Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership

La Guilde and Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership invites you to attend the official opening ceremony of the exhibition Pudlo Pudlat: Above the Limits, which will take the form of a curatorial talk. The conversation will be moderated by La Guilde, Heather Igloliorte, Director of Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership: The Pilimmaksarniq / Pijariuqsarniq Project, and Nak Alariaq, consultant for the Pudlo Pudlat exhibition project. Join us, for free, online for this event on Thursday, A...pril 15 at 6 PM. https://www.inuitfutures.ca/pudlo-pudlat-opening-ceremony Save your spot: https://bit.ly/3tLjkmW. #inuitfutures #nakalariaq #laguilde #inuitart #pudlopudlat

For our very last #MentorSpotlight, we are highlighting Jesse Tungilik! Jesse is an interdisciplinary artist, arts administrator, and Inuit arts advocate based in Iqaluit, Nunavut. He is involved with many arts initiatives across the north, including the Inuit Art Foundation, Nunavut Arts and Craft Association, the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, and has served as Manager of Cultural Industries for the Government of Nunavut. Jesse partnered with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadersh...ip: The Pillimaksarniq / Pijaruiqsarniq Project as a member of the Inuit Leadership Group and mentor in 2017. Since joining the project, Jesse was Concordia University’s Artist-in-Residence in 2019, where he made the Sealskin Spacesuit (2019) with CEGEP Nunavik Sivunitsavut students and visited the Canadian Space Agency. During his time at Concordia, Jesse also worked with Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuk Jason Sikoak on two pieces -- Labrador Tent (2019) and Feeding My Family (2019) -- for Memory Keepers I, a group exhibition in the FOFA Gallery courtyard, Concordia University, Montreal QC in March 2019. To learn more about our mentors, visit our website: www.inuitfutures.ca/mentors

It’s Monday, which means it’s time for another #IlinniaqtuitSpotlight! Today we are highlighting Jaelyn Terriak, a recent graduate from Carleton University with a combined honours in Law and Indigenous studies. She is Inuk on her maternal side and grew up in Nain, Nunatsiavut with her Annsiak (Grandmother) and Attsiak (Grandfather) until moving to Toronto when she was 9 years old. There, she lived and was raised by her family who is of afro-guyanese descent. Jaelyn is curr...ently working as a manager of an organization that provides National Programming for youth, while studying for her LSAT. Her research and work is embedded in her unique experience as an Inuk Guyanese woman, who has lived in and outside of Inuit Nunangat and has had to navigate her way through these dynamics. To learn more about Jaelyn and our other Ilinniaqtuit students and learners, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/ilinniaqtuit See more

As we move into a new year, we wish everyone happiness and good health this holiday season.

CARFAC is offering support for artists and arts professionals with repayments and navigating the CERB system. Artists, if you're being asked to repay CERB money, let CARFAC know:

Today we are highlighting Inuit Futures mentor, Sandra Dyck! has mentored many student curators of Inuit art in her position as Director of Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG), including Project Director Heather Igloliorte. Since joining the Inuit Futures Project as a mentor, Sandra has worked with Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuk Krista Ulujuk Zawadski, a PhD candidate in Cultural Mediations at Carleton University where she is researching and developing a future exhibition for ...CUAG, based on her PhD research, about the visual and cultural history of Qatiktalik (Cape Fullerton). Sandra also mentored ilinniaqtuk Tiffany Larter as she catalogued the A.T. Tolley Collection at CUAG in the summer of 2019. Sandra sees her role as a facilitator, and wants all opportunities created at CUAG for students in the Inuit Futures Project to be grounded in open and reciprocal exchange between equal partners. This amplifies the impact, reach and capacity-building potential of these projects for everyone involved. To learn more about the great work our mentors do, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/mentors #MentorSpotlight #InuitFutures See more

#IlinniaqtuitSpotlight time! Today we are highlighting a new student to Inuit Futures, Isabelle Uyaralaaq Avingaq Choquette. Isabelle her final year of the museum studies program at Collège Montmorency in Laval, QC. Born and raised in Terrebonne, her mother’s family is from Igloolik, NU and her father is French Canadian. Isabelle currently lives in Montreal where she works in the museology department of the Avataq Cultural Institute, taking care of the Nunavik Inuit Art Collection. Isabelle’s interests include Inuit art and collections, the repatriation of Inuit collections to the North, and continuing to learn about Inuit cultures from the Circumpolar North. To learn more about Isabelle, and our other Ilinniaqtuit students & learners, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/ilinniaqtuit

