Journey north : the Inuit Art Centre Project = Aullaaniq Ukiuqtaqtuq : Inuit Sabanguaganut Iglurjuaq Piliaksaq / Stephen Borys.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borys, Stephen D. (Stephen Donald)

Winnipeg Art Gallery, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inuit Art Centre (Canada)--History.

Inuit Art Centre (Canada).

Winnipeg Art Gallery--History.

Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Art centers--Manitoba--Winnipeg--History.

Art centers.

Inuit art--Canada.

Inuit art.

Inuit artists--Canada.

Inuit artists.

History.

Canada.

Manitoba--Winnipeg.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

285 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 30 cm

Other Title:

Aullaaniq Ukiuqtaqtuq : Inuit Sabanguaganut Iglurjuaq Piliaksaq

Place of Publication:

[Winnipeg, Manitoba] : The Winnipeg Art Gallery, [2021]

Summary:

"To commemorate the official opening of the Inuit Art Centre, now named Qaumajuq, Winnipeg Art Gallery Director and CEO, Dr. Stephen Borys, set out to share the story of this extraordinary museum and building project. His book, Journey North: The Inuit Art Centre Project, traces the history of the centre beginning with the establishment of the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 1912, when the foundation was laid to support a diverse and far-reaching mission that could embrace both historical and contemporary artmaking on national and international levels. By the time director Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt arrived at the gallery in 1953, and discovered Inuit stone carving at the Hudson's Bay Company department store located across the street from the WAG, the idea of assembling a collection to celebrate this Indigenous art form moved closer to reality. This account of the development of the Inuit Art Centre includes different historical and contemporary perspectives and voices through a compilation of texts and images. In addition to the key essay by the book's author Stephen Borys, several writers from across the country have shared their stories about the gallery, the Inuit art collection, and the building project. In addition to the essays and the architectural renderings of the Inuit Art Centre by Michael Maltzan, the book also includes: a selection of Arctic photographs taken by Hazel Mouzon Borys and Iwan Baan, a series of construction images by Winnipeg Free Press photographers Mike Sudoma and Mike Deal, and finished building photographs by Jacqueline Young."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Message from the title sponsor / Ernest Cholakis

Foreword / Natan Obed

Message from the Chair / Ernest Cholakis

Acknowledgements / Stephen Borys

Qaumajuq: a name for the Inuit Art Centre / Julia LaFreniere

Introduction / Stephen Borys

A journey north / Stephen Borys

Midnight sunlight / Iwan Baan

Reflections on a curatorial journey / Darlene Coward Wight

Origins / Abraham Anghik Ruben

Multiple visions, magnificent reality / Patricia Bovey

A vault into visibility : personal reflections / Richard Yaffe

Museum encounters of another kind : indigenous methodologies of collaboration lead the charge / Julie Nagam

Selecting an architect for the Inuit Art Centre / George Baird

Characteristics and context / Michael Malitzan

Biindigin Biwaasaeyaah and Qaumajuq : conversations and collaborations towards a new Winnipeg Art Gallery / Heather Igloliorte and Julie Nagam

Winnipeg : a new cultural capital for Inuit art / Pat Feheley

Moments of kindness and reconciliation : a new understanding for Inuit culture / Barry Appleton

Building photography

Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

"The Winnipeg Art Gallery is located on Treaty No. 1, the original lands and waters of Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininiwak, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. ... This publication was largeley written before the official naming of Qaumajuq ... The working name of 'Inuit art centre' has been retained ... for historical accuracy and editorial consistency."--Title page verso.

Contains:

Container of: Borys, Stephen D. (Stephen Donald). Qaumajuq ~ It is bright.

ISBN:

9781773070032

1773070037

OCLC:

1228484343