Kinngait: Riding Light Into The World

Set in the Canadian Arctic, the one-hour "Kinngait" documentary introduces the remarkable artists and community of the isolated Inuit village of Cape Dorset, while illuminating the artists’ role in the formation, development and international celebration of Inuit Art.

The documentary screening coincides well with Sivertson Gallery’s recent trip to the Dorset Fine Arts print archives in Toronto. This year’s premiere will offer many unique prints available for purchase, as well as access to earlier collection’s archives. The Kinngait documentary features many important artists, but most tenderly the film gives a closer look at world renowned Modern Inuit artist, the late Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013). Ashevak was one of the first Inuit women in Cape Dorset to begin drawing and enjoyed an immensely popular career, with many of her pieces finding homes in museums throughout Canada.

Join Sivertson Gallery in honoring the memory and art of Kenojuak Ashevak throughout the Inuit Premiere weekend.