Inuit! Inuvialuit! Have you ever had an idea for a short documentary? Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to be mentored by incredible Indigenous filmmakers! Apply, apply! And if you need help applying, we’d be happy to help

Happy Monday! It's time for another #mentorspotlight - today we are featuring filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Alethea, who is from Iqaluit, has been working in the Canadian Arctic since 2003. She has directed many films, including her award-winning documentary Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos (2011) featuring Inuit elder oral histories, and Angry Inuk (2016). Alethea joined Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership: The Pillimaksarniq / Pijaruiqsarniq Project as a member of the Inuit Leadership Group and mentor in 2017. Currently, Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuk alum Simonie Kisa-Knickelbein is an employee of Red Marrow Media and has worked as the Third Assistant Director on Slash/Back (2020). To learn more about the great work our mentors and our illiniaqtuit do, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/mentors

Some important advice for artists from an Inuk future leader in the arts (shared with permission! Happy Friday )

#IlliniaqtuitSpotlight Recently, we caught up with Inuit Futures Alumni, Jessica Winters, to hear about what she has been up to since graduating from Memorial University in 2019. Check out the article below to learn more:

Happy Nunatsiavut Day everyone! (Image: "Trappers Cove", (2019), Oil on Canvas, painted by Bronson Jacque, one of our Illiniaqtuit)

Time for another #illiniaqtuitspotlight! Today we are featuring Bronson Jacque, an artist, student, and writer from Postville, Nunatsiavut (Labrador). A student of NSCAD University, Bronson is completing his bachelor’s degree in fine arts and works as a Contributing Editor with the Inuit Art Foundation. He is passionate about multidisciplinary arts, delving into many mediums, but specializes in oil painting portraits. Whenever I’m painting something I take it as an honor to... be painting it. I want to do the best job that I can. For Bronson, painting is a way to document memories of the people and places that define his experience. He hopes to shed light on the realities of living in the north and to portray a sort of nostalgia for a place people may not know. To learn more about Bronson Jacque and our other Illiniaqtuit, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/ilinniaqtuit

In the fifth and final edition of Inuit Art Foundation's Atiq (Naming Your Soul) series, multidisciplinary artist and Inuit Futures illiniaqtuq Jason Sikoak tells us the story of how they took back their family surname. Learn more by clicking the link below:

#IlliniaqtuitSpotlight Recently, we had the chance to catch up with one of our Illiniaqtuit alumni, Emily Henderson, who has spent the past ten months in her new role as Profiles Editor at the Inuit Art Foundation. Check out the article below to learn more:

Congratulations to Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuk Jason Sikoak with the start of their new digital artist's residency!

Today we are sharing a #MentorSpotlight! Reneltta Arluk is an actor, writer, director, and producer of Inuvialuit, Dene and Cree descent from the Northwest Territories. Presently the Director of Indigenous Arts at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Reneltta has been active in Indigenous theatre productions across Canada and internationally for over a decade. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Akpik Theatre, a northern theatre company that develops northern and... Indigenous stories into professional stage productions. Reneltta joined Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership in 2017 to represent theatre and serve as a voice from the Western Arctic within the Inuit Leadership Group. Reneltta chose to partner with Inuit Futures because she sees the creation of opportunities for Inuit to diversify their abilities, both in community and in urban centres, as vital to their futures as artists. The partnerships and collaborations fostered through the project are essential to building networks and furthering the development of Inuit careers in the arts, particularly in the creative design and performance of theatre. For Reneltta, it feels good to be able to create opportunities for her community to have success that challenges institutional and western norms. To learn more about our mentors, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/mentors

The Winter 2020 Issue of Inuit Art Quarterly features cover art by Inuit Futures Ilinniaqtuit Megan Kyak-Monteith!

Check out this feature on Inuit Futures Ilinniaqtuk Jason Sikoak, where he discusses how Alootook Ipellie's art continues to inspire his own artistic practice!

