Famed Inuit artist Pitseolak Ashoona shortlisted to appear on upcoming $5 Canadian bank note
Famed artist Pitseolak Ashoona is one of eight notable Canadians shortlisted to appear on the next $5 banknote, the Bank
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Project to digitize works from Inuit artists gets further grant from Canadian Heritage
A project to digitize the works from the famed Kinngait art program in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut has
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Exhibition explores little-known story of graphic textiles produced in Canada’s eastern Arctic
An exhibition currently underway at the Textile Museum of Canada explores the little-known story of the graphic texitle program in
Read moreTHE OBSERVER- Jimmy Kamimmalik
We take you into studio with Jimmy Kamimmalik, an artist and printmaker working in Baker Lake, a community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut.
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THE MENTOR – Louie Nigiyok
Louie Nigiyok is a printmaker and artist from the Inuit community of Ulukhaktok (Holman), in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Eye on the Arctic’s Eilís Quinn sat with him to discuss his art, his inspirations and the rich history of Holman’s print program.
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Pioneering Inuit artist honoured with Canadian ‘heritage minute’
VIDEO: The new Heritage Minute that came out this week. Her name was Kenojuak Ashevak. A founding member of the Kinngait
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Is the Holman print program worth saving? – The evolution of the arts economy in Canada’s North
ULUKHAKTOK (Holman), Northwest Territories – Louie Nigiyok, a printmaker and artist from this remote Inuit community in Canada’s western Arctic, starts his days pretty much the way that he always has since the 1980s. He wakes up and makes his way to the local print studio, now housed at the Ulukhaktok Arts Centre.
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The New Raw – Contemporary Inuit art
Ningeokuluk Teevee is primarily known for her work depicting Inuit legends and wildlife. But it wasn’t long before themes like the environment, pollution, drugs and alcohol, began making their way into her work.
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