Thursday 7 November, 2024
Coffee, tea and small pastries.
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.
Panelists: Pasha April Partridge, Neevie Simigak, Courtney Papigatuk-Bentley, and Lisi Etok
Panelist Speakers: Jamesie Fournie, Janice Grey, Napatsi Folger Moderator: Reneltta Arluk Date: Thursday, November 7thTime: 9:15...
This is a LGBTQ2S+ safe space open to all Inuit. Elder Levinia Brown invites queer and non-binary Inuit and their friends and families to come and share their stories and discuss pre-colonial Inuit gender and sexuality in this Inuit-only safe space.
Come for a 1 on 1 grant consultation session with a representative from various arts funders. A sign-up sheet wil be available, please stop by and sign up to book a time slot. First come first serve.
This exclusive preview for the opening of the new Inuit permanent collection at the MMFA is for Museum Members and symposium attendees
Excitingly, we are experiencing unprecedented numbers of Inuit taking up positions of leadership in arts institutions around the circumpolar world. In this panel both senior administrators and emerging Inuit arts leaders come together to discuss the transformation of arts institutions and organizations. Panelist Speakers: Reneltta Arlu...
During this session, we hear from the dynamic lineup of Inuit performance artists who will all perform during the Friday evening closing gala. The program is curated by Tanya Lukin-Linklater, who moderates this conversation. Panelist Speakers: Sylvia Cloutier, Allison Warden, Taqralik Partridge , Jessie Kleeman
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...
Artists who work in and for their communities and are invested in educating a new generation and carrying forward the stories, knowledge, and practices of their ancestors. Panelists: Christine Q Lussier, Hanne Kirkegaard, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Veronica Flowers, Vanessa Flowers, Evie Mark
International Inuit Day Country Food Lunch catered in partnership with the Southern Quebec Inuit Association and hosted at the MMFA. With special performances.
Join experienced Inuk printmaker Aeden Corey for a workshop on how to produce black and white lino-cut prints from start to finish, using your own drawings and designs to create original artworks that can be replicated by hand-pulled prints. This workshop is held at the Montreal Museum of Fine Ar...
In this exciting fishskin rawhide sewing workshop with famed Alaskan artist Sonya Kelliher-Combs, participants will work with salmon skin tanned by the artist as well as beads and other media, to produce tiny pouches in which to keep your "portable secrets!" This workshop is held at the Montreal ...
Join curator Oolee Eegeesiak and special guest artists on a free tour of the featured exhibition Amisut, learn about the artists and their works in the exhibition, and maybe even buy a print from this fantastic exhibit at La Guilde featuring young and early career artists from across Inuit Nunangat. A...
The Inuit Art Quarterly's Tauttunnguaqti, or “one who envisions," Napatsi Folger, will give this creative and informative workshop on art writing for the renowned magazine. As the creative visionary for the magazine, Napatsi’s responsibilities are diverse and impactful. As the Tauttunnguaqti, Napatsi edits select issues of IAQ, shapes the themes, and collaborates on editorial decisions such as which artists an...
In this intermediate/advanced beading and tufting broach workshop, renowned artist Julie Grenier will guide experienced beaders in the creation of an innovative broach mixing a variety of techniques. Participants must already know how to bead, so come with your own materials or use those provided, and be ready to "level-up" on your skills with this pro!
Qiviut is the underwool from Umingmak (Muskox). It is known to be the finest fibre in the world. Experience a hands-on workshop to process qiviut from start to finish using basic tools to create a Qiviut yarn wrap necklace/bracelet. Together we will pull qiviut from the hide exploring multiple methods, clean, hand spin/electric spin, and then crochet with Qiviut and beads. Open to participants of any backgroun...
A voice workshop with throat singing techniques with Sylvia Cloutier, Akinisie Sivuarapik.
This is a mini kamik keychain or simple sealskin beaded keychain workshop hosted by two talented sisters from Nunatsiavut. Partcipants may choose which project they would like to make at the workshop depending on their level of skill and experience. Everyone comes away with a beautiful and practical creation in this exciting, all-welcome workshop! Sealskin (beginner) and Kamik (moderate)
Are you curious about the possibilities of rug hooking today as a business or contemporart art practice? In this free workshop, Textiles MFA student Jason Sikoak will demonstrate the steps required to take a rug from concept to completion in this automated rug tufting-gun demonstration, which will result in a collaborative art piece.
Inuk museum technician Isabelle Uyaralaaq Avingaq Choquette provides this in-depth, behind-the-scenes, intimate tour of the Avataq Cultural Institute collections. See historical and contemporary Nunavik artworks up close and personal in this rare opportununity in the vaults of Avataq.
Every evening from dusk to 11pm, ulitsuak | marée montante | rising tide by multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Glenn Gear will illuminate the Sherbrooke facade of the Michal and Renalta Hornstein Pavilion o...
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...