The Nunatsiavut Government (NG) Department of Language, Culture and Tourism is currently seeking the services of a consultant to develop a refreshed Nunatsiavut Arts Strategy for Nunatsiavut that includes visual arts, textile crafts and performance artists.

The NG recognizes the important cultural, social and economic role of arts and crafts in Nunatsiavut. The Tourism Division currently supports the arts and crafts sector through dedicated staff and programming, including an Arts Services Manager, Arts Program Coordinator and a part-time Nain Jewelry Studio Maintenance Worker.

The purpose of this RFP is to retain a qualified consultant to work with the NG to develop a refreshed five-year Nunatsiavut Arts Strategy for 2027–2032. The strategy will provide a practical framework to guide the NG’s support for the development and advancement of arts and crafts by Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement.

To view the RFP, please download: RFP Development of Refreshed Arts Strategy Final August 25, 2026

Deadline to submit a request for clarification: September 7, at 4:00pm (Atlantic Time)
Proposal submission deadline: September 14, at 4:00pm (Atlantic Time)

The Proposal must be received in writing, by mail, or email on or before the proposal submission deadline to the following:

Attn: Inez Shiwak
Arts Program Coordinator
Department of Language, Culture and Tourism
12 Pierre Marcoux Drive
P.O. Box 47
Rigolet NL, A0P 1P0

Phone: 709-947-3571
Inez.Shiwak@nunatsiavut.com