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Canadian and Indigenous Art: 1968 to Present Opening May 3, 2017

This permanent display will feature works from the gallery’s Contemporary collections, including several Inuit works exhibited on a rotating schedule.

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Nanuk’s Journey May 5 – September 4, 2017

Featuring approximately 40 major sculptures from the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection, this exhibition focuses on the nanuq (polar bear). Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford

Canadian and Indigenous Art: From Time Immemorial to 1967 Opening June 15, 2017

The reinstall of the permanent collection will feature some 65 works of Inuit art alongside other historical Canadian and Indigenous artworks. National Gallery of Canada

Saimaiyu Akesuk: Prints 2013-2015 June 16 – July 15, 2017

This exhibition features bold prints by Kinngait artist Saimaiyu Akesuk. Open Studio Gallery, Toronto

Carving Home: The Chedoke Collection of Inuit Art June 28, 2017 – January 3, 2018

Highlighting the pieces produced by Inuit artists during their recovery from tuberculosis at the Hamilton Mountain Sanatorium.

Art Gallery of Hamilton

Kenojuak Ashevak & Tim Pitsiulak: Drawing Life June 28, 2017 – January 14, 2018

An exhibition of drawings by two influential Kinngait artists, works have been selected primarily from a private collection.

Art Gallery of Hamilton

Barry Pottle: Awareness Series June 28, 2017 – January 4, 2018

Pottle’s considers the difficult history and complex legacies of the Eskimo Identification Tag system in this series.

Art Gallery of Hamilton

Every. Now. Then: Reframing Nationhood June 29, 2017 – February 18, 2018

The multimedia installation features new and recent projects by artists from across Canada including Shuvinai Ashoona, Meryl McMaster and others. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Siassie Kenneally June 2017

Featuring drawings inspired by the artist’s memories, country food, clothing and the arrival of southern culture are all drawn in a bold, contemporary style. Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto

The Breathing Hole July 30 – September 22, 2017

Written by Colleen Murphy and directed by Reneltta Arluk, The Breathing Hole makes its world premiere at the 2017 Stratford Festival. The play spans 500 years, following a polar bear from the time of First Contact and ending with a cruise ship in the near future.

Studio Theatre, Stratford

Annie Pootoogook: Cutting Ice September 2, 2017 – February 11, 2018

Drawings by Annie Pootoogook, are complemented with works by Shuvinai Ashoona, Tim Pitsiulak, Itee Pootoogook and others, presenting the late artist as an creative catalyst. McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinberg

raise a flag: works from the Indigenous Art Collection September 16 – December 10, 2017

Selected from the government’s Indigenous Art Collection, these works contrast and chronicle significant national and historical narratives drawn from Indigenous visual culture. Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto

Stories from the Vault: 7th Annual Indigenous Visual Culture Symposium Sunday, September 17

Featuring a panel of former managers and curators of INAC’s National Indigenous Art Collection, who will share unique stories to shed light on the collection’s 50-year history.

OCAD University, Toronto

Earthlings November 2017 – January 2018

Visionary ceramic sculpture and works on paper produced individually and collaboratively are brought together for this touring exhibition.

Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus