Canadian Arctic photo exhibit now on display

"Canada’s Arctic: Vibrant and Thriving," a traveling exhibition of contemporary photographs of the Canadian Arctic, is now open in Western Libraries Special Collections. This unique exhibition offers audiences a brief glimpse into the lives of Northerners, while showing a perspective of the environment and activities that help shape and influence this vibrant region.

Canada’s North is a region as vast as it is diverse. Modern conveniences exist alongside thriving traditional cultures in a region that faces both challenges and opportunities. Canada and its partners in the Arctic Council face the challenge of trying to ensure sustainable economic and environmental development throughout the circumpolar region with lasting benefits to the  health and well-being of Northerners and Northern communities.

The exhibition is open for public viewing Monday through Friday (excluding holiday closures) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Western Libraries Special Collections (sixth floor of Wilson Library) through Dec. 11. A special selection of maps related to this region will also be on display in Western Libraries’ Map Collection (first floor of Wilson Library).

Exhibition sponsors are Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University’s Center for Canadian-American Studies; Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada; and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

For more information about this exhibition, contact Western Libraries Special Collections manager, Tamara Belts, at Tamara.Belts@wwu.edu or (360) 650-3193.