Thousands of Holman-era prints in Ontario storage could be financial boost Ulukhaktok’s art scene needs - CBC

Thousands of Holman-era prints from the hamlet of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, have been stored away in a government building for decades, and now they could be a financial boon to the community’s struggling art scene. Ulukhaktok is home to some 800 people, many of them Inuvialuit, and is known as the birthplace of Canadian Inuit printmaking. Between 1959 and 1971, artist James Houston worked with local carvers to produce thousands of prints depicting traditional Inuit life. The prints were initially intended for sale to raise money to support the community. However, over time, they fe…