Looking to the Future
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Arts for the Next Generation:
Kenojuak Cultural Centre and
Print Shop
Tourism & Cultural Industries
October 7, 2014
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Overview
• Review of Sanaugait
– Arts and Crafts Strategy (2008)
– Review highlights (2014)
• Uniqueness of Cape Dorset
– Kinngait/ WBEC
• Implications of the review, strengths and
challenges
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Review of Sanaugait
Selected findings
• 2013: economic impact of $30.3 million, a
decline of 9% from 2009
• 850 FTE and 3,000 people engaged in
production of arts and crafts for sale (down
from 1068 FTE in 2009)
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Selected Findings (continued)
• Decline related to:
Global downturn of fine art sales: fall of 41% from
2007-09
Decline in wholesale and direct sales Inuit art
sales
Closure of 16 Inuit art galleries since 2012
• Other arts markets have rebounded but not
Inuit art
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Selected findings ( cont’d)
• Changing collectors
Current collectors are now over 60 years of age
Young collectors are buying contemporary art and
large drawings, mixed media, eclectic, jewelry,
functional/ household art
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Selected findings (cont’d)
Greatest success and accomplishment of the Strategy:
Promoting and celebrating the contribution of
Nunavut arts to the global society
 Awareness of Nunavut
 Support and promotion nationally and
internationally
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UNIQUENESS OF CAPE DORSET
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Unique reputation based on
• Generation of artist
families
• Consistent expertise
and guidance
• WBEC buyers know art
and quality
• Printmakers pridequality, never anything
substandard
• Buyers and gallery
owners gravitate to
Dorset-chemistry and
exchange stimulates
creativity
• Committed, devoted
and passionate people
• Artists fairly
compensated
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The Kenojuak Cultural Centre and
Print Shop
• How does it address the challenges and
opportunities reflected in the review of
Sanaugait?
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The Kenojuak Cultural Centre and
Print Shop -#1
• Build on strengths
• Adapt to existing and
future challenges and
opportunities
• Honor the early artists
• Inspire next generation
• Train new printmakers
and carvers
• A focal point for Inuit
art lovers
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The Kenojuak Cultural Centre and
Print Shop #2
• Build on strengths
• Adapt to existing and
future challenges and
opportunities
• Gallery store:
contributes to economy
• Become a tourist
destination- cultural
tourism
• Cross -artistic
disciplines
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The Kenojuak Cultural Centre and
Print Shop #3
• Creative stimulation & interaction: global,
national and across creative disciplinescultural industries
• Engender pride, promote and celebrate
Nunavut arts in the global society• New marketing strategies
• Evolving creative products directed to new
collectors
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FUNDING Considerations
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Private Sector
Canadian and territorial governments
Inuit organizations
Tourism: cultural and artist tourism packages,
overall community readiness as a destination?
• Mounting and presenting rotating collections?
providing travelling exhibits?
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Conclusion
Legacy for new artists
Successful navigation and new
challenges
Opportunities for promoting and
celebrating the contribution of Nunavut
arts to the global society
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