Panel discussion and book launch of Arctic Prisms: Contemporary Arts from Across Inuit Nunaat and Sápmi
With Amy Prouty, Charissa von Harringa, and Taqralik Partridge, moderated by Heather Igloliorte
Followed by a reception.
Wednesday, March 27, 5:30 PM
Panel in English followed by a Q&A in English, French and Inuktitut
Free, at the Gallery
The event features curators, scholars and artists whose practices focus on circumpolar arts, and celebrates the late 2023 publication of Arctic Prisms: Contemporary Arts from Across Inuit Nunaat and Sápmi. The panel discussion will focus on three key facets of Indigenous life, resurgence and activism, and consider the critical role the arts can play in supporting Indigenous rights to language, land and sovereignty. The idea for the book emerged from the Sámi and Inuit contemporary art exhibition Among All These Tundras, which was produced by the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery in 2018 and circulated by the Gallery in Canada and New Zealand. Published in the languages of the various contributing communities, namely Inuktitut, Iñupiat, Kalaallisut (Groenland), North Sámi, as well as English and French, it aims to generate new connections and knowledges across geographic and linguistic divides.