The Arctic Circle, Wayne Gretzky, and the Future of Arctic Cooperation
The big news in the Arctic this week came from Iceland’s President Grimsson, who announced at the National Press Club
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Special Reports
THE TECHNICIAN – Andrew Qappik
Andrew Qappik is one of the most well-known artists working in Nunavut. He has designed images for everything from tapestries and prints, to the Nunavut Coat of Arms.
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THE DREAMER – Jolly Atagooyuk
Jolly Atagooyuk talks about how Nunavut’s wildlife sparks his imagination and how different printing techniques help images come alive on the page.
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THE UP-AND-COMER – Ningeokuluk Teevee
There’s little consensus on what the future of Inuit art will or should look like. But there’s one thing almost everyone can agree on — Ningeokuluk Teevee will certainly be part of it.
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THE PIONEER – Kenojuak Ashevak
The iconic prints of late Canadian artist Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013) almost single-handedly came to define Arctic art both in Canada and on the world stage. In this 2010 conversation with Eye on the Arctic, Ashevak talks about her work, her success and what she really thinks about the next generation of northern artists.
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THE PRINTER – Niveaksie Quvianaqtuliaq
The Cape Dorset art story has been told thousands of times over. But no matter who tells it and how, the printers who actually produce the physical lithographs and stone cuts, often get left out of the narrative. So Eye on the Arctic wanted its audience to meet one.
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THE CARVER – Toonoo Sharky
Toonoo Sharky is a longtime carver based in Cape Dorset, Nunavut and has developed an instantly recognizable style that’s become a favourite of collectors.
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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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