Proud Sponsor of the 2022 Arctic Arts Summit
The 2022 Arctic Arts Summit will focus on Connection to the Land, exploring Northern arts and culture
WHAT IS IT?
The Arctic Arts Summit brings together representatives of Arctic countries and the Indigenous Nations of the Circumpolar region. The Summits serve to strengthen arts and culture in the North and develop circumpolar cooperation to stimulate collaboration in arts and creative industries.
The first Arctic Arts Summit was held in 2017 in Norway, initiated by the Arctic Arts Festival and hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Arts Council Norway. The second Summit was in 2019 in Finland, hosted by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike), and the University of Lapland. The Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Yukon will co-host the third Arctic Arts Summit in Whitehorse, Yukon.
The 2022 Arctic Arts Summit will connect participants across the North with a program focused on artist-driven exchanges and Indigenous voices. A digital program will invite broader audiences to participate in conversations and exchanges leading up to the in-person event.
VIRTUAL
Leading up to the in-person Summit, online participants are invited to explore and interact on the Arctic Arts Summit website. The website shines a spotlight on arts and culture across the North, with media, live-streamed events, online galleries, film series, artist profiles, and more. Enjoy creations, exchanges and conversations from across the circumpolar arts and culture sector.
IN-PERSON
The in-person Summit will be held on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council in Whitehorse, Yukon, June 27 to 29, 2022. The Summit will feature keynotes, panel discussions, networking opportunities, workshops and performances.
Participating countries and Indigenous nations will send official delegations to the Summit, each setting their own guidelines for participation. A variety of performances and presentations will also be open to the public.
The 2022 Arctic Arts Summit is a Delegates Only event; however some of the programs scheduled will be open for the public! Check out the public programming schedule.
SOCIAL
Follow the Arctic Arts Summit on social media and join in on the conversation!
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Official hashtags: #ArcticArtsSummit2022 #SommetDesArtsArctique2022 #ArcticArts #ArtSummit #NorthernArtists #IndigenousArt #NorthernCulture
THEMES
The 2022 Arctic Arts Summit will focus on Connection to the Land, exploring northern arts and culture in relation to:
- Land: Language, Community, Heritage, Identity
- Indigenous Sovereignty: Self-determination, Indigenization and Decolonization
- Climate: Environmental Sustainability, Crisis and Action
- Creating: Makers, Making, and Sharing Artistic Production
- Representation: Institutions & Ethics, Engagements, Education, Policy, Protocol, Repatriation
- Circumpolar Collaboration: Cooperation and Mobility
- Technology: Digital Arts, Data, Access, New Media
- Activism: Artists, Movements and Social Change
- Possible Futures: New Directions, Youth Voices, Imaginings