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Carving on the Land with Uriash Puqiqnak
A photo essay that offers a glimpse into the world of the sculptor and his iconic Gjoa-Haven style.
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How Kinngait Artists Depict Their Interiors
An insider’s look at the history of how Inuit document their homes, dwellings and studios.
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5 Circumpolar Indigenous Stories to Take in at TIFF this Fall
New films from Inuit Nunangat to Sápmi debut to international audiences
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Kiujjutaujuq Nuna
How northern Indigenous artists are using site-specific projects as an act of reclamation.
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4 Indigenous Circumpolar Land-Based Art Projects
How northern Indigenous artists are using site-specific projects as an act of reclamation.
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Northern Beats, Righteous Rhymes: The Arctic Heats up 50 Years of Hip-Hop
50 years since its advent in the Bronx, circumpolar Indigenous artists continue to expand hip-hop as a storytelling practice.
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5 Trailblazing Northern Indigenous Artists to Know
A broad, circumpolar art history informed by interpersonal connections from Alaska to Sápmi.
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The Need for Female Mentorship in the Inuit Film Industry
Bronwyn Szabo journeys through comedy, horror and intersectional feminism to find out why mentors are a necessity when making movies.
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5 Perspectives on Ningiukulu Teevee’s Expressive and Colourful Prints
Colleagues and peers reflect on the significance of the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award finalist’s drawings, prints and her distinct and playful storytelling.
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Arnait Video Productions: Women Telling Their Own Stories
Looking back at the early development and achievements of an award-winning, all-female Igloolik film collective.
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5 Perspectives on Maureen Gruben’s Connection to Place
Colleagues and peers discuss the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award finalist’s deep relationship to land, community and her materials.
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5 Perspectives on Kablusiak’s Boundless Work
Colleagues and peers on the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award finalist’s humour, care and boundary-breaking.
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5 Perspectives on Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona’s Diverse Body of Work
Colleagues and peers discuss the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award finalist’s layered practice, graphic style and joyful presence.
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5 Perspectives on Billy Gauthier’s Material-Driven Sculptures
Colleagues and peers reflect on the significance of the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award finalist’s sculpture, activism and care for the natural world.
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Our Culture is not a Box of Trinkets: Open Letter to Opera de Saint-Étienne
Inuk musician and artist writes to Opera de Saint-Étienne about appropriation of Inuit culture and copyright infringement in their recent show La Nonne sanglante.
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5 Works That Show the Land Through Robert Kautuk’s Eyes
The Kangiqtugaapik photographer discusses some of his most striking images.
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Couzyn van Heuvelen Tells the Stories Behind 5 of His Artworks
Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award longlister Couzyn van Heuvelen shares the layered meanings behind some of his most iconic works.
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Ningiukulu Teevee’s 20-Year Career in 5 Works of Art
Explore the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist’s broad range and talents.
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The Memories Embedded in 5 of Gloria Putumiraqtuq’s Artworks
The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award-longlisted artist tells the tales that underpin her work.
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Kablusiak’s Multidisciplinary Practice in 5 Artworks
Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award longlister Kablusiak tells us about the special meaning each work has for them.
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The Growth of Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona in 5 Artworks
The KAMA 2023 longlister describes five pieces that illustrate her evolution as an artist.
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The Story of One Nunavik Family’s Printmaking Journey
A history of Nunavik printmaking through the generations, with illustrations by Jessica Malegana.
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Maureen Gruben Shares the Stories Behind 5 of Her Artworks
A Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted multidisciplinary artist on crisis, collaboration and joy.
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ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑭᓂᓕᐅᖅᐸᖕᓂᖏᑦ
ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔫᒃ ᒪᐃᓚ ᓯᐅᓗᒃ ᔭᐃᑲᑉᓴᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑯᕆᔅᑕ ᐅᓗᔪᒃ ᔭᑦᐅᐊᔅᓯᑭᒃᑯᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᖅᑰᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ.
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ᑭᖑᕚᒃᓴᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑭᓂᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓛᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑮᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒍᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ
ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑭᓂᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑭᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ.
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Get to Know Glenn Gear Through 5 Works
How the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist has developed his unique visual language.
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The Changing Face of the Inuit Tattoo Movement
Scholars Maya Sialuk Jacobsen and Krista Ulujuk Zawadski share their perspectives on the resurgent practices.
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The Next Generation of Inuit Tattooers on Revitalizing the Practice
Emerging Inuit tattooers and cultural advocates converse about the resurgence of kakiniit and tunniit.
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Billy Gauthier Tells the Stories Behind 5 of His Artworks
The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted sculptor reflects on major projects and his relationship to the materials that compose them.
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Deantha Edmunds on 5 of her Most Iconic Musical Performances
Learn more about the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted classical singer’s work.
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Manasie Akpaliapik Through 5 Works
Learn about the 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award longlisted artist.
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The Expansive Work of Couzyn van Heuvelen
How working in public space and connecting with his audiences is fuelling this artist’s growth.
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The Spirited Storytelling of Ningiukulu Teevee
The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist shares her many sources of inspiration.
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Gloria Putumiraqtuq Takes Pride in the Strength of Her Culture
How the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted textile artist passes on knowledge across generations.
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Kablusiak Gives Themself Permission to Play
The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist celebrates Inuit artistic legacies in their work, while evading colonial expectations of contemporary Inuit representation.
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How Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona Builds Connection
Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona commands many mediums, with her family featuring strongly in her practice.
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Making Space For Maureen Gruben’s Artistic Ambitions
A textile, installation and performance artist on her growing career—and what she dreams of next.
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Behind the Immersive Animations of Glenn Gear
For the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted new media artist, creating is as fundamental as breathing.
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How Chance Encounters Inspire Billy Gauthier’s Carvings
The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted sculptor channels experiences on the land into his intricate works.
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Deantha Edmunds on Music, Writing, Teaching and Uplifting Others
How the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted classical singer enriches her practice by celebrating the different parts of herself.
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How Sculptor Manasie Akpaliapik Pushes Himself
In a career spanning more than 45 years, Manasie Akpaliapik’s focus remains on improving his craft.
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David Ruben Piqtoukun Through 5 Works of Art
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Inuit Artists Inspired by Kenojuak Ashevak
How an Inuit art icon inspired 7 artists across generations and regions.
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Your Guide to Inuit Art in 2023
Inuit artists are in the spotlight with exhibitions, books and other exciting new initiatives!
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Susan Aglukark's Mission to Share Stories and Correct Narratives Through Art
The beloved Nunavut singer-songwriter ends 2022 with a new album, a kids’ book and an award celebrating her humanitarian efforts.
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The 9 Inuit Art Moments You Need to Know: 2022 Edition
What were 2022’s most notable events in the Inuit art world?
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How Inuktitut Music Took Over Northern Airwaves
The legacy and lasting impact of the CBC North recording sessions.
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What Happens When You Put Inuit Art on a Global Stage?
How Inuit art at Expo 67 shaped perceptions of Inuit art and artists then and now.
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Presenting Cultural Identity Through Traditional Clothing
How the gift of a Greenlandic annoraaq connected Jonas Henderson to his culture.
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Bridging the Distance Between the Arctic and the Amazon
A cross-Americas exhibition at the Power Plant illuminates the commonalities between Indigenous artists, their relationships to the land and desire for ancestral knowledge.
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