2012 Great Northern Arts Festival - Application Deadline
The Great Northern Arts Festival will assist selected artists with travel to and from Inuvik and provide modest, shared accommodation and cafeteria style meals for the duration of the event. The Festival is Drug and Alcohol Free, and chosen artists will be expected to agree to follow a stict code of professional conduct during the event.
Each artist, in addition to exhibiting, selling and creating artwork during the Festival, is expected to participate in at least one formal outreach/workshop activity for the Festival while in Inuvik. We will help you plan your workshop and price it accordingly. These activities are a key component for the community aspect the Festival, and include putting on workshops for other artists and the public, participating as a panel member in a professional development seminar/presentation, and/or demonstrating technique for the public in our studio areas. These activities not only help round out the Festival as the world’s premiere arts symposium north of 60, but allow assist artists with professional and personal development in a creative setting.
The Festival encourages artists, in addition to leading their own workshop/seminar, to participate in our full schedule of professional development seminars and further their skills as art educators and facilitators. We are here to learn, share and communicate.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday February 1st, 2012, and to be considered for this year’s Festival interested parties must submit:
- A completed Artist Information Form
- A completed Workshop Information Form
- A completed Travel Assistance Form
- A small portfolio of 4-6 digital images, sent via email or on a data stick/CD Rom/DVD (do not send photos via fax, as they do not transmit clearly)
- A current biography, curriculum vitae or resume; or the Artist Biography Form.
Download application here in PDF.
Sasha Webb, Executive Director
Great Northern Arts Festival
email: gnaf@inuvik.ca
Phone: 867-777-8638
Cell: 867-678-0511
Fax: 867-777-8601
P.O. Box 2921
2nd Floor, Midnight Sun Rec Complex
Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0
