Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence Closes April 2nd!
by Shelby Smith
Itee Pootoogook (1951 ‑ 2014). Rear of Canoe. 2011. Coloured pencil and graphite on black paper. 50.2 × 66 cm. Gift of Christopher Bredt and Jamie Cameron. McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
There are only a few weeks left to see Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence before the show closes on April 2nd!
The exhibition features over 50 pencil and pencil crayon drawings by the late Inuit artist depicting the daily life, landscapes, and architecture of the North. This is certainly a show that you do not want to miss!
Did you know?
Kenora was once claimed by Ontario and by Manitoba. Both provinces claimed the area between 1878 and 1884. The case was resolved in 1884 by Queen Victoria’s Privy Council, the highest court in the world at the time.