PrintArctic is a collaborative print project between Kinngait Studios in Kinngait, Nunavut, and Edinburgh Printmakers supported by the Scottish Government’s Arctic Connections Fund. A selected Inuit artist Quvianaqtuk Pudlat will work with Alastair Clark at Edinburgh Printmakers to produce an editioned print for exhibition and sale in Scotland and Canada.
PrintArctic incorporates shared learning activities over the course of its duration, designed to bridge the gap to cultural understanding and empathy between artists from Scotland and indigenous artists from the north of Canada.
Helping Edinburgh Printmakers and our community establish new partners in the Arctic, it will enable an exchange of expertise on shared issues and stimulate cooperation around common ambitions. Creating new international creative learning and research opportunity between artists and printmakers who do not ordinarily have the opportunity to work collaboratively.
Setting the scene for longer-term initiatives between Scotland and Artic, enabling Kinngait to access European markets via Scotland and sell their work to new audiences. The project will build on the strong cultural links between Scotland and the Arctic region to strengthen connections between people and empower communities through creativity and be leaders in encouraging international dialogue.
