Canadian Heritage to contribute funding to travelling Kenojuak Ashevak exhibition
The federal Department of Canadian Heritage is contributing $464,000 to help fund a travelling exhibition featuring the work of Kenojuak
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Art
‘Inuit space explorer, exploring alternate worlds’ in sealskin space suit art project
When he was a kid, Jesse Tungilik’s mom used to sew him hunting clothes out of caribou hide. The artist
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Canadian eastern Arctic: 2 Inuit artists share Nunavut Commissioner’s Arts Award
Susan Avinngaq of Igloolik and Jaco Ishulutaq from Pangnirtung are the winners of the 2018 Nunavut Commissioner’s Arts Award. Both
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Canada: Nunavut artist’s work unveiled on Parliament Hill
A new sculpture by Nunavut (eastern Arctic) artist Bart Hanna will soon be on display in the House of Commons
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Canada mourns death of legendary Inuk singer Charlie Panigoniak
Legendary singer-songwriter Charlie Panigoniak has died. Panigoniak, who was born near Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, was a household name in the
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University students in Montreal learn about Inuit stone carving
Geta Etorolopiaq has been carving stone for nearly three decades and shared his art on Wednesday with eager students at
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Arctic Canadian co-operative behind renowned Inuit art program celebrates 60th anniversary
The West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative, the Arctic Canadian business behind the renowned Cape Dorset print program, is marking its 60th
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Inuit art curator wants to bring traditional art back to Canada’s eastern Arctic
The curator of Inuit art for the Government of Nunavut, in Northern Canada, has a job sorting through thousands Inuit
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Inuit carvings head to Northern Canada after decades in California
After decades in storage in a home in California, dozens of Inuit carvings have come home to Canada’s North. The
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Renowned annual print collection by Canadian Inuit to launch October 20
The famed annual print collection from the Inuit community of Cape Dorset in Arctic Canada goes on sale Saturday and
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Canada wants to list mysterious Arctic petroglyphs as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Their exact location is a jealously guarded secret but a set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Eastern Canadian Arctic feature
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Passing of celebrated Inuit carver Barnabus Arnasungaaq marks end of era
Art collectors and lovers in Canada and around the world are quietly mourning the death of a celebrated Inuit carver
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How much does Inuit art contribute to the Canadian economy?
When it comes to economic development in the Canadian Arctic, resource development dominates the headlines. But a recent report lays out in detail, just how
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Inuit Art Foundation takes over art certification from Canadian government
A trademark that certifies Inuit art, and has been issued by the Canadian government for almost sixty years, is now in
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Inuit art featured on new Canadian banknote
The Bank of Canada has released a new $10 bill featuring the work of one of Canada’s most renowned artists,
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