Inuit Art Society – Celebrating the arts of the Arctic

2025 Annual Meeting of the Inuit Art Society

September 12-13 at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis

We have rescheduled this year’s annual meeting for September 12-13 at the Eiteljorg Museum. This will be a slightly condensed meeting, but will include an an opportunity to take in the Eiteljorg’s fabulous “Voices from the Arctic” exhibit.

Program

Our program is coming together and we already have some real treats for you:

Inuit artist Michael Massie has been invited to talk about his work.
Emily Laurent Henderson, the curator of the exhibition “Worlds on Paper” at the McMichael will do a virtual presentation.
We are waiting for a confirmation that emerging Inuit artist Niap’s (Nancy Saunders) time as an Artist in Residence at the Eiteljorg will overlap with our meeting. (You may remember her from Worlds on Paper.)
An open house to see an impressive local art collection.

Lodging

The conference hotel, Springhill Suites by Marriot, is directly across the street from the Eiteljorg Museum. Reservations at the conference rate of $169/night plus taxes can be made via the following link: https://book.passkey.com/go/InuitArtSocietySEP25

Parking is $35/night at the hotel, but we will also be able to park overnight for free in the museum’s underground garage. Additional nights either before or after September 12-13 will be available at the conference rate.

During the year we will try to provide additional virtual programming from our Canadian partners and friends. And we look forward to holding a future meeting in Canada.

Previous meetings

See program and event information and photos from previous meetings.

Virtual Meetings

The IAS now holds occasional virtual meetings via zoom.

IAS members will automatically receive a link. If you are not a member and are interested in attending a virtual meeting, contact us for more information or go ahead and become a member!

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

No meeting currently scheduled

Members will receive a link when meetings are scheduled. Not a member? Contact us.

Past Virtual Meetings

Past virtual meetings include show-and-tell presentations featuring favorite works from the collections of members of the Inuit Art Society (IAS) and the Arctic Arts and Culture Society (AACS) in Vancouver, BC, with one show-and-tell focusing on prints, carvings, and wall hangings illustrating Inuit legends.

Our March 2025 virtual meeting featured Napatsi Folger on the work of Pitseolak Ashoona and Pitseolak’s influence on contemporary Inuit art.