Quvianaqtuk Pudlat Print Launch: Wolf in the Mist

PrintArctic is a collaborative print project between Kinngait Studios in Kinngait, Nunavut, and Edinburgh Printmakers supported by the Scottish Government’s Arctic Connections Fund. 

PrintArctic incorporated 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 enabled an exchange of expertise on shared issues, stimulated cooperation around common ambitions, and created new international creative learning and research opportunities between artists and printmakers who would not ordinarily have the opportunity to work collaboratively.  

Setting the scene for longer-term initiatives between Scotland and the Arctic, this work enabled Kinngait to access European markets via Scotland and sell their work to new audiences. The project built 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.