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INUA Opens to the Public
Doors open on the inaugural exhibition at Qaumajuq, WAG’s new Inuit art centre.
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2 Inuit Designers Among 12 Winners of 2021 National Fur Design Competition
Erica Joan Lugt, Olivia Chislett win trip to intensive fur design workshop in Toronto.
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Germaine Arnaktauyok Wins Governor General Award
Visual artist takes home Artistic Achievement Award.
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WAG-Qaumajuq Unveils Sculpture by Abraham Anghik Ruben
Polar bear sculpture to sit at entrance to Qaumajuq outdoor plaza.
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Uvagut TV Becomes First-Ever Indigenous-Language Channel in Canada
Inuktut-language channel to broadcast across Nunavut and Northwest Territories.
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Beatrice Deer Band Among Finalists in Quebec-Wide TV Talent Show
Singer-songwriter in the running for $100,000 prize.
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9 Records Broken at Inuit Art Auction
Career highs set for Jessie Oonark, John Pangnark and more.
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Indigenous Language Keepers Formally Name Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Inuit Art Centre
An act of decolonization at one of Canada’s major museums.
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Kiugak Ashoona Sculpture Sells for Record-Breaking $110,000
Famous sculpture blasts past estimated prices.
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Katherine Takpannie Wins A 2020 New Generation Photography Award
Takpannie takes home $10,000 prize.
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Nordic Pavilion to Become Sámi Pavilion for Venice Biennale 2022
Office for Contemporary Art Norway highlights Indigenous artists.
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Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk Designs Inuvialuktun Language GIFs for ICS
Inuvialuit Communications Society seeks to bolster language use.
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Ossie Michelin Joins Canadian Art Team as Editor-At-Large
Canadian Art fills two Editor-At-Large positions with Indigenous editors.
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Qaggiavuut Announces New All-Inuit Senior Leadership Team
With new team, Nunavut performing arts society emphasizes community connection.
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Owners Find Cache of Kenojuak Ashevak Prints in Newly Purchased House
Nearly 40 Inuit prints among massive collection of artwork inside.
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New Mural Painted by Local Artists in Makkovik
Painter Jessica Winters creates fine arts training for students.
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Peter Igupttaq Autut Wins Creative Non-Fiction Award
Writer and comedian takes home 2020 Sally Manning Award.
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Riit Song Shortlisted for 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize
“#Uvangattauq” in line for Best Song of the Year by Emerging Canadian Songwriter.
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First Major Canadian Auction in Inuit Art Market Since Pandemic Sees Record Sales
Astonishing 10 sales records set for Indigenous artists.
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Dedicates $2.4 Million to Inuit TV
President Alethea Arnaquq-Baril to produce educational programming.
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Tuktoyaktuk Carving Project Unveils 5,000 Pound Monument
Four carvers spent three months working on the marble statue.
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Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum Acquires Signs from Black Lives Matter Protest
Local museum seeks to document one of the largest protests in Iqaluit’s history.
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Red Marrow Media Receives Funding from Netflix and Indigenous Screen Office
Stacey Aglok-MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril to develop new feature film.
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Inuit Art Foundation and Partners Announce New Emergency Fund for Artists and Culture Workers
$250,000 dedicated specifically for Inuit, First Nations and Métis artists.
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Riit Longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Prize
Debut album “ataataga” among 40 in line for Canadian Album of the Year.
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Kablusiak Receives A 2020 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Award
All 10 emerging artists awarded $10,000 each in prize money.
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Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Wins Sinchi Indigenous Artist Award
Inaugural prize recognizes Indigenous artists around the world.
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Alianait 2020 Officially Cancelled
The world’s circumpolar stage closes over public safety concerns.
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Taqralik Partridge Named Director of Nordic Lab
SAW Gallery marks “important milestone” with new appointment for its Indigenous-led program.
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Nunavut Development Corporation Steps Up to Support Nunavut Artists
Company funds artists by buying up work, contracts sewers to make non-medical masks.
