NWT Art Centre Initiative closing in on final location decision

With our Akaitcho Hall Gatherings coming up (in-person on June 17, 2025 and virtually on June 25, 2025), our Art Centre Development Specialist, Sara Komarnisky spoke with CKLB.

“It’s a bit of a different dynamic than having a non-commercial art gallery where the primary focus isn’t selling the art. It’s perhaps exploring ideas, exploring texture, exploring shapes, exploring a concept through creative work. We know that there is now the Visitor Centre gallery, which is more aligned with the kind of space that we envision for the Arts Centre, but it’s very new, and it’s quite small, and so we hope to complement that with a dedicated facility and more gallery space.”

Komarnisky added that while the completion of the Art Centre is still a long ways away, their hope is that the space will be used for special workshops and classes to help teach people new artistic practices.

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