out the link… Read More
Aug 31, 2024
UHA is looking for feedback about our programming! We want to know what our community wants to see, engage, and participate in! We have created a short survey that will take approximately 5 minutes to fill out, if you have the time and bandwidth please let us know your thoughts! Fill out the survey by… Read More
June 10, 2025
Join us to look back at the past year!
May 18th, 2025
Join us to discuss a play-by-play of work by exhibiting artist, Lucas Morneau!
May 25th, 2025
Make and weave on your own loom using found objects!
May 17, 2025
Learn how to carve and print your own designs onto fabric!
