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National Gallery of Canada Hires the Most Inuit Staff for a Public Art Gallery in Southern Canada To Date
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in Ottawa, ON, has made history by having the most Inuit-staffed department of a gallery in Southern Canada.
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Inuit Art Events You Need to Know About in 2024
With exciting exhibitions, widespread installations and a surplus of festivals to follow, you won’t want to miss the events coming this year.
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Six Artists Reflect on 2023 and Look Forward to 2024
Artists' year-end reflections and their hopes for the new year.
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The 1983 ICC Jam Still Has Lessons to Teach
Beyond the rousing musical and theatrical performances, the inspiring political messages behind the Inuit Circumpolar Jam 1983 still resonate today.
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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.
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The Power of Linocut Printmaking
How the ease and individuality of this medium is helping a new generation of Inuit artists make their mark.
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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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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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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
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Manasie Akpaliapik Through 5 Works
Learn about the 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award longlisted artist.
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How working in public space and connecting with his audiences is fuelling this artist’s growth.
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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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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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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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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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