Inuit Art Foundation

Today, there are 45 Inuit Co-ops across the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Nunavik, but what really is a Co-operative System? ⁠
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Artist and writer Heather Campbell provides us with insight into how these hubs have become essential to Inuit communities since the 1950's!⁠
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📸Shuvinai Ashoona The Stonecut Studio (2003-2004) ⁠
COURTESY FEHELEY FINE ARTS © THE ARTIST⁠
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👉 Click here to read the IAQ article now: https://tinyurl.com/ynzbw94d
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💙Tomorrow is Father's Day.💙⁠
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This piece, called 'Man and Child' by Norman Qumuaqtuq, beautifully depicts the love between a father as he guides his child on a walk. ⁠
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Want to see more Inuit art depicting fatherly love? Click here: https://tinyurl.com/2muh7z56
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📸: Norman Qumuaqtuq Man and Child (1979), Courtesy IAF⁠
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✨Throwback Thursday ✨⁠
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Did you know cribbage was very popular in Inuit communities in the ’80s? This hand-cut, one-of-a-kind cribbage board demonstrates artistry, passion, and care. Several Inuit artists in Kuugjuaq, where this board is from, were known to sculpt beautiful pieces like this.⁠
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Artist not recorded “Cribbage Game” (c. 1988) COURTESY IAF © THE ARTIST⁠
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Summers in the North bring warmth, colour and vigorous life. This is seen in this enchanting print by Beatrice Alguina Goose titled "Birds of Summer". ⁠
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The colourful birds bask in the sun, perfectly perched as the morning light awakens their calls. ☀️🕊️⁠
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Read the full feature article "Summer Sights across the Arctic" for more summer inspiration through the link in bio now!⁠
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📸: Beatrice Alguina Goose Birds of Summer (1996) COURTESY DAVIC ART GALLERY © THE ARTIST⁠
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