For today’s #IlliniaqtuitSpotlight we are highlighting Darcie Bernhardt! Hailing from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories and now based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, emerging visual artist and curator Darcie Bernhardt has already achieved a staggering amount of success in the Inuit art world. After obtaining a Fine Arts Certificate from Yukon College in 2013, Darcie enrolled in NSCAD University where she graduated in 2019 with a BFA specializing in drawing and painting. As an Illin...iaqtuit, Darcie joined a cohort of young Inuit students and emerging arts professionals on a trip to Venice, Italy to witness firsthand the historic opening of Isuma Film Collective’s exhibition at the Canada Pavilion in the Giardini di Biennale. The Summer Institute in Venice culminated in the publication of the Venice Biennale Special Issue of Inuit Art Quarterly, the first ever all-Inuit issue of IAQ based on the Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuit’s experiences and conversations with other circumpolar artists. Continuing her relationship with IAQ and the Inuit Art Foundation, Darcie was the featured artist at the IAF booth during Art Toronto in October 2019. Art Toronto was more of a spotlight than I’d ever had before, I really appreciated that, she says of the experience. Having people interested in my work makes me want to make more. Darcie continues to develop her practice and has expanded her range to include lithograph prints. Her artwork is currently on display in the exhibition Worn Inward at the Grenfell Art Gallery at Memorial University of Newfoundland. To learn more about Darcie and the work she has done with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/darcie-bernhardt-profile See more

Big news! Inuit and Inuvialuit language keepers along with Indigenous language keepers from every First Nation and Metis group in Manitoba came together to name the two buildings previously known as the Inuit Art Centre. Qaumajuq (Nunavik dialect, meaning it is bright, it is lit) is the name for the new building; Biindigin Biwaasaeyaah (an Anishinaabemowin name meaning Come on in, the dawn of light is here) is the name for the existing building. These language keepers rep...resent all four regions of Inuit Nunangat, as well as Anishinnaabemowin, Nêhiyawêwin, Dakota and Michif (Metis) speakers, to recognize the building’s location on Treaty 1 territory and Winnipeg’s location on the unceded territory of the Dakota people and the homeland of the Metis Nation. We are so honoured to gift the institution with these new names that point to a new a path forward for galleries and museums in this country, -Dr. Julie Nagam and Dr. Heather Igloliorte. See more

Sounds like good changes are on the horizon for future northern postsecondary students

I made it! Last of five public zoom lectures this week begins in 5 minutes. @carla_taunton will be chatting about the book that’s been 15 years in the making @uoftarthistory speaker series: https://arthistory.utoronto.ca//art-history-speaker-series

Happy Friday! Time for another #ilinniaqtuitspotlight. Leanne Inuarak-Dall is a multidisciplinary artist currently completing the Fine Arts program at Langara College in Vancouver, BC. Raised in Ontario, she uses her art to explore her mixed heritage and what it means to be an Inuk raised in an urban setting. She has worked in mediums such as weaving, sculpture, and collage. She intends to expand her techniques and skills to investigate themes surrounding identity. Her work has been displayed in local businesses around Vancouver. To learn more about Leanne and our other ilinniaqtuit, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/ilinniaqtuit

Check this out tomorrow or Saturday afternoon !!

Huge Congratulations to Katherine Takpannie!

Register for this free talk "South of Inuit Nunangat: An Online Conversation" happening today on Zoom at 2:30pm (Central / Winnipeg)! Exhibition co-curator & co-curator of the inaugural Inuit Art Centre exhibition, Heather Igloliorte (Nunatsiavut) will moderate a conversation with three urban Inuit women currently residing in Winnipeg, about their experiences living and working outside of Inuit Nunangat. Speakers include cultural advocate Nikki Komaksiutiksak, architectur...e graduate student Nicole Luke, and WAG Assistant Curator of Inuit Art & artist, Jocelyn Piirainen Register here https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/.../south-of-inuit-nunangat-a...

Is it cold where you are this week? We're re-making the delicious Uujuk recipe that Sylvia Cloutier shared with us this past summer - give it a try with any red meat you have handy (this recipe is for tuktu [caribou] but elk, bison, even beef works too!) https://www.inuitfutures.ca//uujuq-making-a-healthy-caribo

"We should all be proud of our roots and it's never too late to connect with our culture, language, and traditions," she said, reminding people that they should be patient with themselves. "I think it's important to be kind to yourself on the learning journey. We are all equal. No one is above anyone else. We all deserve a good quality of life regardless of gender, race, wealth, or experience. You belong wherever you are. Whether it is in post-secondary institutions, your dream workplace, shopping in nice stores, revitalizing your culture, chasing your dreams. Nobody can tell you otherwise. Your value is internal and other peoples' opinions don't equate to your value."

