We all know about the epidemic of suicide in the North. Shockingly, the suicide rate in Nunavut is nine times the national average. The question is: what can be done to improve the situation? The Globe has uncovered a story about an interactive game called Sparx that’s being adapted to tackle the subject of youth mental health in Nunavut. If … Read More
Ulukhaktok – Ready for its Revival.
By Pat Feheley March 2019 We flew into Ulukhaktok with a mixture of excitement and uncertainty. What were we going to find in this small, isolated Inuit settlement in the northwestern part of the Canadian Arctic? What awaited us in Ulukhaktok? Known then as Holman Island, Ulukhatok used to be a thriving printmaking centre from the early 1960s through till … Read More
Revitalizing Ulukhaktok’s Graphic Arts
Back in 1961, the community of Ulukhaktok (formerly Holman) began producing art. While the effort lasted almost four decades, it unfortunately served as a cautionary tale about what happens when strings are being pulled from outside the community, without sufficient local involvement. Instead of focusing on the development of the artistic talent that was clearly present, the push was to … Read More
Kiviuq Returns: With Shuvinai Ashoona in Attendance
In front of a packed house that included Shuvinai Ashoona, the Qaggiq Collective performed its riveting performance, Kiviuq Returns: An Inuit Epic. Directed by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, the play itself is a magical and powerful combination of music, drumming, dance and storytelling. Despite the fact that the performance is entirely in Inuktitut without surtitles, the audience was enraptured and breathlessly … Read More
Book Signing with Germaine Arnaktauyok
On November 25th Feheley Fine Arts had the privilege of hosting a book signing for Germaine Arnaktauyok’s new book, Inuit Spirit. Inhabit Media has worked collaboratively with Arnaktauyok to produce this adult colouring book with text explaining the traditional Inuit imagery. Accompanied by Neil Christopher, publisher and managing partner at Inhabit Media, this event included a discussion of the book … Read More
Tanya Tagaq and Shad at Feheley Fine Arts
In anticipation of the release of Tanya Tagaq‘s latest CD Retribution, Tanya and Shad along with Jesse Zubot and Jean Martin recorded a special performance at Feheley Fine Arts for CBC Music. Below is a video of the performance and a link to an article written by CBC Music’s Holly Gordon. http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/12842/tanya-tagaq-retribution-shad Retribution will be released on October 21st!
The Awareness Series by Barry Pottle
We were delighted to open The Awareness Series exhibition by Barry Pottle on April 30th, 2016. The show features a series of 19 photographs split into two contrasting concepts depicting Inuit identity. ‘The Eskimo Identification Tag’ (Disc number) was issued by the Government of Canada, starting in the 1940’s, as a means of identifying Inuit for census purposes. The series includes … Read More
Barry Pottle: Awareness Series
“The Eskimo Identification Tag (Disc number)” was developed by the Government of Canada in the 1940/50’s as a means of identifying Inuit for census purposes. From my understanding, Inuit of the Eastern and Western Arctic traditionally had one name which created confusion for government officials, especially if Inuit were identified as having the same name as another community member. It … Read More
Artist Talk with Saimaiyu Akesuk and Papiara Tukiki
This year Feheley Fine Arts is pleased to be the Canadian Host Gallery for the 2015 Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection. Along with our preview of the first edition prints, we are delighted to be hosting a gallery talk on Friday, October 16, from 1-3 pm with two wonderful artists featured in this year’s collection, Papiara Tukiki and Saimaiyu Akesuk. … Read More
Piliriqatigiingniq Mural Project
Patrick Thompson and Alexa Hatanaka have collaborated with Cape Dorset artists Audi Qinnuayuaq, Latch Akesuk, Cie Taqiasaq and Parr Etidloie on the Piliriqatigiingniq Mural Project, an incredible outdoor public art project in downtown Toronto. After be forced to find a new wall at the last minute, the team has officially completed a colourful painting on the side of a youth … Read More
Kenojuak Cultural Centre and Print Shop
In 2018, The Kenojuak Cultural Centre and Print Shop (KCC) officially opened in Kinngait (Cape Dorset). The 10,400 square foot facilities include a brand new studio space for artists, as well as a multi-functional gathering and exhibition space. The centre was named after renowned graphic artist Kenojuak Ashevak, and now serves as an art-making space for the current generation of … Read More
Tanya Tagaq CD launch
On the evening of May 20, 2014, Feheley Fine Arts was happy to host the launch of Tanya Tagaq’s latest CD, Animism. Six Shooter Records describes the album with the following: “Animism … was produced by west coast shape-shifter Jesse Zubot (Dan Mangan, Fond of Tigers). The record features Michael Red (Low Indigo), a sound sampler and DJ whose wild northern … Read More