Inuit Art Quarterly Editor Britt Gallpen has been recognized as Editor Grand Prix, Honourable Mention at the 2017 Magazine Grands Prix. The award recognizes excellence, leadership and mentorship in magazine editing.

The Hnatyshyn Foundation announced in Ottawa today the laureates of the REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards, which honour Indigenous artists who have shown exceptional leadership in both their home communities and on the world stage.

The Inuit Art Quarterly has been shortlisted for Best Magazine, Literature and Art in the 2017 Canadian Magazine Awards. The nomination, announced March 30, 2017, recognizes excellence in publishing in the arts and literature, including poetry. This is the inaugural year for the Canadian Magazine Awards presented by Magazines Canada. This is also the IAQ’s first nomination for a ‘Best Magazine’ award in its thirty year history.

The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation announced in March that significant progress has been made on the Inuit Film and Video Archives, an effort to digitize some 9000 hours of film and other records and make them accessible to the public.

In May 2016, Shuvinai Ashoona was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, joining the ranks of a significant group of Inuit artists who share the RCA distinction, including Helen Kalvak, Jessie Oonark and Kananginak Pootoogook.

Kananginak Pootoogook, RCA (1935–2010) has been named as a participating artist in this year’s Venice Biennale, opening May 13, 2017. The late Kinngait (Cape Dorset) artist is the first Inuit artist to be included in the fair.

Historica Canada has launched a new Heritage Minute highlighting the groundbreaking career of the late Kinngait artist Kenojuak Ashevak. This Minute is the first to be produced entirely in Inuktitut as well as English and French.