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2009 Annual Meeting Oct 16-18
Traverse City, MI, Dennos Museum Center
» Proposed agenda now availableKeynote speaker, Sheila Romalis, will be joined by Duncan McLean, President of Waddington’s. Lorne Balshine, last year’s keynote speaker, will also make a return appearance.
The topics these fascinating speakers with share with attendees:
- “Tupilaks: East Greenland Spirit Culture” (Romalis)
- “The People and the Collections – 30 Years of Inuit Art at Auction” (McLean)
- “Comparison of Greenland & Canadian Inuit Culture” (Romalis)
- “Shamanism in Inuit Art” (Balshine)
This is a great opportunity to further your knowledge about Inuit people and their art, and to reconnect with others who share your passion.
Looking to add to your collection? Inuit art will be available for sale in the IAS Marketplace as well as from the Dennos Museum Store.
Dennos Museum Center will host a special event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Dorset print collection. At least one print from each year of the collection will be on display. The annual Dorset print auction will also be held October 16. Meet our speakers!
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Keynote Speaker Sheila Romalis, Canadian author, curator, lecturer, collector and world-class expert on Kalaadlit (Inuit) art from Greenland, Sheila is an international expert on the tupilak. Read Sheila’s bio
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Guest Speaker Duncan McLean, President of Waddington’s and the head of the Inuit and native North American Art departments there, Duncan is one of the leading international experts on Inuit art. Read Duncan’s bio
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Guest Speaker Lorne Balshine, President and Director of the Arctic Art Museum, Lorne has worked tirelessly to promote contemporary Canadian and Greenlandic Inuit art and is one of the foremost collectors of this art form on the North American continent. Read Lorne’s bio
Registration and Accommodations The proposed agenda and program highlights are now available and are subject to change. They will be finalized by Labor Day and posted on this site.
Rooms are available at special prices for IAS registrants at the Park Place Hotel in Traverse City, MI. Phone to obtain these special rates at 231-946-5000 by September 16.
Amenities at the Park Place Hotel include a work out room, heated swimming pool, hot tub, and a restaurant and bar.
The hotel will also provide transportation to and from the Traverse City airport and the Dennos which is about two miles distant. The hotel is close to downtown Traverse City for walking and shopping. It is also close to the bay for “water watchers”.Event co-chairs are IAS board members Ann Conway and Carolyn Drake.
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Thank you Dennos Museum Center
The Inuit Art Society wishes to thank Terry Tarnow and the Dennos Museum Center of Traverse City, MI for hosting this year’s annual meeting. The IAS has partnered with the Dennos in the past and is grateful for their support and generosity. -
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John Huston successfully completes trek to the North Pole
John Huston, 2008 IAS annual meeting’s guest speaker and
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2008 IAS annual meeting summary
IAS meetings just keep getting better and better. With speakers like renown Inuit art collector Lorne Balshine, polar explorer John Huston, and a venue like the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, it was a spectacular weekend.
» See photos and summary.
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