North Slave Region
This centrally located region encompasses both boreal and tundra terrain, stretching between the Territory’s’ two biggest lakes. This is home to the Tłı̨chǫ, Akaitcho and Yellowknives Dene, along with a diverse group of residents from across the country and the globe, that together weave a rich cultural tapestry in the territory’s capital city.
This land is a bountiful resource for local harvesters and artists who use raw materials from the land. Traditional arts and fine crafts preserve the region’s unique style and pass traditional knowledge onto future generations. Clothing and accessories are made from locally tanned moose or caribou hides and adorned with intricate designs of beadwork or quillwork. The centuries-old tradition of drum making is a vital part of this area’s history and is being preserved through workshops and documentary films.
The capital city of Yellowknife is an eclectic, multi-cultural mix of artists and art forms. Storytellers, authors and musicians preserve oral history from the region in literary and performance arts. Contemporary artists draw inspiration from the land to create inspiring works of art. Filmmakers and photographers capture and share the spirit of living in the NWT with the world. Yellowknife’s vibrant arts scene continues to grow in diversity and frequency, with arts events happening weekly, if not nightly.
Use our online tool to learn Where to Buy NWT Art in the North Slave Region.
Or download printable, translated documents (PDFs):
Where to Buy NWT Art in Yellowknife: English, French (français), German (Deutsch), Japanese (日本語)
Events
Yellowknife
September
Date: September 2nd, 2022 to November 25th, 2022
Community: Yellowknife
Location: The Gallery on 47th Street
The Gallery on 47th Street is excited to be back during what was always will be their favourite season for local art. Reviving their past model of single collection exhibitions, they are re-opening the gallery for a limited engagement at the new location, 4909 47th Street, where they will have more space than ever in the newly renovated gallery building. Every week, they will host a Friday evening opening with the collection’s artist(s). As always, they are committed to providing customers with a proper gallery experience – classy, comfortable, convenient.
Date: September 30th, 2022 to October 1st, 2022
Community: Yellowknife
Location: Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
Playing With Fire is a powerful one-man show performed entirely on hockey skates, on an onstage hockey rink. It premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in 2012 and, to date, has earned rave reviews and wowed theatre goers and hockey fans in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Hamilton and Montreal.
Based on the best-selling biography and developed with Fleury himself, Playing with Fire tells the story of how a 5’6” Metis from Manitoba beat all challenges to become an NHL star. Playing in over 1,000 games and scoring over 1,000 points, Fleury won a Stanley Cup and an Olympic...
October
Date: October 3rd, 2022
Community: Yellowknife
Location: Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
Got Land? Comedy is a stand-up comedy variety show, where First Nation, Inuk and Metis entertainers tell jokes and share individual life stories. Got Land? Comedy was created to express solidarity with humour. All genres of comedy are welcome and expressed.
8:00pm
Date: October 4th, 2022
Community: Yellowknife
Location: Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
A star-studded Comedy Show with some of Canada’s top stand-up comics and up-and-comers. Featuring, John Wing a semi-finalist in America's Got Talent and perennial Canadian Festival Headliner, James Mullinger, British Born and new Canadian Citizen killing it all across Canada, plus Canadian Festival headliners Lisa Baker, Sunee Dhaliwal, Brittany Lyseng, and up-and-coming local comedians to be named.
8:00pm
Date: October 22nd, 2022
Community: Yellowknife
Location: Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Local artist Cathie Harper will be demonstrating her weaving techniques while working on a piece of basket art, followed by an artist talk as she speaks about her artwork and her process for making her creations. No registration is required to attend this free event.
Take time to view the handcrafted baskets and non-traditional woven creations by Cathie Harper in ‘Interwoven’ currently on display that the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm.
No registration is required to attend this free event.
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