Fotograf: Lori Fredrickson<\/p>\n
On Thursday, 13 April,\u00a0Arctic Highways<\/em>\u00a0opened at Scandinavia House, in New York. The\u00a0reception began with a Jojk performance by Lars Henrik Blind, followed by an artist panel with Tomas Colbengston, Britta Marakatt-Labba, and Sonya Kelliher Combs, moderated by Scandinavia House\u2019s manager of exhibitions and community programs, Emily Stoddart. To continue the opening celebrations, on Saturday, April 15, Greenlandic dancer Elisabeth Heilman Blind performed her Maskdance with a surprise visit from acclaimed Kalaaleq performance artist Lakkuluk. Following the performance there was a screening of the film about Britta Marakatt-Labba, titled,\u00a0Historj\u00e1 \u2013 Stitches for Sapm\u00ed<\/em>, directed by Thomas Jackson. A conversation between Marakatt-Labba, Elisabeth Heilmann Blind, Thomas Jackson, and Tomas Colbengston accompanied the film.<\/p>\n The opening weekend celebration coincided with the Indigenous People\u2019s Forum at the UN, a yearly gathering of indigenous leaders from around the world. The following week in partnership with the exhibition, Scandinavia House presented\u00a0Climate Action \u2013 Future Changes<\/a>, exploring the Arctic indigenous peoples\u2019\u00a0fight against climate change through films and media, co-hosted by the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund (AIFF). Welcoming notes to the program were provided by\u00a0Dariio Mejia Montalvo (Chair of the Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues),\u00a0Aslak Holmberg (President, Saami Council), and Petteri Vuorim\u00e4ki (Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland). The discussion was followed by a screening of the documentary short\u00a0Salmon Reflection<\/em>\u00a0(dir. Anna Hoover, Alaska, 2022), and a reception, and the galleries were open for viewing. The exhibition will run at Scandinavia House until July 22, 2023.<\/p>\n VISIT THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION HERE \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n