Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: museum, social sciences, traditional art, Inuit, art
| Principal Investigator: | Leroux, Odette (3) |
| Licence Number: | 11032 |
| Organization: | Canadian Museum of Civilization |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1991
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1991 |
| Project Team: | M. Freeman; M. Jackson; |
Objective(s): To interview Cape Dorset Inuit Women Artists for an exhibition; to conduct writing sessions; to interview Cape Dorset Inuit Men Artists for a future exhibition; to visit Iqaluit and Cape Dorset managers of sculpture and print co-ops; to observe the development of Inuit arts and crafts; to gather information so that unidentified sculptures from the National Inuit Art Collection can be identified; to take photos of the landscape, localities, people and document the life ways of the artists for the museum archives;
Project Description: The Researcher and her team will interview Cape Dorset male and female Inuit artists for a planned and future exhibition of Inuit Art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. She will also visit the Iqaluit and Cape Dorset museums and Cultural Centres.
