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    • Interviews

    Lucy Tulugarjuk on Co-Directing the Award-Winning Film Tautuktavuk (What We See)

    The actor and director opens up about the writing process, her next project and the importance of support.
  • TulugarjukLucyKunnukCarolTautuktavutStill
    • Feature

    The Circumpolar Indigenous Events to See at ImagineNATIVE 2023

    Content from creators like Lucy Tulugarjuk, Tarralik Duffy and Megan Kyak-Monteith populates the programming at this year’s festival.
  • KabloonaKayleResilient
    • Feature

    The Power of Linocut Printmaking

    How the ease and individuality of this medium is helping a new generation of Inuit artists make their mark.
  • square_OutiPieski_Halo
    • Profile

    How Outi Pieski Incorporates Elements of Sámi Clothing in her Activist Art

    The activist from Finland explores how art can play a part in protecting the environment.
  • TulugarjukLucyTautuktavukWhatWeSee
    • News

    News Roundup: Tautuktavuk (What We See) Wins Award at TIFF

    Plus: New cultural campus coming to Iqaluktuuttiaq, record attendance for Bonavista Biennale and more!
  • AdamsBrian_MarieRexford_1
    • Profile

    How Brian Adams Connects with Inuit Culture Through Photography

    The Anchorage, AK-based artist interested in Inuit sovereignty, decolonization and climate change.
  • DuffyTarralikFreshPop
    • News

    Tarralik Duffy Opens Pop Art Mural at OnSite Gallery

    Fourth mural in the Up Front Series helmed by Salliq, NU, artist, recontextualizes the foodstuff of her childhood.
  • Ningiukulu Teevee at WAG-Qaumajuq September 2023
    • News

    Ningiukulu Teevee wins 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award

    Kinngait graphic artist becomes third winner of the IAF’s $20,000 prize, plus solo exhibition and residency at WAG-Qaumajuq.
  • JoarNangoEuropeanEverything_installation_2017
    • Profile

    Why Joar Nango Questions Architectural Histories in the Circumpolar North

  • Feature_UPuqiqnak_PhotoEssay
    • Feature

    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.
  • PootoogookJosieGamesWePlay
    • News

    News Roundup: New Art Released From Elisapie, Cape Dorset Print Collection

    Plus: Maata Kyak at New York Fashion Week, new children’s book by Etua Snowball and more!
  • Ilvagak_SeasonsTransitions_2019
    • Profile

    Why Fur is Important for Yup’ik Artist and Advocate Ilegvak

    The many shifting forms of expression by the fashion designer based in Sheet’ká, Alaska.
  • feature_TeeveeNingiukulu_KiakshuksPolarBear
    • Beyond the Gallery

    A Glimpse into KAMA Shortlister Show, Anaanatta Unikkaangit (Our Mother’s Stories)

    WAG-Qaumajuq’s Assistant Curator Marie-Anne Redhead on the process behind the first-ever exhibition of finalists for the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award.
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    • Interviews

    Watch KAMA 2023 Shortlister Ningiukulu Teevee’s Artist Talk

    If you missed the live conversation, check out the video recording to hear Ningiukulu Teevee discuss her creative process and love of storytelling.
  • Installation_GrahnCarola_FirewoodandPoems
    • Profile

    How Carola Grahn Inserts Sámi Worldviews into the Arts Landscape

    More on the writer, curator and contemporary conceptual artist from Jokkmokk, Sweden.
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    • Feature

    How Kinngait Artists Depict Their Interiors

    An insider’s look at the history of how Inuit document their homes, dwellings and studios.
  • Kunnuk-Carol_Tulugarjuk-Lucy_Tautuktavuk_still_02
    • Feature

    5 Circumpolar Indigenous Stories to Take in at TIFF this Fall

    New films from Inuit Nunangat to Sápmi debut to international audiences
  • KablusiakArtistTalk
    • Interviews

    Watch KAMA 2023 Shortlister Kablusiak’s Artist Talk

    If you missed the live conversation, check out the video recording to hear Kablusiak discuss their creative practice and subverting expectations of Inuit art.
  • SonyaKelliherCombs_SmallSecrets
    • Profile

    The Secrets Within Sonya Kelliher-Combs’ Artwork

    How the Iñupiaq and Athabascan artist reveals the cultural histories embedded in material.
  • IvinguakStorkHoegh_Qimusseq_2021
    • Profile

    The Vivid World of Kalaaleq Artist Ivínguak’ Stork Høegh

    A look at the colourful collages by the graphic designer from Nuuk, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland).
  • GayleKabloona_KAMAArtistTalk
    • Interviews

    Watch KAMA 2023 Shortlister Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona’s Artist Talk

    If you missed the live conversation, check out the video recording to hear Kabloona discuss her journey so far as an emerging artist.
  • MelissaShaginoff_InCampaignForAcknowledgment_RikaInHomer_2020-present
    • Feature

    Kiujjutaujuq Nuna

    How northern Indigenous artists are using site-specific projects as an act of reclamation.
  • MelissaShaginoff_InCampaignForAcknowledgment_RikaInHomer_2020-present
    • Feature

