South of Inuit Nunangat: An Online Conversation

Access

About

Join Dr. Heather Igloliorte (Nunatsiavut) as she moderates an online public conversation with three urban Inuit women currently residing in Winnipeg about their experiences living and working outside of Inuit Nunangat. Speakers include cultural advocate Nikki Komaksiutiksak, architecture graduate student Nicole Luke, and curator/artist Jocelyn Piirainen.

All wishing to attend must register for this live webinar. Registration link below.

Re-scheduled from spring of 2020, this conversation was originally organized in conjunction with "Alootook Ipellie: Walking Both Sides of an Invisible Border," a touring exhibition that was on view at Gallery 1C03 from February 27 - March 13, 2020. The exhibition was produced by Carleton University Art Gallery and curated by Sandra Dyck, Heather Igloliorte and Christine Lalonde.

Alootook Ipellie (1951-2007) was born at Nuvuqquq on Baffin Island and grew up in Iqaluit before moving to Ottawa in the late 1960s to attend high school. Over the next four decades, mostly spent in Ottawa, he worked as an artist, writer, editor and cartoonist. He often described himself as “living in two worlds” – North and South – and his remarkable creative work reflects his lifelong struggle to reconcile these worlds.

This event has been made possible, in part, by funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage and with support of The University of Winnipeg History department and the Manitoba Inuit Association.

Links

• event webpage & registration link uwinnipeg.ca

Organizer

Gallery 1C03, The University of Winnipeg

Gallery 1C03 is the campus art gallery of The University of Winnipeg. Our mission is to engage diverse communities through the development and presentation of contemporary and historical art exhibitions and related programming initiatives. The Gallery is also responsible for the development, preservation and presentation of the University's art collection.