Published in Nunatsiaq online Feb 24, 2016
With a $600,000 Arctic Inspiration Award now under their belt, the Qaggiavuut Arts Society’s members will focus on their original inspiration: to provide support, training and infrastructure for home-grown talent across the Arctic.
The society, headquartered in Iqaluit, will host its fourth Arctic Performing Arts Summit in Nunavut’s capital from March 14 to March 19.
The summit, part of the society’s Qaggiq project, will bring together artists from all three Nunavut regions, plus Nunavik and Labrador, to learn from each other, develop skills, collaborate and, they hope, allow artists from isolated communities to feel more connected with other artists.
“We want to strengthen the power that we know already exists, and provide artists with a platform,” Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory, a member of both the society and the Qaggiq project, told Nunatsiaq News Feb. 22.
(Photo: Tiffany Ayalik)
