Photo: Nunavut’s largest gathering of artists unfolds in Iqaluit

Elders Susan Avingaq from Igloolik, left, and Laasaloosie Ishulutak from Pangnirtung share a laugh March 16 at the Qaggiq Performing Arts Summit in Iqaluit. The summit boasts the largest-ever gathering of Inuit Nunangat artists, and aims to collect input from performing artists on a number of topics including how the Qaggiavuut Arts Society, which is hosting the summit, can best support them and how best to teach children art. Participants have been rehearsing nightly this week in preparation for a public performance March 19 at the Frobisher Inn’s Koojesse Room. The performance, which starts at 8 p.m., is open to everyone and is pay-what-you-can. (PHOTO BY THOMAS ROHNER)