Qaggiavuut! Capital Campaign

Since its founding in 2008, Qaggiavuut! has advocated for a Nunavut Performing Arts Centre. Now, after eight years of annual consultations, the not-for-profit organization is preparing to launch an international fundraising campaign to make it a reality. On July 1—50 years after Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau presided over the building of the National Arts Centre—Qaggiavuut! will begin pursuing financial support for a dedicated performance space for the region. Nunavut is the last Canadian province or territory, and Iqaluit the only capital city in North America or the circumpolar world, without such a facility. “We need a beautiful space to showcase our talents,” says Qaggiavuut! Chairperson Vinnie Karetak. “Inuit are more than government and mine workers, we are artists. We have always been artists.”