IN PHOTOS: Great Northern Arts Festival returns to its full glory
InuvikSA国际影视传媒檚 premiere summer festival, the Great Northern Arts Festival, was back in full action this year after a subdued 2021 and missing 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Held July 8 to 17, the festival connected artists and art lovers to learn and collaborate on their creations. There were nightly performances and public sales throughout the week. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
InuvikSA国际影视传媒檚 premiere summer festival, the Great Northern Arts Festival, was back in full action this year after a subdued 2021 and missing 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Held July 8 to 17, the festival connected artists and art lovers to learn and collaborate on their creations. There were nightly performances and public sales throughout the week. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
Mila and Solomon Kolodziej-Johnston and Indigo Taylor-Redding rock out with their homemadeSA国际影视传媒� baskets? Hats? Hatskets? As their mentor Cathie Harper watches on. Aspiring artists were able to learn from the pros all week during the Great Northern Arts Festival. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoAme Papatsie draws a portrait of our reporter SA国际影视传媒� with both hands at once. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoPainter Sharon Quirke gives pointers to Nitsu Hailu, who practices her strokes on a painint of cotton grass. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoMiranda Amos shows Matthew Delafranier how to put fur lining on mittens. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoFrancis M Ruben eyes a polar bear he has been carving out of a block of chloride. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoMaya Cook of the band Nattiralaaq, which means Little Seal, sings a song during a performance July 14. A portion of the circus troupe ARTCIRQ, the trio flew in from Iglloolik, Nunavut to perform. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoMaya Cook, Levy Tapatsiak and Allan Kangok of the band Nattiralaaq perform July 14. The group hosted workshops on juggling, acrobatics and other performing arts. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoMataya Gillis sports a fur coat during the fashion show July 16. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoDieter Weise shows off a furt hat and traditional cover during the fashion show. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoKyra Mcdonald pulls down her hood as she shows off a traditional parkie during the fashion show. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
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