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WarkInuit Wallhangings Exhibition and Sale at VACO
The Visual Arts Centre, Orléans (VACO) is pleased to announce an exciting exhibition of Original Inuit Wallhangings.
When:
February 2 to 28, 2005
Where:
In The Gallery at VACO
1490 Youville Drive (In the Orléans Recreation Complex)
Orléans, Ontario
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm; and
Saturday, February 12, 2:00 to 4:00 PM when Brad and Jane Wark will be on hand to talk about the work and answer your questions.
Information:
Vaco - (613) 830-5420 or email VACO
WarkInuit - 613-839-0210 or email WarkInuit
These wallhangings are a magnificent example of Inuit fabric art, illustrating a range of subjects from scenes of traditional camp life to spirit and transformational legends. Inuit wallhangings are also known as works of art on cloth, tapestries, textiles, or in Inuktitut, as neevingatah ("something to hang on the wall").
Most wallhangings have felt appliqués and embroidery floss hand-stitching on a backing of either duffle (heavy wool cloth) or stroud (a lighter wool cloth). Wallhangings made entirely, or partly, of sealskin have been created in Nunavik (Arctic Quebec), as well as in the Nunavut communities of Holman and Kugluktuk. Arviat wallhangings often contain beadwork and caribou bone faces. Tapestry wallhangings are woven in Pangnirtung.
Over 225 Inuit artists across the Canadian Arctic have produced wallhangings since the beginning of this art form in the 1960s; more than half are from Baker Lake and Arviat. Other Nunavut wallhanging centres include Gjoa Haven, Rankin Inlet, and Pangnirtung.
The exhibition is sponsored by Brad and Jane Wark, owners of WarkInuit (www.warkinuit.com), an Ottawa-based virtual art gallery, and will include a wide selection of wallhangings in a range of sizes and prices. Brad and Jane will be at VACO on Saturday, February 12th from 2 to 4 PM to talk about the work and answer questions.
As collectors themselves, the Warks had difficulty finding wallhangings, noticing that most Inuit art galleries focus on sculptures, and to a lesser extent, on prints and drawings. They decided to focus on this distinct category of Inuit art.
We encourage you to visit this wonderful exhibition at VACO and enjoy these superb works of art by some of Canada's finest Inuit artists. No Inuit art collection is complete without at least one wallhanging!
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