Photo: Qulliq sculpture wins national art competition

Iqaluit artist Alookie Alikatuktuk’s mixed media sculpture, titled Qulliq for Life, wins this year’s BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student art competition for Nunavut. The annual competition recognizes visual arts excellence in post-secondary institutions across the country, awarding a $5,000 prize to top students in each province and territory. Alikatuktuk recently graduated from Nunavut Arctic College’s Jewellery and Metalwork program. (PHOTO COURTESY OF BMO)