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Inuit Art Quarterly Nominated for Two 2020 National Magazine Awards
IAQ has been recognized for Best Short Feature Writing and Best Magazine: Art, Literary & Culture.
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asinnajaq wins $25,000 Sobey Art Award
In response to COVID-19, the annual award is granting prizes to each longlisted artist.
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Kenojuak Print Blasts Past Estimated Value at Auction
Bountiful Bird (1986) commanded 10 times its estimated value in February.
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Katherine Takpannie Longlisted for New Generation Photography Award
Young photographer in the running for $10,000 prize.
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aabaakwad 2020 NIRIN to Launch the Sydney Biennale
Four days of programming on Indigenous art and cultures to take centre stage.
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Kablusiak Awarded Fogo Island Arts-Sobey Art Award Residency
Residency to take place on Fogo Island, off the Northern coast of Newfoundland.
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Library and Archives Canada Designates More Than $350,000 in Funding for Inuit Arts Organizations
Projects underway to preserve oral history recordings in arctic communities
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Canada Goose Launches Second Edition of Project Atigi
One-of-a-kind parkas handmade by 18 designers from across Inuit Nunangat.
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Isuma, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Among the Top 10 Canadian Films of the Year
After a strong year in Canadian filmmaking, two Inuit-directed films have been included in TIFF’s list of the top ten Canadian films of the year.
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The Halvarson Gift of Inuit Art
A Collector’s Eye ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕙᑦᑑᑉ ᕿᓂᐅᓯᖓ: The Halvarson Gift of Inuit Art is showing at the University of Alberta Museums Gallery A in the TELUS International Centre until December 14 2019.
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Illusuak Cultural Centre Opens its Doors in Nain, NL
After breaking ground in 2014, the Illusuak Cultural Centre in Nain, NL opened its doors to the public in November.
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Couzyn Van Heuvelen Awarded Public Art Project
A graphic nod to the history of Inuit printmaking by Bowmanville-based sculptor and installation artist Couzyn van Heuvelen has been selected for the Glen Road Pedestrian Tunnel public art project.
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Major Collection of Inuit Art Donated to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has announced the gift of twenty-seven textiles, sculptures and works on paper from the collection of Joyce W. and P. Frederick Sparling.
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Judas Ullulaq Sculpture Breaks Record at Auction
On November 19, 2019, at Waddington’s Inuit Art public auction in Toronto, Shaman’s Face (n.d.) a sculpture by Judas Ullulaq (1937-1999), doubled the artist’s previous record at public auction.
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Lisa Quluqqi Koperqualuk named Curator of the MMFA
Vice President of International Affairs at the Inuit Circumpolar Council Lisa Quluqqi Koperqualuk to join the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts team as their new Curator and Mediator of Inuit Art.
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Embassy of Imagination Parade Opens the Toronto Biennial of Art
On September 21st, the Toronto Biennial opened to the public in locations across Toronto. Ambitious in scope, the inaugural edition of the Biennial promises “72 Days of Free Art” along the waterfront.
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National Gallery of Canada Announces Curators for 58th Venice Biennale
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has confirmed that the Canada Pavilion will be curated by a team composed of Asinnajaq, Catherine Crowston, Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Barbara Fischer and Candice Hopkins.
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Couzyn van Heuvelen Short-Listed for Public Art Project
A bold and graphic nod to the history of Inuit printmaking by Bowmanville-based sculptor and installation artist Couzyn van Heuvelen is among the five short-listed proposal for the Glen Road Pedestrian Tunnel public art project.
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Spirit Wrestler Gallery to Close its Doors this October
Vancouver’s Spirit Wrestler Gallery is closing its doors to the public this October. Founded in 1995, the gallery became well-known for showcasing the work of a host of leading Indigenous artists from across Canada and beyond.
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Inuit Artists to Perform at 2019 Festival Internacional Cervantino
Among Festival Internacional Cervantino’s 2019 line-up are a number of Inuit artists including a Polaris Prize-nominated musician and a Dora award-winning multidisciplinary artist.
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