Cultural Reflections: Inuit Art
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Aug. 31 through Oct. 9, 2009
MSSU Spiva Art Gallery
Admission: free

An exhibition of original prints from the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College and Inuit soapstone carvings from the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn Moser of MSSU. The Inuit artists who created the work document a world of nomadic life and seasonal hunting, altered now by the modern world. Many of the artists represented are of the last generation who lived a nomadic life before stepping into the modern world. What was once known only through oral tradition is set down visually in the unique mediums of soapstone carving and prints — many of which were make from soapstone matrixes. The imagery reflects life on the land: daily existence, hunting practices, mythical beings related to their spiritual beliefs, and survival itself.