Arnakkuluk has for the past five years, 2018-2023, been the Director of Greenland’s Culture House Katuaq, leading the organization through a challenging corona period. Prior to this, she was Communications Director at Tele-Post (now Tusass).
In the period 2014-2016, Arnakkuluk was Deputy Head of Arctic Winter Games 2016 and was responsible for the entire communication, culture and volunteer area.
At the time, she came from a position as Head of the Communication and Culture Department in Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq.
Arnakkuluk holds a Master’s degree in Communication & Cultural and Language Studies from Roskilde University.
Arnakkuluk is the chairwoman of the Greenland Art Foundation and is generally actively involved in the local community, e.g. as a volunteer and as an avid culture user. He also has a wide network in the community.
In Arnakkuluk’s daily life, nature is used as a respite and a source of energy.
Sessions in which Arnakkuluk Jo Kleist participates
Thursday 7 November, 2024
In this special session, arts funders discuss opportunities for Inuit to access grants and other funding opportunities available to creatives and creators from the North.Funding Representatives: Arnakkuluk Jo Kleist, Saali Kuata, Amy Norman, Kerry Swanson, Susanne AndreasenModerator: Heather IgloliorteDate...
Sessions in which Arnakkuluk Jo Kleist attends
Wednesday 6 November, 2024
Join us for the opening of the symposium! We will open events with a welcome to territory by Skawennati; a qulliq lighting and opening remarks by Heather Igloliorte.
In this panel, circumpolar artists who have shown their work both in community as well as at international art festivals and major exhibitions discuss their experiences engaging with the global contemporary art world. Panelists: Kablusiak, Inuuteq Storch, Julie Edel Hardenberg, Sonya Kehlier-Combs in conversation with
On this day gourmet lunch boxes are available for conference registrants
Join us for a live podcast recording of "Northerned", with special musical guest Joey Juurini Partridge, hosted by Beatrice Deer and Tanya Innaaruli...
Thursday 7 November, 2024
Join us for a conversation with some of the many wonderful alumni of the Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership project. As Inuit Futures draws to a close and new initiatives are being devised for the future, this panel is an opportunity for us to reflect on what we’ve learned, and spotlight some of the former IF students as they have moved in new exciting directions in their careers and practices.
International Inuit Day Country Food Lunch catered in partnership with the Southern Quebec Inuit Association and hosted at the MMFA. With special performances.
This presentation brings together drawings, photographs, sculptures and more in order to promote and share Inuit artistic and cultural heritage and make it more accessible to all audiences. Conceived in collaboration with Inuk artist and curator asinnajaq, ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik invites us to meditate on the rhythms of...
Friday 8 November, 2024
This panel highlights the voices and perspectives of some of the early career artists featured in the exhibition at La Guilde, Amisut. The conversation is moderated by the exhibition curator, Ooleepeeka Eegeesiak
In this Inuit-only conversation, Inuit tattoo artists invite conversation and knowledge-sharing about kakiniit and tunniit designs, patterns and meanings, and discuss their various experiences and best practices. Panelists: Marjorie Tahbone, Arsaniq Deer, Malaya Kisa-Knickelbein, Sarah Whalen Lunn
Agguaq Collective highlights the work of nine Inuk women from across Nunavut and Nunavik who visit museum collections to study Inuit ancestral clothing and piqutiit (belongings). In this panel, members of the collective will talk about their work creating new garments based on the patterns found in collections.
Join us for a wrap-up conversation to reflect on not only the symposium, but also examine the recent history of Inuit art, take stock of the contemporary moment, and collectively envision where we want to take Inuit art into the future.
Curated by Heather Igloliorte and Taqralik Partridge, Ilagiit/Relatives features contemporary Inuit artists from throughout Inuit Nunaat whose works speak to ways of being in relation: to each other and community, the land, past and future generations, namesakes, and Inuit belongings. Inuit relational expressions are explored through painting, video, clothing, photography, textiles, ceramics and other practices; through both human and non-human rel...
Join us to celebrate at the ᕿᓐᓂᕋᔮᑦᑐᖅ Qinnirajaattuq / Ripples closing gala featuring DJ Andachan from Greenland! Cash bar with both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options available. Please note there is no food available at this event. We recommend that you eat dinner beforehand a...