A six-day workshop in Yellowknife taught NWT residents more about how they can work with sealskin to create “contemporary works for the modern market.”
Johanna Tiemessen, manager of arts programming at the NWT’s Departure of Industry, Tourism and Investment, said the course, held at Makerspace YK, was designed to help Indigenous artists “advance their traditional skills.”
The workshop involved an explainer from Tiemessen about pricing and selling finished products – a lesson that forms part of a five-week workshop series announced earlier this year. Attendees were introduced to an e-commerce platform used to sell sealskin work, Proudly Indigenous Crafts and Designs, which forms part of a partnership between the Nunavut and NWT governments.
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Tiemessen said she hoped the session addressed the “delicate balance” between undercutting and…
