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November 26, 2004 through January 30, 2005, the Peabody Essex Museum
hosts Our Land: Contemporary Art from the Arctic, the first
major museum exhibition of contemporary art from Canada’s
newest territory, Nunavut. The exhibition includes more than 50
artworks—from sculpture, prints, and textile art to photography,
video, and sound installations—all created in the last half-century,
a time of burgeoning artistic and cultural awareness and pride among
Canada’s Inuit. A trilingual (English, French, Inuktitut)
full-color catalogue accompanies the exhibit. These resources
help extend the life of the exhibit beyond its life in the gallery
in Salem, Massachusetts. Our Land: Contemporary Art from
the Arctic was born in a spirit of unique collaboration between
the Peabody Essex Museum, the Governments of Canada and Nunavut,
and the Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth.
Our Land underscores the persistence, and resilience, and
malleability of Inuit world view and creativity in the contemporary
world. The exhibit is divided into three sections that explore
themes within Traditional Inuit knowledge, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
(I.Q.), that inspire Inuit art. Being encompasses works that express
Nunavut cosmology and spirituality and examines what it is to be
an individual caretaker of I.Q. in a changing world; Family, where
I.Q. is learned and shared, looks at works involving individuals,
the nuclear family, and identity; and Community portrays the practice
of I.Q. over time, place, season, and social organization.
The artworks in Our Land sublimely express Inuit values,
language, life skills, perceptions, and expectations. In the
exhibition, the works of art are presented with the words of elders,
artists, and writers to help illuminate the creativity of Inuit
men and women.
Video interview with Peter Irniq: Constructing an Inuksuk at the
Peabody Essex Museum, 2004
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Government
of Nunavut website
Nunavut
travel planner
Building
Nunavut: A Story of Inuit Self-Government
Nunavut
Planning Commission website
Inuit Sculpture
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What
is Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit?
Interviewing
Inuit Elders: Nunavut Arctic College Oral Traditions Project
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A
guide to the Inuktitut Syllabery writing system
Writing
in Inuktitut: An Historical Perspective
Inuktitut
remains strong and alive
Writing
in Inuktitut: Try It Yourself
Arctic Life, Arctic Language
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Inuit
Heritage Center in Baker Lake
Kitikmeot
Inuit Association
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Kivalliq
Inuit Association
Index
of Arctic Cooperatives Limited (many in Nunavut)
Inuit Tapiriit
Kanatami (Canadian organization representing Inuit in Nunavut)
Nunavut
Tunngavik Incorporated
Uqqurmiut Centre
for Arts and Crafts
Nunavut
Arts and Crafts Association
The
Avataq Cultural Institute
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Canandian
Museum of Civilization, Iqqaipaa: Celebrating Inuit Art
Nunavut
Art Exhibition
The
World Around Me: Inuit art collection at University of Lethbridge
Cape
Dorset Artists
The
Faye and Bert Settler Collection of Inuit Art at the Winnipeg Art
Gallery
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Interview
With Throat Singing featuring Tanya Tagaq Gillis and Celina Kalluk,
January 9, 2003
Inuit Throat-Singing
Inuit
Throat Singing of the Arctic Circle
First
Indigenous Music Festival of the Americas
Lucie
Idlout: Songs of the First People (interview)
Lucie Idlout
website
Susan Aglukark
website
Qimuk Music
Incorporated
Inuit
Music article written by Malaspina College student
Tanya
Tagaq Gillis
Tanya
Tagaq Gillis
Musical
Memories: Drum Dance of the Copper Inuit
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Government
of Canada Helps Nunavut Artists Work Together to Bring Inuit and
Aboriginal Art to New Audiences
Art employs 4,000 in
Nunavut
Inuit
Art: The New Reality
Sharing Their Thoughts: Pequot Museum exhibit shows art work by
Inuit women
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Inuktitut
online TV
Isuma: Independent
Inuit Video-making
Nunatsiaq News
Northern News Services
online
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