It is the mission of Tungasuvvingat Inuit to broadly provide Inuit-specific programs that contribute to the health and wellbeing of Inuit and to encourage and support similar programs for Inuit across the country.
TUNGASUVVINGAT INUIT
COMMUNITY PARTNER
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CONTACT US
Shenkman Arts Centre
245 Centrum Blvd, Suite 260
Ottawa, ON K1E 0A1
Tel: 613-580-2767
info@artsnetottawa.ca
Charity number:
121777023RR0001
We acknowledge that our offices are on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation have lived on this territory for millennia, stewarding the land, the water and all that contributes to life in this region. Today, many Indigenous communities continue to be denied the opportunity and resources to make and experience their traditional art on this land. We pledge to make justice and reconciliation a priority through our work by amplifying Indigenous voices and their experiences.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in 1991 Jennifer enjoyed the expertise of many renowned teachers and mentors specializing in art glass at several North American schools. Jennifer works with kiln-formed and flame-worked glass. The process, including sand blasting and cold work, is completed in her teaching studio, Current Works of Glass, on the Mississippi River in Mississippi Mills, Ontario. Her work has been shown at Cirque Du Soleil boutiques internationally, and select galleries in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. Jennifer teaches her specialized techniques to other glass artists in Canada and in Europe.
Glass Artist
JENNIFER ANNE KELLY
COLLABORATORS
CONTACT US
Shenkman Arts Centre
245 Centrum Blvd, Suite 260
Ottawa, ON K1E 0A1
Tel: 613-580-2767
info@artsnetottawa.ca
Charity number:
121777023RR0001
We acknowledge that our offices are on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation have lived on this territory for millennia, stewarding the land, the water and all that contributes to life in this region. Today, many Indigenous communities continue to be denied the opportunity and resources to make and experience their traditional art on this land. We pledge to make justice and reconciliation a priority through our work by amplifying Indigenous voices and their experiences.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
JENNIFER ANNE KELLY
SIVUNIKSATTINU THE QAJAQ
The qajaq, titled SIVUNIKSATTINU “For Our Future”, became an intersection where the Inuit Community of Ottawa shared valuable information with the wider community. The three Inuk Artists, Melissa Attagutsiak, Kaajuk Kablalik, and Alexander Angnaluak, who worked to create an illustrated story through the glass panels, shared their cultural history and their lived experience. Jennifer’s vision of a glass sculpture that expresses the beauty of Inuit Art has been realized. At the outset Jennifer described the project as knowledge sharing. The journey of creating the sculpture was so rich with learning among all the artists involved. Visitors to the glass studio and now to the General Hospital to view SIVUNIKSATTINU usually have questions about the qajaq and the glass illustrations. The answers lead all of us to a deeper understanding of our shared history and optimism for our future.