Guided Tour of Inuit Doll Collection at Burnaby Art Gallery

Time: 2:00PM–3:00PM

We have just arranged a special event at the Burnaby Art Gallery for 2:00-3:30 pm Thursday July 24. The event will consist of Tea on the veranda of the Ceperley House and a tour of the Inuit Doll Collection, conducted by Sharon Kallis, Public Programmer of the Burnaby Art Gallery. The cost will be $3.50 per person. Our numbers are limited to 9 to 16 people.

Please email Evelyn Palmer if you would like to attend. She will need to know, by the end of the day Tuesday, July 22, the number of people attending.

The address of the Burnaby Art Gallery – Ceperley House – is 6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby BC. [604-205-7332] Burnaby Gallery and Current Exhibition.

For those interested, Leigh Palmer will lead a walk around Deer Lake afterward, weather permitting.

Background to the Exhibit
The exhibition features 65 traditionally constructed dolls by women from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. Organized by the Tarralikitaaq Arts Society, doll-making workshops took place throughout the Kivalliq region in 2007. Some were traditional in nature, some focussed on new materials. The workshops concluded with the Kivalliq Inuit Doll Festival Exhibition and Story-Telling Traditions program in Rankin Inlet last September. Over 200 dolls were exhibited, representing seven communities – Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Rankin Inlet, Repulse Bay and Whale Cove.

"Doll-making is a cultural enterprise for Inuit women of the Kivalliq region. For some ,their work is related to legend, symbolizing historical figures or representing traditional artistic practices. Inuit Dolls of the Kivalliq provides an opportunity to explore the traditional educational practice of doll-making within the context of western Euro-centric educational systems. Through their art, knowledge and life skills are passed on from one generation to another ensuring that traditional forms of expression are not lost while taking into account new artistic influences and methods."

— Darrin Martens, Curator
This event is being organized by Elizabeth Michno and Evelyn Palmer.