Celebrating the arts of the Arctic
Inuit on her mother’s side and Greek on her father’s side, Sophia’s unique cultural background influenced a keen perspective of culture and art. Growing up among master artists of the Kivaliq region in her family-run art cooperative, Sophia was immersed in the procurement of Inuit art, from creation to distribution. Her lineage is tied to Read More …
The Inuit Art Society is teaming up with the Arctic Arts and Culture Society (AACS) for this year’s Annual Meeting. We’ll be meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning on Thursday evening, September 29th and ending at noon on Sunday, October 2nd. The home base for our meeting will be Vancouver’s “West End.” The West End Read More …
Our next virtual meeting will be on Sunday, June 5, 2022. We’re featuring Alaskan artist Vera Shoogukwruk. Vera is a Siberian Yupik/Inupiaq from St. Lawrence Island and White Mountain Alaska who has produced a beautiful collection of parkas, kamiks, mukluks, mittens, as well as jewelry to compliment her creations. She will be discussing her passion Read More …
Our April 10, 2022 virtual meeting featured emerging artist David Merkuratsuk. Merkuratsuk, is an Inuk who originates from Nain, in northern Labrador, but now resides in Newfoundland. Utilizing the technique of pointillism in his work, David brings his traditional lifestyle to life for a new generation of Inuit art enthusiasts to enjoy.
As usual, John Houston is busy telling the stories of the north and its people. Among his recent projects: The film “Atautsikut/Leaving None Behind” and a series of “webisodes.” The film celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Federation of Co-operatives of Northern Quebec. In it, the Inuit and Cree of Nunavik fill the gaps in Read More …
The new IAS Board had their first meeting in December, welcoming Jim Renner to the board in the position formerly held by Janet Beylin. One other change has Marie McCosh taking over as Secretary for Fred Sparling. Current IAS Board Officers: President: Michael Foor-Pessin Vice President: Larry Jacobs Treasurer: Lou Jungheim Secretary: Marie McCosh At-large Read More …
The Inuit Art Society proudly presented seven virtual programs in 2021, featuring a variety of works by Inuit artists from Canada and Alaska. From 20 to 30 homes logged in to attend each event. Three show-and-tell presentations featured favorite works from the collections of members of the Inuit Art Society (IAS) and the Arctic Arts Read More …
It seems like a long time since I first heard about the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s plans to create a special space for its enormous collection of Inuit art. The WAG certainly needed it, as they had so much wonderful art and so little space to display it! But that’s no longer the case. I made Read More …
The decision of long-time Treasurer Si Gilman to step down at the end of 2019 resulted in a variety of changes to the Inuit Art Society Board for 2020. Mike Foor-Pessin will continue as President and Fred Sparling will continue as the board’s Secretary. Lou Jungheim is leaving his post as Vice President to become Read More …
Mike Foor-Pessin is currently teaching English on both the high school and college levels. Recently, his teaching has expanded beyond the classroom into offering educational seminars on the use of mindfulness and mythological thinking to create the cosmological classroom. Three years ago, he established the Inuit Art Enthusiasts Facebook group, a social media community that Read More …