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Lofty mountains, winding river valleys, spectacular fjords and majestic wildlife are part of the stunning beauty of Baffin Island’s Cumberland Sound region. Visiting the area, you can see natural beauty writ large on the landscape, but you will also find it in the work of artists at the Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts in Pangnirtung. Printmaking began in Pangnirtung in 1969. Today, a cooperative 10 printmakers work in a collaborative style, basing their creations on original images by other local artists, to produce stencils, relief prints and etchings. The result is a unique expression of Inuit culture and life in Nunavut, Canada’s youngest territory. Check the links below for more information on printmaking in Pangnirtung.

www.uqqurmiut.com
The Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts (pronounced oo-koor-mee-oot) is home to many Pangnirtung artists. Carvers, graphic artists, tapestry weavers and printmakers have studio space in the centre and produce world-renowned works. The facility is Inuit-owned and operated and serves Pangnirtung's entire arts and crafts community through the mission of promoting and preserving the local culture of the people living on the leeside of Cumberland Sound. In the virtual printshop there is an online gallery of work that has been produced since printmakers first became known for their art in 1973.

www.houston-north-gallery.ns.ca
The last place you'd think to look for information on Inuit art is Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. But there's lots of information in the seaside town iat the Houston North Inuit Art Gallery. The southern world owes a thanks to artist, writer and filmmaker James Houston who, more than 50 years ago, was a mentor to Inuit artists. Along with his wife Alma, he introduced the world to the inspired works of the Inuit, first with the carvers of Cape Dorset and later the Pangnirtung printmakers. Houston's son John, who himself was raised in Canada's North for several years, now runs the familiy gallery, which is a showcase of the finest original Inuit artworks. You can see wonderful works online and check out the fabulous movie clip of James Houston describing his epiphany about Inuit creativity.

www.arctictravel.com
Finding a qualified tour operator may be the most important part of planning a trip North and there are two key online resources to get you started. Arctic Travel.com is home of the celebrated Nunavut Handbook. The online resource has a wealth of information and you only need make two basic clicks to find your way to a tour operator. The "Planning Ahead" link on the top nav bar will send you on to a choice page where Travel Information and Tours is what you want to select. Once inside this section, you'll read lots of valuable background on preparing for a trip to the True North plus a list of travel agencies and official tourism organizations. The home page "Search" function on the navigational sidebar will also reveal interesting info. Type in "Pangnirtung" and you'll get a full chapter devoted to the town,the people and the services that are available there.

You can also cross-reference your information by checking out Nunavut.com (www.nunavut.com), which is self-described as the "Information Gateway to Nunavut." This is primarily a business development association site, but if you select Tourism from the upper nav bar and enter "tour + operators" or "guides + outfitters" it will call up a number of Inuit guiding services that you can add to your research file.