Commemorative Canadian coin aims for more ‘inclusive’ history of Klondike Gold Rush
New loonie incorporates Indigenous perspectives in stylized depiction of gold discovery For most Canadians, the story of the Klondike Gold
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Art (Canada)
2021 Cape Dorset Print Collection to be released internationally on October 16
The 2021 edition of the renowned Cape Dorset Print Collection from Arctic Canada, will be released on October 16. This
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Artist Tarralik Duffy named 2021 winner of Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award
Multimedia Inuk artist Tarralik Duffy has been named the 2021 winner of the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award. Duffy, whose work is
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“Art was like a therapy for me” — Canadian artist Manasie Akpaliapik reflects on work, life & his solo exhibition in Quebec City
Manasie Akpaliapik still remembers how he felt when he found out he’d be the first Inuk artist to have solo exhibition
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Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq in Canada launches interactive digital platform for Inuit carvings
An interactive digital platform launched by the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq offers anyone the chance to get up close with
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2022 Arctic Arts Summit to be hosted in Canada’s Yukon territory
Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory will host the 2022 Arctic Arts Summit, the territorial government announced this week. It will be
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Winnipeg Art Gallery offers sneak peek of Qaumajuq Inuit art centre
Stymied by the pandemic in their plans to throw a big opening party to celebrate the unveiling of the world’s
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Fort Good Hope to unveil world’s largest drum on winter road
Move over, Simcheon-Meon, South Korea. Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) will soon be home to the world’s largest drum.
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Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada plans huge outdoor art projection in run up to Inuit art space opening
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) in the Canadian province of Manitoba is planning huge outdoor projection of Inuit art starting
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Winnipeg Art Gallery unveils monumental ‘Gift’ from Inuit artist
As of last Thursday visitors to the Winnipeg Art Gallery and its Qaumajuq Inuit art centre are greeted by a
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Travelling Kenojuak Ashevak exhibition coming to Sudbury, Canada Jan 21 to March 28
A travelling exhibition featuring work by iconic Canadian Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak is coming to Sudbury, Ontario in January, marking
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Nunavut, Canada artists to contribute to upcoming, youth-made climate change documentary
The West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, based in the community of Kinngait in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, will be partnering with
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Campaign underway to name Ottawa park after renowned Canadian Inuk artist
An Ottawa woman is campaigning to have a park in Sandy Hill named after internationally renowned Inuk artist Annie Pootoogook.
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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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New ebook explores life and legacy of Canadian artist Annie Pootoogook
Nunavut artist Annie Pootoogook was renowned for her drawings of day-to-day life in the Inuit community of Kinngait, and now
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