Subject: News from Alaska on Madison
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Dear friends,
Please visit us in person or online to see our new acquisitions. Of course, we can only highlight a fraction of our selections in newsletters and on the website. If you are looking for a particular artist, subject or community, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
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Cape Dorset 2013 Print Collection
October 18 - December 1, 2013
Please join us at the gallery to preview the collection Thursday, October 17, 2013 6 pm-8pm. Or preview the collection online.
This year's print collection includes seven prints by Kenojuak Ashevak and six prints by Ningeokuluk Teevee, as well as prints by old masters like Pitaloosie Saila and Ohotaq Mikkigak side by side with works by relative newcomers like Nicotye Samayualie and Samaiyu Akesuk.
Sales of the print collection start at 9:30 am on Friday, October 18; after persons at the door at 9:30 am have made their selections, email and telephone reservations will be filled in the order they were received.
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Cape Dorset 2014 Calendars are here
We have Cape Dorset 2014 Calendars, which feature twelve prints by Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013), whose work was included in -- and became a mainstay of -- every annual print collection from Cape Dorset from 1959 through 2013. The prints in this calendar range from 1960's Hare Spirits to 2012's Red Fox. 
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 Views from the North: Drawings from Cape Dorset
January 10 - February 28, 2014
For the first time, Alaska on Madison will present an exhibition of original one-of-a-kind drawings from Cape Dorset. Views from the North: Drawings from Cape Dorset will start the new year at the gallery with a reception on Thursday, January 9, 2014 from 6-8 pm. Drawings have evolved from being merely the starting point for prints to being fully realized works. The younger generation of artists is grappling with current issues, like global warming, substance abuse, and the relationship between traditional ways and 21st century reality through their drawings. The artists represented in the exhibition include Itee Pootoogook, Tim Pitsiulak, Ningeokuluk Teevee, Shuvinai Ashoona, Jutai Toonoo, Ohotaq Mikkigak, Qavavau Manumie, Papiara Tukiki and Nicotye Samayualie. |
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Continuing Inuit Art Online Exhibition
Inuit sculptures present a rich view of daily life in the North. No activity is too mundane to be captured in a carving, and even a small group of these "slice of life" sculptures vividly depicts the highs and lows of Arctic life.
Artists from the Arctic Quebec communities favored "slice of life" subjects more than artists from other regions, but you can find examples from a wide range of communities. We are pleased to present an online exhibition of 50 "slice of life" carvings, which range from early works by master artists to contemporary works by emerging artists.
The dramatic changes in the daily life of the Inuit over the last 50 years are epitomized by one pair of carvings: Johanasee Apak's traditional camp view from Clyde River, featuring igloo, dogs, sled, rifle and seals, and Napachie Sharky's 2002 Cape Dorset house, complete with fuel tank.
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About Us
Alaska on Madison is a gallery of indigenous art of Alaska and Canada run by collectors for collectors. We feature Inuit art of the twentieth century Canadian Arctic, two-thousand-year-old objects from the Old Bering Sea cultures, and nineteenth century art from the Northwest Coast peoples and Yup'ik Eskimos. Our collection ranges from museum-quality works to more modest but still excellent works for private collectors, whether novice or sophisticated.
Baffled by syllabic signatures? Learn how to interpret them by using our guide, Deciphering Inuktitut Signatures, and our Inuit Artist Search Tool.
Open Tuesday - Saturday 1:00 - 6:30 pm.
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