Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association

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Nunavut artists
Inuit culture
Visiting Nunavut
Museums/Public Art Galleries
Publications
Provincial/territorial crafts associations
Visual arts associations
Discussion Boards

Nunavut artists

Nunavut artists
Profiles of artists on this web site.

Kimmirut Artists
Personal, insightful profiles of dozens of artists from Kimmirut, primarily carvers.

Cape Dorset Inuit Art
See slides of the work of some of Cape Dorset's outstanding pioneer artists.

Inuit Culture

Interview Inuit Elders: Stories
Stories by Inuit elders.

Visiting Nunavut

Nunavut Tourism
The web site of Nunavut's tourism authority.

The Nunavut Handbook
The entire 1999 edition of this comprehensive guidebook is online.

Museums/Public Art Galleries

The Canadian Museum of Civilization
The museum has a collection of thousands of carvings, prints and drawings, and has a permanent library and archives of books, images, films, video and sound recordings, and manuscripts devoted to the archeology, ethnology, history, and folklore of the country's diverse cultures, including the Inuit, Indians and Métis.

National Gallery of Canada
Its permanent collection of Inuit art from the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec and Labrador-Newfoundland unveils a chronological and regional overview of the art form since 1949.

Feheley Fine Arts
FFA is a contemporary art gallery specializing in the finest quality original art from across the Canadian Arctic. The gallery is located in downtown Toronto and is a member of the Arts Dealers Association of Canada.

The Virtual Museum of Canada
Launched in 2001, this virtual museum features the Inuit 3-D Museum. Warning: this section requires Cosmo Player and Quick Time to view.

Virtual Museum of Inuit Art
See works by Nunavut artists in three dimensions, and listen to ancient stories by Inuit elders. All artifacts and stories on this web site are courtesy of the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum in Iqaluit.

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection
In 2001, this renowned Toronto-area gallery hosted the exhibition "Elsie Klengenberg: The Legend of Uvajuq," 20 stencil prints originally commissioned for the Kitikmeot Heritage Society in Cambridge Bay.

Winnipeg Art Gallery
Tthe Winnipeg Art Gallery boasts the world's largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art, with roughly 6,700 sculptures, 2,300 prints, 1,140 drawings, and 20 textiles.

Canadian Museums, Galleries and Other Attractions
Links to more than 2,400 Canadian cultural institutions and attractions, with collection descriptions, photo albums, and more.

The International Council of Museums
A good way to keep abreast of developments in the global museum industry, this site links to virtual museums around the world.

Publications

Inuit Art Quarterly
The world's only magazine dedicated to Inuit art.

Espace
This Canadian magazine, published four times yearly, is dedicated to sculpture.

Traces
Journal of the international stone community.

The Art Newspaper
An international paper covering events and trends in worldwide art, including significant sales, theft and destruction, important new hirings, conservation, and exhibitions.

Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot Magazine
Weaving insightful tales about the fibre industry.

For more publications on art, see Further Reading

Provincial/territorial craft associations

Crafts Association of British Columbia

Alberta Crafts Council

Conseil des Metiers d'Art du Quebec

Manitoba Crafts Council

Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council

Ontario Crafts Council

Saskatchewan Craft Council

Yukon Arts Centre

Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador