2019 Annual Meeting of the Inuit Art Society
WHEN: October 25-27, 2019
WHERE: University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor
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Agenda for the 2019 IAS Conference at UMMA,
Friday, October 25
Opening Reception, hors d’oeuvres @UMMA
Introductions and Canadian Consul General’s remarks
Keynote: Dr. Heather Igloliorte, “Inuit Art Futures,” UMMA Auditorium
Saturday, October 26
Welcome—Mike Foor-Pessin
Christine Lalonde (Associate Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada): “The Wild and Widely Unknown History of Inuit Art at the NGC”
Dr. Mame Jackson, Curator (Professor Emerita: Art History), “An Interesting History — A Promising Future: The Power Family Program for Inuit Art at UMMA.”
Koomuatuk (Kuzy) Curley, Kinngait, NU (Film, Sculptural Carving) “Inspiration and Challenges of an Artist in the 21st Century”
Mike Foor-Pessin (IAS President) “’The Inuit Art Enthusiasts’ Facebook Community: Avoiding the Single Story”
Panel Discussion: Dr. Heather Igloliorte, Christine Lalonde, and Dr. Mame Jackson “Reflections on How Far We’ve Come, and Where We’re Going”
Carving demonstration by Kuzy Curley
IAS Board/Business Meeting
Sunday, October 27
Dr. Heather Igloliorte (Scholar, Curator and Art Historian), Nunatsiavut; University Research Chair and Community Engagement, Concordia University.
“SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut: Curating with Community”
Film showing: “The Necessities of Life” directed by Benoit Pilon (running time 1 hour, 43 minutes)