Drawing of numerous storage units in snow with a mountain background.

Walk & Talk: Curatorial Tour of Qautamaat

Explore the exhibition Qautamaat with curator Taqralik Partridge and writer Emily Henderson

Sep 28.2022

Time

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location 358 Gordon St Guelph, ON N1G 1Y1

Price Free

Explore the exhibition Qautamaat with curator Taqralik Partridge and writer Emily Henderson as they offer a talk and tour highlighting the stories, ideas, and practices associated with the “Inuit everyday” that informs the work of over 80 artists and makers on view. Capturing acutely Inuk sensibilities, the exhibition highlights how such diverse images and objects represent the most powerful forms of Inuit expression in the public sphere today.

This program is free to attend and will feature refreshments.

Curator Bio

Taqralik Partridge

Originally from Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, Taqralik Partridge had been living in Kautokeino, Norway, until recently relocating to Ottawa where she currently directs the Nordic Lab, a branch of Galerie SAW Gallery. A writer, performer and curator, her work was recently on view as part of the Biennale of Sydney and Among All These Tundras. A former Editor-at-Large for the Inuit Art Quarterly and a current member of the IAQ’s Advisory Committee, Partridge has also recently released a book of poetry, Curved Against the Hull of a Peterhead (2020).