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Arctic Co-operatives Limited

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4801 Franklin Avenue
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2N7

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Arctic Cooperatives Limited is owned and operated by 31 community owned cooperatives in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. The co-operatives in Canada’s north, share a vision of people working together to improve their social and economic well-being. As a division of Arctic Co-operative Limited, Canadian Arctic Producers and Northern Images share that vision through art marketing activities.

Arctic Co-operatives has been marketing Co-op member produced art for almost 50 years. Twelve, small, locally owned and controlled Co-operatives came together with the Government of Canada in 1965 to incorporate this art marketing organization and create the longest standing Art Marketing arm of the Co-op system. The Co-operative system has played and continues to play an important role in the Inuit Art industry, improving the economic well being of Member Co-ops and artists by providing long-term return through effective marketing and promotional initiatives. The goal and mandate is to preserve, promote and protect Inuit art.

The establishment of the first local Co-ops and the creation of the Art Marketing arm set in motion the development of a remarkable network of community owned and controlled businesses in the Arctic.

We purchase annually through our local co-ops throughout Nunavut and Northwest Territories and thus provide a fair and continuous flow of income to the artists. Our wholesale marketing company, Canadian Arctic Producers, then distributes the art to Northern Images and other Inuit art galleries and quality retailers worldwide. In the arts and crafts area we are one of the largest wholesalers of Inuit Art.

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