Huge congratulations to Katherine Takpannie for this award!!!

Our 2020 Artist in Residence, Glenn Gear, shared a story and his thoughts about Crow Hill, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Captain Cook, and Indigenous spaces on the FOFA Gallery's 'Going Places' podcast yesterday. Click the link below to listen!

Calling all Inuit artists and authors! "The Arctic Art Book Fair is an international art book fair and self-publishing festival. The fair will showcase local, national and international artists and small press publishers from the circumpolar north. It is also committed to arctic content, with a focus on Indigenous perspectives, marginalized voices and emphasizes on cross-border collaborations."

"And even if your passion is not acting, maybe your passion is music, there's so many opportunities that exist out there. And even if we don't see them, they're there. They're waiting for us."

It's Friday - which means it's time for another #ilinniaqtuitspotlight! Today we're highlighting Jason Sikoak. Originally from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Jason is in his third year of studio arts and art history at Concordia University, where he is embracing his life as an artist. Jason has been making art for as long as he can remember, first learning to carve from his uncle Jack Mugford when he was a child, but he had not considered working in the arts full time a possibility. W...hile selling his art online, Jason was invited by Dr. Heather Igloliorte to submit a piece to SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut (2016-2020). His pen and ink drawing Sacrilege (2015) was accepted to the exhibition, has subsequently been shown all across Canada, and is now in the permanent collection of The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. Through Inuit Futures, Jason had the opportunity to work with graphic designer Sébastien Aubin (Opaskwayak Cree Nation of Manitoba) on a variety of projects, including designing the Inuit Futures logo. Jason would like to continue to work in graphic design, saying I’ve learned so much just outside of the classroom mentoring with [Sébastien]. Jason is grateful for the opportunities he’s had through The Pilimmaksarniq / Pijariuqsarniq Project, and is looking to pay it forward. Heather is helping me and I, in turn, want to help other people once I’m through the program. To learn more about Jason and the work he has been doing with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/jason-sikoak-profile

The Nuuk Nordisk Kulturfestival has launched an open call for artists and cultural creators! Showcase your art or creative processes at the 4th Nuuk Nordic Cultural Festival in November 2021 - ALL art forms accepted, be it through visual, auditory or some other form of expression. Click the link to their website for more information: www.nuuknordisk.gl

ITK is hiring a Senior Policy Advisor! Visit their website to find out more: www.itk.ca/senior-policy-advisor-2/

A new exhibition is opening at the Winnipeg Art Gallery by one of our project mentors, Jocelyn Piirainen. Can’t wait to see more!

this is so cool.

There are a lot of awesome Inuit and other Indigenous artists taking part in Augmented Reality Nuit Blanche Toronto right now, and all night! - all you need is a smart phone or iPad to check them out!

Congratulations to Nunatsiavummiuk editor Ossie Michelin on this great new gig (and to his co-Editor At Large, Metis curator and scholar Adrienne Huard!) https://canadianart.ca//ossie-michelin-appointed-editor-/

Check out this great article on Dayle Kubluitok's artwork!

Happy Friday! - It’s time for another #IlinniaqtuitSpotlight. Today we are featuring Jennifer Qupanuaq May, an Inuk from Kuujjuaq, now residing in Pointe Claire, QC, with her three children. After a near-fatal injury that almost left her paralyzed, Jennifer worked her way from having to be fed by others to walking again. She then decided she needed to go back to school. Six months after she left the hospital, she was able to return to being a full-time mom, and soon also beca...me a post-secondary student; once she graduates from John Abbott College's Media Arts program, she plans to study Film Production at Concordia University. Jennifer plans to pursue her passion for film editing and documentary filmmaking and aspires to a career in the Inuit film industry. To learn more about Jennifer, and our other #Ilinniaqtuit, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/ilinniaqtuit

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is screening the film Katinngak (Together) by our current Artist in Residence, Glenn Gear, on October 21st at 10am! Patterns of spirited beadwork visuals move across the screen as a caribou and a bear engage each other in Inuit throat singing in this mesmerizing experimental short. For tickets and more information, see below:

Check out this review of Between Ice and Earth, an exhibition which took place at the Xpace Cultural Centre last year, co-curated by Inuit Futures Ilinniaqtuit alumni Tom McLeod. It’s so exciting when we get to see our Ilinniaqtuit’s work being recognized!

