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ALIANAIT ARTS FESTIVAL APPLICATIONS

Applications for the Alianait Arts Festival are open today. We are looking forward to a diverse selection of music from both national and international applicants, with an emphasis on Northern and Indigenous applicants.

Our applications are now open on our website at www.alianait.ca and click on Apply at the top of the page.

Deadline to apply is:

15/12/2023

Northern applications are considered Northern residency, artists who live in Nunavut, NWT, Yukon, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, or internationally, such as Greenland, Alaska, Scandinavia, Sápmi and Russia. Northern content is considered to be where an artist’s musical performance style that is culturally or linguistically linked to Inuit or Indigenous tradition or culture.

The Alianait Arts Festival artists are selected through a selection committee who will meet after the applications have closed. Accepted artists will be contacted in in early February.

For any questions, or help with applications, please contact the Alianait office at info@alianait.ca, or through social media.

ᔫᓂ June 30

ᐊᒑᖅᑐᖅ Agaaqtoq

ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ! ᑖᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐃᓐᖏᖅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᑐᓴᕋᓐᓈᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕈᓱᓪᓚᕆᑦᑎᑦᑎᓲᖅ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᖏᖅᑐᓂ. ᐊᒡᒑᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑎᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᑎᕐᒥᓂᒃ 2014ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᕆᐅᑉᐳᒍᓪᓗ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ.

A Nunavut favourite! He is considered one of Nunavut’s best rising talents, winning the hearts of his audience with his engaging performance and timeless Inuktitut songs.  Agaaqtoq recorded his self-titled debut album in 2014 and we are looking forward to his next release!!

ᔫᓂ June 26!

ᓵᓚᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ + ᕋᐃᔅ ᐋᓴᓐ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᓯᓚ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕋᐃᔅ Charlotte Qamaniq + Rise Ashen of Silla and Rise

ᓯᓚ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕋᐃᔅ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑕᔾᔭᕈᓯᖓᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓂᓯᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᒥᑦ. ᓯᓚ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᓯᓐᑎᐊ ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᖅ (ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) ᐊᒻᒪ ᓵᓚᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ (ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑎᖓ “ᓯᓚ” ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᒥᑦ. ᓯᓚ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᕙᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ; ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᑲᓱᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᑕᖅᑭᕐᒧᑦ, ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᓄᓪᓗ, ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖓ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐱᒋᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᖁᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᒋᕗᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓯᕕᒋᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᖅᓴᓂᑦ ᑲᑕᔾᔭᐅᓯᓂᑦ. ᕋᐃᔅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᑐᕚᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᕋᐃᔅ ᐋᓴᓐ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᔫᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕋᔅᓴᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ−ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᓂᓯᕈᑎᒥᑦ, ᑖᓂᓯᑦᑐᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᑖᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᑲᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐆᑦᑐᕋᕈᑎᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ.

ᓯᓚ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕋᐃᔅ ᓂᕈᐊᕋᔅᓴᓕᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓵᓚᔅᓴᐅᓯᐊᕈᑎᒧᑦ ᔫᓄᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐸᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ 2017ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᓯᒪᔭᕐᒥᓄᑦ: ᓯᓚ + ᕋᐃᔅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᐅᔅᓴᐅᓯᕈᑎᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑎᒍᑦ, ᐅᕙᓗ ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᑎᓂᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓵᓚᔅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᑎᖕ ᕋᐃᑦ (Stingray) ᓵᓚᐅᔅᓯᐊᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᒪᓐᑕᐃᔪ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒫᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥᑦ 2018ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᖁᑎᖓ ᓂᐱᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᒐᓛᒃᑎᒃ ᒑᓚᒥᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕋᔅᓴᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓵᓚᔅᓴᖃᑕᐅᓇᓱᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᔫᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐹᒧᑦ.

Silla and Rise blend Inuit throat-singing and futuristic dancefloor beats. Silla are Cynthia Pitsiulak (Kimmirut, NU) and Charlotte Qamaniq (Iglulik, NU) their name comes from the Inuktitut word "Sila" meaning weather. Sila is what surrounds us; it is what connects us to our land, to the moon, sun and stars, the ocean and the air we breathe. In respecting and honouring the need to preserve Inuit culture and paying homage to our land and the strong connection to its spirituality, they experience and perform the sounds of traditional and contemporary throat songs. Rise is Ottawa’s Rise Ashen, a Juno Award nominated global-grooves producer, DJ and dancer who has spent his life pursuing the intersection of traditional and futuristic music.

