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Join us on September 25th for the first Creative Sunday of the season! From 10am-2pm in the Studio, members of Isaruit Inuit Arts will be leading demos and workshops for visitors of all ages.
Jushua Illauq will be leading a Qulliq workshop. The Qulliq is an Inuit lamp that is typically made of soapstone and holds oil for burning to light a room and provide warmth. For this workshop, we will be using a pie pan to make a Qulliq and learn more about the cultural significance of this object.
In addition to the workshop, Reena Qillaq, Asenath Kannutaq and David Erkloo will be demonstrating sealskin scraping and blubber rendering.
All activities are free and offered in a drop-in format.
More about the members of Isaruit Inuit Arts:
Jushua Illauq is a respected Inuit hunter, traveller by land and sea, and consultant with Isaruit Inuit Arts in Ottawa. Jushua was raised on the land in the area of Kangirtugaapik (Clyde River), Qiqqiktaaluk (Baffin Island), and has many stories to tell from his seven decades of life on the land.
Asenath Kannutaq was raised in an outpost camp near Saniraijak (Hall Beach), Qiqqiktaaluk (Baffin Island), where she learned to prepare and sew seal kins, and to live in traditional ways, totally ‘off-grid’. Asenath is presently a sewing instructor with Isaruit Inuit Arts shop at the Rideau Rockcliffe Hub on Saint Laurent Blvd.
Reena Qillaq is a talented and experienced Inuit creator from Kangirtugaapik (Clyde River), Qiqqiktaaluk (Baffin Island), who has worked with sealskins most of her life. These days she designs beautifully crafted miniatures, kamiks (boots), mitts and other items out of sealskin. She also crochets and can make anything she envisions. In her spare time, she passes on her skills to other Inuit sewers at Isaruit Inuit Arts.
David Erkloo grew up on the land around Mirtimatalik (Pond Inlet), Qiqqitaaluk (Baffin Island). He is a master craftsman particularly in stone and metal. David works as a Shop Instructor at Isaruit Inuit Arts.
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Supported by Hendrick Farm:
Join us in person to learn observational sketching techniques from an educator at the Ottawa Art Gallery.
On October 28, we will draw faces on pumpkins and then sketch them within the public settings of the gallery. Materials will be provided and participants will be able to bring their pumpkins back home with them!
The workshop will be lead by OAG Learning and Engagement Assistant Alexia-Leana Kokozaki, a Canadian-Cypriot artist based in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.
Join us virtually on October 29 at 6:30 pm for a sticker workshop with Oreon Yepes!
ALL YOUTH ARE WELCOME, SAFE SPACE.
Free kits provided. Each kit includes two fine point pens, sticker labels as well as laminating sheets. To get one, simply sign up below by October 22 and drop by the gallery the following week to pick it up!
Kit pick-up location and time:
Ottawa Art Gallery, 10 Daly Ave.
Tuesday, October 26, 3 – 6 pm.
Creative Sundays are back! Join us on Sunday, October 24th for a free family art activity. Discover the current exhibitions and get creative with a weaving workshop inspired by works from Greta Grip and Peter Owusu-Ansah. This activity encourages participants to bring together color and yarn to make weaved artworks that are dynamic and textured. All materials will be provided.
Book your free gallery admission below and come visit us in the Studio!
This event will follow provincial Covid protocols.
Join us for a Special Edition of Creative Sundays on December 12! Led by artists Greta Grip and Lee Jones, brighten your weekend with a free family art activity where you will learn how to make a light up bookmark. All materials are provided.
This program will be presented in English. There will be bilingual programming staff onsite to help in French as needed.
Spots are limited and registration is required for this program. Click below to register!
This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
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