Happy Friday, it's time for another #mentorspotlight! Today we are spotlighting Britt Galpen, Editorial Director of the Inuit Art Foundation, and an early partner of Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership: The Pillimaksarniq / Pijaruiqsarniq Project. Britt supervised the production of the Inuit Art Quarterly Venice Biennale Special Issue (2019), the first all-Inuit produced issue of the magazine, which stemmed from the Summer Institute, with essays, artworks, and editorial work co...ntributed by Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuit. As a mentor, Britt has worked closely with two ilinniaqtuk over the past year, Emily Henderson and Napatsi Folger, as Contributing Editors to the IAQ. Emily is now a full-time employee as the magazine’s Profiles Editor since January 2020. Working with the ilinniaqtuit has been a career highlight for Britt. It has been incredibly rewarding to support Emily and Napatsi and watch as they take on new professional challenges and risks that have resulted in a stronger and more relevant editorial voice for the IAQ. To learn more about what our Ilinniaqtuit and mentors are currently up to, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/mentors

We are excited to share this article about our past Artist in Residence, Jesse Tungilik. He created a full-body sealskin spacesuit which will be included in the inaugural exhibition of the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Inuit Art Centre. Click to learn more!

Check out this award opportunity! : Inuktut Writing Prize Application Deadline: October 9, 2020. Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) presents the Inuktut Writing Prize, administered by Nunavut Tunngavik Foundation (NTF).... Nunavut Inuit may submit an unpublished book, a collection of unpublished short stories or poems, or an outline of a book or short-story collection. The Inuktut Writing Prize will award one author with $80,000 and support to continue writing over a year, including a writing residency and mentorship, to develop the material into a book. Four additional prizes will be awarded in the values of $10,000, $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000. NTF will work with the winning author to complete and publish a book and a compilation of the other materials submitted. All creative ideas are welcome, in any of Nunavut’s Inuktut languages and in the author’s preferred writing style (syllabics, roman orthography, etc.). Nunavut Inuit over the age of 18 are eligible. Submissions/outlines must be for unpublished, original book or short stories or poems and are due October 9, 2020. The application form and additional information are available on NTI’s website: https://www.tunngavik.com/n/inuktut-writing-prize-launched/

Happy Friday! In today's #Ilinniaqtuitspotlight we’re highlighting Benjamin McGregor. Benjamin is an Inuit independent filmmaker who grew up in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. His first experiments with filmmaking included filming his friends snowboarding in a gravel pit just outside of his home town. He has since developed a love for narrative film, and is currently completing the Motion Picture Arts program at Capilano University in North Vancouver, BC. As a writer and ...director, Ben’s projects have screened at local, national, and international film festivals like the Whistler Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Recovery Film Festival. He is passionate about stories that tackle social issues and loves genre films. Ben is happy to have begun his career in BC, but he is excited for filmmaking opportunities in the NWT that will allow him to share the beauty of his home with a wider audience. While back home in Yellowknife this summer, Benjamin entered and won a contest to create the music video for a song about his hometown, Yellowknife. To listen and learn more about his song, click the link below:

Check out this career opportunity! The Inuit Art Foundation is seeking applications for a Strategic Initiatives Director and an Artist Services Manager. The ideal candidate for the former is an Inuk or Inuvialuk communicator, visionary thinker and relationship-builder, while the latter is a skilled manager with exceptional organizational skills and vision. Submit your applications by September 20, 2020. Learn more at inuitartfoundation.org/workwithus

Check out this amazing project led by Inuit Futures alum Jessica Winters! Congratulations on this fantastic initiative Jess, we hope this leads to more murals and public art throughout our communities! And kudos also to the Nunatsiavut government for supporting this great community project.

Check this out - amazing Inuit, leading the way Congratulations to all!