    4 Indigenous Circumpolar Land-Based Art Projects

    How northern Indigenous artists are using site-specific projects as an act of reclamation.
  • MaureenGruben_KAMAArtistTalk
    • Interviews

    Watch KAMA 2023 Shortlister Maureen Gruben’s Artist Talk

    If you missed the live conversation, check out the video recording to hear Gruben discuss creating art on the land and gathering stories as part of her practice.
  • The circumpolar Hip Hop Collab performing at Riddu Riddu in 2018
    • Feature

    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.
  • BillyGauthierArtistTalk
    • Interviews

    Watch KAMA 2023 Shortlister Billy Gauthier’s Artist Talk

    If you missed the live conversation, check out the video recording to hear Gauthier discuss his approach to activism and the tiny details hidden in his works.
    • Beyond the Gallery

    3 Indigenous Photographers Highlighting Circumpolar Kinship

    The Arctic Arts Summit photo exhibition “Land of None | Land of Us” challenges ideas of an unoccupied arctic.
  • feature_DakhkaKhwaanDancers_Nuiharuq_ArcticArtsSummit2022_YAC
    • Beyond the Gallery

    How to Curate an Immersive Performance Journey on the Land

    Behind the scenes with Reneltta Arluk on Nuihařuq, the performance-arts component of the 2022 Arctic Arts Summit.
  • Aillohas_NilsAslakValkeapaa_ArvalusRuoktuVaimmus_SketchForTheTreckwaysOfTheWind_1983-84
    • Feature

    5 Trailblazing Northern Indigenous Artists to Know

    A broad, circumpolar art history informed by interpersonal connections from Alaska to Sápmi.
  • TukikiPapiaraHelping Hands
    • Feature

    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.
  • KAMAPerspectives_NTeevee_01
    • Feature

    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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    • News

    News Roundup: Indigenous Fashion Arts Reveals 2024 Festival Lineup

    Plus: CRTC hears applications for Inuit TV Network and Uvagut TV and more!
  • THERESIE TUNGILIK
    • Interviews
    • News

    5 Questions with Theresie Tungilik, CARFAC’s First Inuk President

    The artist shares her goals and vision for the advocacy organization.
  • OonarkJessie_UntitledCompositionWithSkidoosandUlus_1970-71_firstarts
    • News

    News Roundup: Jessie Oonark Textile Breaks Auction Record

    Plus: Myrna Pokiak designs new coin; Theresie Tungilik appointed CARFAC president and more
  • MahEricaDee_TheatreintheBush_ArcticArtsSummit2022
    • Beyond the Gallery

    Creating Circumpolar Connections at the 2022 Arctic Arts Summit

    Highlights from the Whitehorse event that brought together artists and organizations from across the global North.
  • KleemanJessie_AtANoPlace_still_2021_NuukKunstmuseum
    • Beyond the Gallery

    Behind the Scenes Curating Atlantikumi // In the Atlantic

    How Nuuk Kunstmuseum director Nivi Christensen brought the ocean into one of her favourite exhibitions.
  • BeforeTomorrowMadelieneIvalu
    • Feature

    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.
  • KAMAPerspectives_MGruben_collage
    • Feature

    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.
  • KAMAPerspectives_Kablusiak_collage
    • Feature

    5 Perspectives on Kablusiak’s Boundless Work

    Colleagues and peers on the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award finalist’s humour, care and boundary-breaking.
  • KablusiakRedOokpikWithHarness
    • News

    Kablusiak Shortlisted for the 2023 Sobey Art Award

    The multidisciplinary Calgary-based artist is a second-time finalist for the prestigious prize.
  • KabloonaGayleUyagaqi_KAMAPerspectives_collage_2023
    • Feature

    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.
  • 35.4_ArtistProject_KTakpannie_IMG_3164@1x_1
    • News

    IAQ Wins Cover Grand Prix at 2023 National Magazine Awards

    Cover by Katherine Takpannie and Taqralik Partridge takes home the gold.
  • KAMAPerspectives_BillyGauthier
    • Feature

    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.
  • Kenojuak Ashevak_Majestic Owl
    • Feature

    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.
  • TakpannieKatherine_TauttuqTungujuqtuq_Feature
    • Artist Project

    Katherine Takpannie and Taqralik Partridge Meditate on Colour

    A collaboration examining the cultural, linguistic and aesthetic possibilities of colour.
  • 2023 Kama shortlist
    • News

    5 Innovative Artists Shortlisted for 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award

    Billy Gauthier, Maureen Gruben, Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona, Kablusiak and Ningiukulu Teevee are finalists for the prestigious art prize.
  • BeatriceDeerWorksOnMarySimonCoronationOutift
    • News

    Mary Simon Wears Annuraaq Designed by Beatrice Deer to Coronation

    Canada’s Governor General brought contemporary Inuit fashion to King Charles III’s coronation.
  • KautukRobertAfterCuttingUpTwoWalrusesIglulik
    • Feature

    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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    • News

    Inuit Art Quarterly Nominated for 3 National Magazine Awards

  • CvanHeuvelen_Avataq_Arctic Amazon_Photo Toni Hafkenschied
    • Feature

    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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