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Canadian Eskimo Arts Council [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1953-1989.

Reference:

R216-133-8-E, RG85-E-2

Type of material:

Textual material, Sound recordings, Photographs, Art, Objects (including medals and pins), Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

135026

Context of this record:

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Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds

Northern Affairs Program sous-fonds

Northern Affairs Program central registry

Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
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Sub-series includes:

11 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1953-1989.

Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

England, Denmark, France, Russia (Federation), Pennsylvania

Extent:

7 m of textual records.
48 audio cassettes (ca. 37 h, 30 min).
79 audio reels (ca. 62 h, 30 min).
2 seal embossers.
44 drawings : pencil on paper.
4 prints : 3 col. posters, folded and 1 replica on metal.
273 reproductions : photocopies.
32 stamps.
3073 photographs : b&w and col., various processes ; various dimensions.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French, Inuktitut, Danish, Russian

Scope and content:

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Sub-series consists of the records of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council and its predecessor, the Canadian Eskimo Arts Committee. These records contain minutes of meetings, reports, members' files, copyright requests, correspondence with various levels of government, individual artists, galleries and the general public, along with Inuit print catalogues and general information about the council, artists and the history of Inuit art in Canada.

Sub-series also consists of audio recordings of meetings and conferences of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council and its predecessor, the Canadian Eskimo Arts Committee.

Sub-series also includes photographs of the travelling 'Masterworks' exhibition and photographs of sculptures used in the publication 'Sculpture/Inuit'. It also includes photographs related to the Holman Island print shop and to the 'Baffin Island Conference & Exhibition'.

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Canadian Eskimo Arts Council

Biography/Administrative history:

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Canadian Eskimo Arts Council : In 1958 the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, as part of its mandate to administer Inuit Affairs, established an ad hoc committee to assist the graphic artists of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative at Cape Dorset. The demand for prints and other art and handicrafts increased rapidly as did the output from Cape Dorset and other co-operatives. Departmental officials faced with this volume of trade as well as the need to promote and market these products sought help from the private sector. The Canadian Eskimo Arts Committee was set up in 1961 to assist artists, advise the minister and approve those graphics to be released for sale. Composed of various experts in the field, the CEAC maintained an "arms-length" relationship with the department. Its members, however, were appointed by the minister and its funding was provided through the Northern Affairs Program budget.

The issue of northern arts continued to become increasingly more complex prompting the department to recommend to Cabinet that an Eskimo Art Council be created. While this proposal was approved on 19 November 1964 the new body did not meet until 5 June 1967 leaving the old CEA Committee to continue on an interim basis. The new council was composed of a maximum of twelve members who served three-year terms. Funding, as directed by Treasury Board submission No. 672152, 9 August 1967, was provided through the Northern Administration Branch budget. The chairman of the Council was to submit an annual report on CEAC activities to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Arthur Laing, federal minister, addressed the inaugural meeting of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) offering guidelines about its mandate. The principle duty was to advise the minister on matters relating to the promotion, marketing and quality control of Eskimo arts and crafts in Canada. No written terms of reference were provided although several versions were produced over the next twenty years. While the nature of its work was not always detailed the arms-length relationship from government was clearly defined. According to the 1986 terms of reference the CEAC was not "an agent of Her Majesty" and its members were not to be considered members of the Public Service. The ultimate separation of the CEAC from government occurred in September 1989 with the announcement by the Foundation. Funding for the new body will continue to be supplied by the Northern Affairs Program budget until March 31, 1994 at which point the IAF will be fully independent and self-supporting. RG85 General Inventory

Finding aid:

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(Electronic) Finding aid 85-34 is a typed file list indicating volume number, file number, file description and outside dates. 85-34 PDF (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/85-34_135026_vols 2160-2194_open.pdf

Textual records, graphic art, philatelic records (Electronic) Finding aid 85-34 is a verified file list indicating hierarchical level, volume number, file description, ecopy number and outside dates. 85-34 PDF (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/85-34_135026_vols 2160-2194_open_2.pdf

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Researchers may also wish to consult the Manuscript Division series entitled "Canadian Eskimo Arts Council" (MIKAN 117507), a part of the Donald Snowden fonds (MG31-D163, MIKAN 102241).

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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118-000022-6
1859 (1991-03-12)
1990-91/022 GAD
1991-0095 MISA
1991-118 DAP
91-080
RG85-E-2

Former archival reference no.:

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RG85-E-2

Other accession no.:

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1991-0095 MISA
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG85] 2160--2194

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]

Philatelic records

[Consultation90 Open]

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