Time for another #IlinniaqtuitSpotlight! Born in Iqaluit, NU, and raised in Iqaluit and North Vancouver BC, Napatsi Folger is currently a second-year MFA student in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. Napatsi’s involvement with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership: The Pilimmaksarniq / Pijariuqsarniq Project came about in late 2018 when she initially applied to a job posting from the Inuit Art Foundation. Since January 2019, she has worked as a Contributing Ed...itor to Inuit Art Quarterly, a position made possible through the IAF’s partnership with The Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership Project. In May 2019, Napatsi was a part of a cohort involved in the Inuit Futures Summer Institute that took place in Venice during preview week at the 58th Venice Biennale, coinciding with Isuma Film Collective’s installation at the Canada Pavilion. From this experience, Napatsi compiled and guest-edited the first all-Inuit produced issue of the IAQ alongside fellow Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuk Emily Henderson. It’s been unbelievable, the opportunities that I’ve had because of this project, and it’s really enriched my school experience and I’ve been able to do things I wouldn’t normally have done because of the Inuit Futures initiative and programming. I’m really appreciative. To learn more Napatsi's involvement with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/napatsi-folger-profile

How exciting! Jessica Winters (Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership Ilinniaqtuit Alumni) and four student interns have spent the past month completing a mural on the side of Frank’s General Store in Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, NL. Click through to the article to see photographs of the mural in progress.

Today we are sharing our first Mentor Spotlight! At Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership: The Pilimmaksarniq / Pijariuqsarniq Project, our mentors work directly with Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuit in both educational and professional settings. Today we are highlighting our mentor, Sébastien Aubin. Sébastien is a professional graphic designer with extensive experience designing publications for many artists, organizations, and Canadian art galleries. A proud member of the Opaskwayak ...Cree Nation, Sébastien joined Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership as a mentor in the spring of 2019 when he was paired up with Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuk Jason Sikoak. Together, Jason and Sébastien designed the sunburst logo for Inuit Futures. The two have developed a good working relationship, and continue to meet every week at Sébastien’s studio, where he works with Jason to conceptualize the art direction and develop refined design proposals for various projects. Sébastien is excited and honoured to be part of a project that is so far-reaching. Sébastien enjoys the mentoring process and is eager to continue working with Jason and other ilinniaqtuit in a creative environment. #MentorSpotlight #ilinniaqtuitspotlight To learn more about our mentors and the work they do with our ilinniaqtuit, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/mentors

Check out the Takuminartuliurnimut Grant Program offering support for artistic production, research, and creation offered by Aumaaggiivik, the Nunavik Arts Secretariat of the Avataq Cultural Institute. Grants are offered in awards up to $2,500 for individual projects, $5,000 for collective projects and $10,000 for career projects! Click here to learn more: https://tarqitamaat.ca/

Time for another Ilinniaqtuit Spotlight! Hailing from Kinngait, Nunavut, Nakasuk Alariaq grew up surrounded by artists - including her great-aunt Kenojuak Ashevak and has always considered Inuit art to be of great importance in her life. Nakasuk speaks proudly of her heritage and of her deep connection to her relatives. Nakasuk completed her BA Honours Anthropology with a minor in Art History and Criticism Western University. Realizing that neither anthropology nor archae...ology were right for her, Nakasuk instead decided to follow up her minor by pursuing a Master’s in Art History at Western University. I chose to go back to art history because I realized that Inuit were recognized and valued for their contributions in Inuit art, whereas in anthropology, Inuit are the ‘subjects of study.’ The way I view Inuit art is that Inuit have been seen as partners and collaborators in the industry, whereas in Anthropology they have often been taken advantage of as research subjects. In a few weeks, Nakasuk will begin her PhD at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Heather Igloliorte. It is about time we have a collective of our own, without it being mediated by systems of thought that tried to oppress us and exterminate our way of life. I cannot wait to see what the Inuit Futures Project will bring to the table next #IlinniaqtuitSpotlight To learn more about Nakasuk’s involvement with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/nakasuk-alariaq-profile

Award Opportunity: Jose Amaujaq Kusugak Scholarship Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. will award two Inuit students each with a $5,000 scholarship to pursue studies at accredited post-secondary institutions in the areas of Inuit language and education. Students studying in other areas are eligible if they demonstrate a link between their field of study and the pursuit and promotion of Inuit rights. Eligible post-secondary institutions include Nunavut Arctic College or academic instituti...ons in southern Canada. Deadline to apply: September 11, 2020! Click here for more information:

Check out these 3 new exciting full-time jobs that Inuit / Inuvialuit can hold, from anywhere in Inuit Nunangat or southern Canada! Deputy Editor (write, commission articles, and edit for Inuit Art Quarterly!), Artist Services Manager (help artists with funding, awards, and more!), and the super exciting high level new leadership position Strategic Initiatives Director! (this position is for Inuit / Inuvialuit only!) Please apply, please share!

