Forthcoming Anchorage Museum Fellowship will Bolster Circumpolar Artists
The Anchorage Museum is set to launch a new fellowship aimed at supporting artists in Alaska and the Circumpolar North. The fellowship was created by Yup’ik and Iñupiaq artist Drew Michael to give artists opportunities to focus on their work without the stress of finances and associated logistics. Born in Bethel, Alaska, and currently based in East Anchorage, Michael creates Yup’ik masks with colourful details, often including modern materials like metals. He also incorporates Yup’ik healing practices and religious icons from European Christianity in his practice. The fellowship, funded by a $100,000 endowment, will include stipends for expenses like materials and research, and it will also include access to the museum’s archives and collections as well as assistance from staff and connections with other artists, researchers, curators and communities. Each year, one or two artists will be selected for the fellowship, starting in 2026.
Eldred Allen Solo Exhibition Opens at Stephen Bulger Gallery
Inuk photographer Eldred Allen’s first commercial solo exhibition Scenes from Labrador is on view at Stephen Bulger Gallery in Toronto, ON. Hailing from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, NL, Allen is inspired to record the land around him in his work using handheld cameras, drones and 3D modelling. Scenes from Labrador includes colour landscapes captured while standing out on the land and aerial photos taken by a drone. Allen’s work has most recently been included in Tide–While Neither Waits on No One, Both Have Changed (2024), at La Guilde in Montreal, QC. In 2024 Allen participated in the Sustainable Nunatsiavut Futures artist residency and was longlisted for the Sobey Art Award. The exhibition is on until February 22, 2025.
Hockey Night in Canada Expands to Inuktitut
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and Sportsnet have partnered to provide National Hockey League programming in Inuktitut, expanding an initiative that celebrates language revitalization and connects fans. This marks the third season of Hockey Night in Canada in Cree and the first season of Hockey Night in Canada in Inuktitut. The three Inuktitut episodes will be hosted by Pujjuut Kusugak, Robert Kabvitok and David Ningeongan.
These Beautiful Markings: Inuit Tattoos in Art On View at the NGC
The group display entitled These Beautiful Markings: Inuit Tattoos in Art, curated by Jocelyn Piirainen, Associate Curator, Inuit Art, at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) is currently on view at the NGC in Ottawa, ON. This is the second of two installments that examine tattoos and their designs in Inuit art. It includes 14 works by ten artists, including Luke Anguhadluq, Jessie Oonark, Bessie Iquginnaaq Scottie and Pitseolak Ashoona. The first installment of the exhibition included works by Helen Kalvak, Ruth Annaqtuusi Tulurialik and Davidialuk Alasua Amittu. These Beautiful Markings is on view until spring 2025 in Room A111a.