Silla and Rise were nominated for a Juno for Indigenous Music Album of the Year in 2017 for their self-titled Debut: Silla + Rise, as well as an Indigenous Music Award for Best Inuit, Indigenous Language, or Francophone Album.  They won the Stingray Award at Mundial Festival in Montreal in 2018 and their new album Galactic Gala was just nominated for a Juno for World Music Album of the Year

ᕕᓕ ᖁᖅᓱᖅ Billy Kuksuk

ᕕᓕ ᖁᖅᓱᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᑎᑕᑦᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒪᓗ ᖃᑕᕐᖑᑎᖓ ᕕᓕᐅᑉ ᑕᕘᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ…. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᑎᑕᑦᑎᐅᖃᑎᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᓄᑦ 25ᓄᑦ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐃᓂᐸᐃᒻᒥᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᙱᖃᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᑐᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᔪᒥᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕙᙵ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂᑦ.

Billy Kuksuk is a founding member of the Arviat Band, and brother to David Kuksuk who was recently featured on Alianait’s Social…But Distant online concert series. He has been playing with his band members for over 25 years and has performed at the Taloyoak Music Festival and Winnipeg Folk Festival, singing the Inuktitut blues. As well as an incredibly talented musician he is one of the most interesting and innovative visual artists to emerge from the community of Arviat.

ᑯᕆᔅᑎ ᑭᖕ Kristy King

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑯᕆᔅᑎ ᑭᖕ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ−ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐅᒻᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᓄᑕᕋᖅᑐᖅ 6ᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᙱᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᒥᑦ, ᓄᑕᕋᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐸᖅᑭᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᒪᓂᔅᓴᖏᑕ ᑕᐅᑦᑐᔅᓴᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᒪᓕᔅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᔭᖅᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᔭᖓᓐᓂ/ᐊᑦᑕᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᓖᓇ ᐊᓚᒐᓚᒃ−ᐱᓕᓐᒥᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᐅᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓴᑭᖓ, ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᖁᖅᓱᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᒐᓚᐃᑦ ᓈᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑯᕆᔅᑎ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᒻᒥᑦ “ᐊᑖᑖᒃ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓂᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᕆᕙᒋᑦ” ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕᓗ. ᐅᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᒧᑦ ᓄᖃᖅᓱᕋᓕᒻᒧᑦ ᓇᕿᑦᑕᑎᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ. 

Kristy King is a singer-songwriter from Arviat, Nu. She has a family of 6 and loves using her time to play hymns, raise her beautiful children, sew and design. Her inspiration comes from her late Auntie, Lena Alagalak-Flynn. She comes from a family of many musicians including her father-in-law, David Kuksuk, and music has always played a significant role in her life. Several years ago Kristy recorded an album entitled "Daddy, You Are My Pride" with the help of many session musicians, including her father. Recently, she has been focusing on learning the autoharp and is excited to share her music with a new audience. 

ᐊᐃᕗᕆ ᑮᓇᐃᓐᓇᖅ Avery Keenainak

ᐊᐃᕗᕆ ᑮᓇᐃᓐᓇ ᐸᐃᒡᒑᓚᖃᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᙱᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᙱᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥᑦ. ᐊᓈᓇᐅᒋᐅᓕᕋᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᖅᑖᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓄᑦ, ᐊᑎᖅᑕᓛᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖅᑕᐅᑎᒋᔪᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᒥᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑐᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᙱᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑕᐅᑐᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑎᓖᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᑦᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓘᓂᐅᑉ ᒧᒥᕈᑎᖓ. ᑲᖏᑦᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᙱᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒋᖃᖅᑕᕐᒪᒍ ᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥᓄᑦ, ᓯᒥᐅᓂ ᑮᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᙱᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᖅ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ‘ᐅᓘᓂᐅᑉ ᒧᒥᕈᑎᖓᓂ’ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᖁᕙᔅᓯ ᖃᓄᐃᖁᓇᖅᑐᒦᖏᓪᓗᓯ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᑎᓐᓃᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᐊᒃᑯᓘᕗᓯ, ᐅᓪᓗᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᖁᓯᒃ”

Avery Keenainak is a member of The Jerry Cans and comes from a line of accordion players in Pang. She is a new mum to her Irnik, Atiqtalaaq and is starting his instruction early. She is excited to share two songs with the Festival for tonight’s show, Cumberland Sound and Rody McCorly. Cumberland Sound is very special because it reminds her of her Ittuq, Simeonie Keenainak and master accordion player of Pangnirtung. She was first introduced to ‘Rody McCorly’ during her time at Nunavut Sivuniksavut. She shares “I hope you all happiness and safety during these times. Aakkuluuvusik, ulluqattiarniaqqusik.”