Month-long Exhibition to Feature Film Screenings with Eva Suluk from Isuma TV’s Inuit Makers Series
As part of our 2026 Spring Arts Exhibition, we are honoured to feature the work of artist and filmmaker Eva Suluk, who invites audiences into the rich and enduring world of caribou.
Through an intimate eight-part series with Isuma TV, Eva brings forward land-based knowledge in motion—from harvesting and butchering to preparation and cooking—revealing not only skill, but relationship. At its core, the series is a powerful reflection on intergenerational knowledge sharing, where teachings are carried through practice, observation, and time spent together on the land.
Running from April 17 to May 17, 2026, the exhibition will transform the space into a dynamic, multi-sensory experience. Visitors will encounter a diverse collection of visual art, photography, digital and interactive works, alongside storytelling that bridges past and present. Screenings of short films and television episodes will unfold throughout the exhibition, creating moments to gather, reflect, and engage more deeply with the stories being shared.
This year’s exhibition is supported by The Arts Incubator Winnipeg, Art Borups Corners, Melgund Recreation, Arts and Culture, and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
About Eva’s work
A founding member of The Arts Incubator Winnipeg and Art Borups Corners collectives, Eva Suluk is a cultural connector specializing in traditional knowledge, drumming and oral history storytelling. A long-time member of the Arviat Film Society and Arviat Television, her work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and Isuma TV among many others. An Inuk artist and grandmother residing in Arviat, Nunavut, she is renowned for her expertise in preparing dried caribou meat. She has been featured in the IsumaTV series “Inuit Makers,” specifically in the segment titled “Drying Caribou,” which showcases her traditional skills and knowledge in meat preservation.
Part 1: Towards The Ice
Eva and her family get ready to head out onto the land, making sure they have got water for tea before getting the skidoo ready and heading out.
Part 2: Butchering The Caribou
Ingy fixes the screen to dry the caribou meat on, cutting wood to create four legs for it to stand on. And then butchers one of the caribou carcasses, saving the skin for someone to make a drum.
Part 3: Unfold It
Eva works, cutting the meat into thin slices that her daughters, Elizabeth and Stella take to the screen and unfold them so they will dry.
Part 4: Team Work
Eva teaches Elizabeth how to cut the meat so that it is unfolding and will dry well. They put a pot on to make caribou lard full of hooves, and leg bones.
Part 5: Working The Inuit Way
Ingy starts skinning another caribou and breaking it down into smaller pieces for Eva to cut up for dried meat.
Part 6: Caribou Heads
While Eva, Elizabeth and Nuatie work on the meat, Paul works on breaking down the bones and splitting open the caribou heads.
Part 7: Snow Melts Fast
Sophie, Elizabeth and Eva work hard to process the meat quickly as more black flies appear.
Part 8: My Favorite Part
Waiting for the next caribou to be skinned, everyone gathers around the cookpot, eating the caribou heads that have been cooking over the fire. Eva and Elizabeth gather the dried meat on the 3rd day.
About the Series
Completed in 2025, Sanajiit/Inuit Makers is a 13-episode documentary series—spanning over 90 hours—filmed in the Nunavut communities of Igloolik and Arviat, with two episodes in Montreal. The series follows 12 Inuit individuals—women, men, elders, and youth—each engaged in their craft, profession, or skill within their community.
Shot in a “Slow TV” style, the series offers an immersive, observational experience that preserves the natural flow of time in Inuit life. With a participatory yet unobtrusive camera, it captures both everyday moments and extraordinary practices with equal care, allowing viewers to draw their own interpretations.
You can watch the full series on Isuma TV and Uvagut TV at: https://makers.isuma.tv/episodes/eva-suluk
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