Carved and painted wood Yupik dance mask representing the Keeper of the River’s Mouth

Yup’ik masks, Matisse, and more in Phoenix

There is still a little time to see Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit, a stunning exhibit of historic Alaskan Yup’ik masks and Matisse drawings influenced by them, at the Heard Museum in Phoenix,

Inuit Studies Conference: Call for papers and proposals

The Inuit Studies Conference will be held at the University of Quebec in Montreal on October 3-6, 2019. The Inuit Studies Conference is an international and multidisciplinary conference showcasing both Inuit traditional knowledge and expertise as well

carved caribou in a case with prints visible in the background

New exhibits and a peek into the closet at the Dennos

This year’s Inuit Art Society meeting will open in Traverse City, Michigan, in just a few days. An annual gathering of people who love Inuit art, the meeting brings collectors (particularly American collectors) together to meet

Meet Bill Nasogaluak in Traverse City

Join us in Traverse City, Michigan, to meet Inuit artist Bill Nasogaluak! Bill Nasogaluak is an Inuit artist born in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1953.  He started drawing at a young age then transitioned into painting. 

Bill Nasogaluak featured at the Inuit Art Society Meeting

Inuit sculptor Bill Nasogaluak will be featured at the 2018 Inuit Art Society Meeting scheduled for October 19-21, 2018, in Traverse City, Michigan. Bill is primarily a sculptor but also makes drawings and paintings in acrylics. Although he

Musk ox by Damien Iqualla, photo from the Inuit Art Zone

2018 IAS Meeting Registration

Registration for the 2018 Inuit Art Society Meeting is open! The 2018 IAS meeting will be held October 19- 21 at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, Michigan. Featured participants include: Artist Damien Iqualla: Pursuing a theme

Eli Sallualu Qinuajua carving

Carving by Eli Sallualu Qinuajua

This 1981 carving by Eli Sallualu Qinuajua from Puvirnituq will be on exhibit at the 2017 IAS annual meeting in Corning, New York. In 1967, our conference guest, Nelson Graeburn, sponsored a contest for artists throughout

Remembering Terry Ryan

We note the passing of Terry Ryan, long-time manager of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative, on August 31, 2017. Beginning in the late 1950s he traveled the Arctic, settling in Cape Dorset in 1960 and assuming

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