33 new Inuvialuit murals to be displayed in communities across Canada’s Northwest Territories
Six N.W.T. communities are about to get more colourful. Thirty-three murals have been commissioned by the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC)
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Art and Culture
WAG-Qaumajuq museum in Winnipeg, Canada to co-host 22nd Inuit Studies Conference
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq will co- host Auviqsaqtut: the 22nd Inuit Studies Conference, along with the University of Manitoba
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N.W.T.’s Indigenous language program starts to pay off in Canadian Arctic
Susan Peffer says she can have conversations in Inuvialuktun as a result of the N.W.T.’s Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP). “Every time
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Short story collection by Inuk author Norma Dunning wins one of Canada’s top fiction prizes
Inuk writer Norma Dunning has won one of Canada’s top literary prizes for English-language fiction. Dunning was announced the winner
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Q&A with 2021 Sobey Art Award Winner Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
Performance artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory won Canada’s prestigious 2021 Sobey Art Award on November 6, the second Inuk artist to
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Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory wins Canada’s 2021 Sobey Art Award
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory has won Canada’s prestigious 2021 Sobey Art Award, the second Inuk artist to receive the honour since
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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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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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Tłı̨chǫ community in northern Canada commemorates 100 years of Treaty 11 with new exhibit
The exhibit shares stories of the treaty from the perspective of Tłı̨chǫ people The Tłı̨chǫ community is commemorating 100 years
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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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Moose on the move — the latest subject for “slow TV” in Sweden
Viewers can once again watch moose – or European elk – head down to their summer pastures as part of a
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Iqaluit museum curator worries Inuit art gallery in southern Canada too far from home
It will be the world’s largest collection of contemporary Inuit art A new branch of the Winnipeg Art Gallery dedicated
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