Happy Friday! Today in our #IlinniaqtuitSpotlight series, we are highlighting Krista Ulujuk Zawadski. Originally from Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet) and now calling Rankin Inlet, NU, home, Krista Ulujuk Zawadski is a PhD student in Cultural Mediations at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Previously, she completed a BA in Anthropology from Carleton University and an MA in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. Krista has worked for several years as a f...ull-time curator for the Government of Nunavut. When she’s in Ottawa, Krista also works across the river in Gatineau, in collections management with the Canadian Museum of Nature’s collection of more than 148,000 Inuit archaeological and ethnographic artifacts and cultural belongings. One of the biggest impacts that the project has had on me is being able to expand my network through the gallery, she says of her experience as an Inuit Futures ilinniaqtuk, I’ve met friends, artists and other curators. Recently, I co-curated a show titled Breaking Ground with another Indigenous curator, Danielle Printup, at the National Arts Centre here in Ottawa through their partnership with CUAG. It has opened up doors for me right from the get-go. To learn more about Krista’s involvement with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/krista-ulujuk-zawadski-profile

Check out the beautiful earrings that Lisa Michelin, the artist who taught us how to tuft in one workshop, has on this website!

Some of you may remember Eldred Allen (Bird's Eye Inc.) from our day of Livestreaming on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st (scroll down our page if you missed it!). Check out this feature of Eldred Allen and Robert Kautuk’s drone photography in Inuit Art Quarterly. The shape of this rushing river carves an interesting pattern in the snow. The contrasting colours and the shape of itit reminds me of human veins. It is the source that keeps the earth alive. Robert Kautuk

Up next in our Ilinniaqtuit Spotlight series is Tiffany Larter! Tiffany is an Inuvialuk British woman born in Inuvik, NT, and raised in Fort Simpson, NT, in Dehcho Dene Territory. She currently lives in Ottawa, ON, on Algonquin Territory, where she is pursuing a double major in English and Indigenous Studies at Carleton University. Connecting with Indigenous communities in Ottawa has provided great comfort, support, and fostered many friendships for Tiffany. To learn more about Tiffany’s involvement with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/inuit-futures-fellows #ilinniaqtuitspotlight #tiffanylarter

The Inuit Circumpolar Council has just released a new podcast, / UNIKKAAT / UNIPKAAT / UNGIPAGHAT / NALLUNAIRUTET which translates to stories, reports, and testimonials. In English the podcast is called Circumpolar Waves to reflect the power and reach of waves, whether this is in ocean waves, brain waves, audio waves, or airwaves, spanning across the circumpolar region and into the rest of the world. The first episodes of the ICC podcast feature interviews with ICC Chair Dalee Sambo Dorough, ICC Canada President Monica Ell-Kanayuk, ICC Canada Vice-President (International) Lisa Koperqualuk, and Chair of ICC’s Circumpolar Inuit Health Steering Committee (CIHSC) Minnie Grey. Listen to the first episode here: https://bit.ly/3gwLV9w or click below for more information.

Check out the Indigenous Screen Office’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funding which supports Indigenous-led production companies impacted by the pandemic. The Emergency Relief Fund for Productions will grant eligible Indigenous productions up to $50,000 and will be awarded on a first-come-first-serve basis. For more details on how to apply for this relief funding click the link below:

It's time for another Ilinniaqtuit Spotlight! Simeonie Kisa-Knickelbein is an emerging filmmaker and performer with Red Marrow Media, with special interests in directorial work, acting and storytelling. Simeonie got his start in media working with Stacy Aglok MacDonald on the APTN show Qanurli, where he trained and worked as a camera assistant. In 2017, Simeonie enrolled in the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program in Ottawa in 2017, where he developed a passion for the performing art...s. Most recently, Simeonie has gone on to earn a Third Assistant Director credit on the upcoming science fiction film, Slash/Back, directed by Nyla Innukshuk and slated for release in late 2020. Joining Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership in the Fall of 2019, Simeonie participated in the Second Annual Gathering at Concordia University in October 2019. #IlinniaqtuitSpotlight To learn more about Simeonie’s involvement with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership, visit our website: https://www.inuitfutures.ca/simeonie-kisa-knickelbein-profi

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