Inuit art as the world
knows it today has its
genesis in a serendipitous
meeting between artist
Nayomealook and Toronto
artist James Houston in 1940.
The remarkable artistic
legacy that begun that day is
documneted in Inukjuak Art
History with artwork,
| articles, analysis and audio
spanning three generations.
Connecting the community -
not to mention the world at
large - with Inukjuak's past,
fulfils the keen desire of
Inukjuamiut for information
about their own art history.
As is the case in most arctic
communities, the people in
| Inukjuak lack easy access to
art galleries, catalogues,
and art books, and most
locally-produced artwork is
shipped south for sale with
little documentation. By
digitally repatriating art
images and historical
information to the North,
this Community Memories
| exhibit will help
contemporary artists and
cultural workers build on the
accomplishments of their
predecessors.
Inukjuak Art History
features approximately 300
digitized images of artworks
and artists collected over
half a century by the
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