Journey north
Subtitle: the Inuit Art Centre Project = Aullaaniq Ukiuqtaqtuq : Inuit Sabanguaganut Iglurjuaq Piliaksaq
By: Stephen Borys
Contributors: Borys, Stephen D. (Stephen Donald); Winnipeg Art Gallery
Publisher: The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Winnipeg, Manitoba]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781773070032
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: History; Art centers; Inuit art; Inuit artists; Histoire; Centres culturels; Art inuit; Artistes inuits; Inuit Art Centre (Canada); Winnipeg Art Gallery
Other titles: Inuit Art Centre Project; Aullaaniq Ukiuqtaqtuq :
Description: "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."--
Notes: "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.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Message from the title sponsor  -- Ernest Cholakis -- Foreword / -- Natan Obed; title: Message from the Chair  -- Ernest Cholakis -- Acknowledgements / -- Stephen Borys; title: Qaumajuq: a name for the Inuit Art Centre  -- Julia LaFreniere -- Introduction / -- Stephen Borys -- A; title: journey north  -- Stephen Borys; title: Midnight sunlight  -- Iwan Baan; title: Reflections on a curatorial journey  -- Darlene Coward Wight; title: Origins  -- Abraham Anghik Ruben; title: Multiple visions, magnificent reality  -- Patricia Bovey -- A; title: vault into visibility : personal reflections  -- Richard Yaffe; title: Museum encounters of another kind : indigenous methodologies of collaboration lead the charge  -- Julie Nagam; title: Selecting an architect for the Inuit Art Centre   -- George Baird; title: Characteristics and context  -- Michael Malitzan; title: Biindigin Biwaasaeyaah and Qaumajuq : conversations and collaborations towards a new Winnipeg Art Gallery  -- Heather Igloliorte and Julie Nagam; title: Winnipeg : a new cultural capital for Inuit art  -- Pat Feheley; title: Moments of kindness and reconciliation : a new understanding for Inuit culture -- Barry Appleton-- Building photography-- Contributors.