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9 Inuit- and Sámi-Directed Films to Catch at imagineNATIVE
Inuit and Sámi filmmakers bring Arctic life to the screen at Indigenous film and media arts fest.
Interviews
Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona Print Chosen for Canada Post Stamp Series
Inuk artist’s design is one of four selected to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Feature
Bridging the Distance Between the Arctic and the Amazon
A cross-Americas exhibition at the Power Plant illuminates the commonalities between Indigenous artists, their relationships to the land and desire for ancestral knowledge.
Feature
Three Inuit Artworks to Reflect On for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
This September 30, we invite you to spend time with and amplify the voices of Indigenous artists.
News
Inuit Art Adorns New Truth and Reconciliation Coin
Jason Sikoak co-designs Truth and Reconciliation Medallion.
Artist Project
How to Design Meaningful Video Game Characters
Nunatsiavut Inuk artist Bronson Jacque explains what it takes to create authentic and multifaceted characters.
News
Inuit Art Must-Sees at Nuit Blanche 2022
Inuit art installations you just can’t miss in Toronto at Nuit Blanche.
Interviews
Language, Life Skills and Legends in “Okpik: Little Village in the Arctic”
Director Tiffany Ayalik explains the process behind the film about Kylik Kisoun’s quest for autonomy.
Artist Project
Can a Video Game Help Bring Inuit Stories to Life?
Follow Bronson Jacque on his journey into video game development.
Interviews
The Magic of Improvisation in Tanya Tagaq’s “Ever Deadly”
An interview with Chelsea McMullan and Tagaq on their new documentary premiering at TIFF 2022.
Interviews
Tracing the Narratives of Inuit Filmmaking Talents
An interview with cultural historian Mark David Turner on his new book “On Inuit Cinema | Inuit Takugatsaliukatiget”
News
ÁRRAN 360° and ARCTIC XR Premiere at Venice Biennale Sámi Pavilion
Circumpolar filmmakers use 360-degree screens to blend Indigenous storytelling with new technology.
Interviews
INUA Curators Discuss How Inuit Artists Create Space for the Future
A roundtable discussion with asinnajaq, Heather Igloliorte, Kablusiak and Krista Ulujuk Zawadski.
Artist Project
Flower Blossoms | Chantal Jung
How one Labrador Inuk artist speaks Indigenous Futurisms and family through digital collage.
News
Tanya Tagaq Documentary “Ever Deadly” to Premiere at TIFF 2022
The Inuk throat singer tells her story in an immersive music doc at Toronto film festival.
News
Gayle Kabloona Creates Wallpapers for Google Pixel
Inuk artist celebrates World Indigenous Peoples’ Day with three new backgrounds available worldwide.
Artist Project
Tamaniitugut (We are Here) | Aedan Corey
A queer Inuk artist reflects on Inuit sovereignty in poetry, photography and drawings.
News
Canada Council for the Arts Announces 2 Funding and Capacity Building Partnerships for Indigenous Artists
CCA partners with Yukon government and the IAF.
Choice
The History Behind Nunavut (Our Land)
Why choose this artwork to celebrate Nunavut Day?
Feature
The Intertwined History Of Politics And Art in Nunatsiavut
Yet in spite of the lack of an enduring arts industry, a cooperative system, institutional support or scholarly interest, Nunatsiavut continues to produce such exceptional artists as Michael Massie, John Terriak and Heather Campbell.
Feature
Soft Shapes and Hard Mattresses
Despite the fact that love and sex in the Canadian Arctic is not new, images of erotic scenes have rarely graced the pages of the IAQ. Here, we push past voyeuristic taboos to bring us into the pulse of recent erotic Inuit art.
Interviews
Showcasing Cinematic Talent at the Arctic Arts Summit
Curator Jeremy Emerson on selecting 50 short circumpolar films for the AAS's Pirruvik program.
Feature
What are the Earliest Inuit Prints?
How did prints by one Inuk get published in the South in 1915?
Feature
How to Strip an Archive of Cultural Insensitivity
10 Inuit archival photographs given new names and context.
Feature
How Deantha Edmunds is Decolonizing Opera
World’s first Inuk opera singer says classical music is for everyone.
Feature
What Gets Lost
The CEAC spent decades moderating the sale of Inuit art to southern audiences by prohibiting works deemed unacceptable from entering the market. We examine what works were rejected and why.
Feature
Glass Beads in Inuit Needlework From Past to Present
A trip to the glassworks in Murano, Italy, reveals the links between Inuit and Venetians.
Feature
11 Inuit Designers to see at the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival
Catch Inuit talent at the marketplace and on the runways.
News
IAQ Takes Home Gold at National Magazine Awards
IAQ wins two gold medals
News
Tivi Etok Becomes Member of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres du Québec
Celebrated Nunavik artist is the Ordre’s third Inuit member.
Feature
The Sámi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale: Then and Now
How the Nordic Pavilion became the Sámi Pavilion
Interviews
Sámi Co-Curator and Poet-in-Residence Talk Venice Biennale Part I
Sámi artists discuss the topic of Indigenous sovereignty in colonial spaces
Feature
10 Inuit Sealskin Designers to Watch
Eat seal, wear seal!
Feature
100 Unidentified Embroideries
Journeying to Nunatsiavut in search of answers.
Feature
Get to Know Darcie Bernhardt in 5 Works of Art
The Inuvialuk painter shares some of the memories and inspiration behind their favourite artworks.
Beyond the Gallery
Massive Kablusiak Mural Appears at OCAD
Inuit Art Foundation partners with OCAD to bring Inuit art to Onsite Gallery.
News
Shuvinai Ashoona Awarded Special Mention at 59th Venice Biennale
Recognition for the Inuit graphic artist from Kinngait, NU, in the international art exhibition.
Profile
Meet the Artists Behind the Sámi Pavilion
Pauliina Feodoroff, Máret Ánne Sara and Anders Sunna at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
Interviews
What was it Like to Work on a Virtual Exhibition in Lockdown?
Interviewing Prim about her COVID artwork.
News
Two Canadian Screen Awards Go to Inuit Shorts in 2022
Jennie William’s “Nalujuk Night” and Zacharias Kunuk’s “Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice” take home awards.
Feature
We’re Celebrating Siblings Day with a Comic!
This Sunday, April 10, is National Siblings Day, and we’re commemorating it with a comic about the love between siblings.
Choice
Check Out the 5 Inuit Art April Fools Captions Winners!
We posted an image a week for the last five weeks and asked for your favourite comical captions.
Feature
Get to Know Ookpik Through 5 Inuit Artists
Take a closer look at how artists bring the iconic sealskin owl doll to life.
Feature
Kablusiak Subverts Inuit Art With Camp and Silliness
How Kablusiak dismantles the way we are pushed to perceive Inuit art.
News
Three Inuit Singer-Songwriters Recognized by 2022 Juno Awards
Looee Arreak and Deantha Edmunds nominated for classical performance; Susan Aglukark to receive humanitarian award.
Interviews
It’s a Family Affair!
Goota Ashoona’s new exhibit celebrates the Ashoona family’s artistic legacy.
Interviews
Nyla Innuksuk on her New Film “Slash/Back”
Director takes us behind-the-scenes for a look at the movie in the making.
News
David Ruben Piqtoukun Wins 2022 Governor General’s Award
Visual artist receives Artistic Achievement Award for decades spent creating Inuit art.
Feature
7 More Jewellers Whose Work You Should Covet
Because you can never have enough jewellery.
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5 Artists Celebrate 50 Years of Arctic Co-operatives Limited
The impact and legacy of Arctic Co-operatives Limited
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