Creating in the time of climate change

A circumpolar conversation

View this email in your browser Perspectives on art, culture and climate change from Canadian Geographic For over 90 years, Canadian Geographic has published stories about the North—its dramatic, ice-sculpted landscapes, its unique flora and fauna, and the resilience and ingenuity of those who call the Arctic home. In this century, these stories are underpinned by the understanding that climate change is reshaping the Arctic faster than any other place on Earth. As an organization based in southern Canada and covering stories from across the country, Canadian Geographic recognizes the urgent need to listen to northerners on issues like food insecurity, shipping, pollution, biodiversity loss and cultural preservation and understand how these challenges stand to affect not just the Arctic, but the rest of the world. Cory Trépanier, Ephemeral Beauty (2020) (detail). Tanquary Fiord, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut.  The magazine has tended to approach these subjects through a scientific lens, but as the stories below demonstrate, art and artists play an equally important role in communicating complex issues, creating space for dialogue and reflection.  Over the past year, Canadian Geographic has worked with the Canada Council for the Arts to build and manage a digital platform for the 2022 Arctic Arts Summit, hosted by the Canada Council and the Government of Yukon in Whitehorse next week. The Arctic Arts Summit brings together Arctic countries and Indigenous Nations to strengthen and connect arts and culture across the circumpolar North. The digital platform hosts a wealth of articles and programming curated and commissioned by the Inuit Art Foundation, offering visitors a chance to immerse themselves in decades of northern history, arts, and culture.   Supporting the Summit's digital program has created opportunities to listen and learn from artists and makers from across the circumpolar Arctic, and to continue to deepen connections with them. Visit the platform Watch: Creating in the time of climate change Four artists from around the circumpolar Arctic share how climate change is impacting their communities and showing up in their work. Kakiniit: The art of Inuit tattooing Inuit tattoos, or kakiniit, were once banned. Now they are worn with pride. Read the story Photo by Denise Peterson Our land: Mapping Nitassinan An Innu school board has created a map to pass on intergenerational knowledge to schoolchildren. See the map. Map by Jolene Ashini and Chelsee Arbour Into the Arctic: The paintings of Cory Trépanier The late Canadian painter and filmmaker Cory Trépanier explored the sublime and rapidly changing Canadian Arctic. See a selection of his paintings. At rest, Beechey Island, 2017. 1845 Franklin Expedition Gravesite, Beechey Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut. Oil on linen, 31 " x 75 ". By Cory Trépanier About the Arctic Arts Summit The third Arctic Arts Summit will take place in Whitehorse, Yukon, June 27-29, 2022. The Arctic Arts Summit brings together representatives of Arctic countries and the Indigenous Nations of the Circumpolar region. The Summits serve to strengthen arts and culture in the North and develop circumpolar cooperation to stimulate collaboration in arts and creative industries.  Learn more Copyright © 2022 Canadian Geographic, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Canadian Geographic 50 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1M2K1 Canada Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.