Our Team
Founder, Program Developer:
- Susan Aglukark
Executive Director:
- Ulrike Komaksiutiksak
email: ulrike@arcticrose.org
Program & Administrative Assistant:
- April Akeeagok
Inuit Art Expression Lead:
- Elizabeth Gordan
Community Artist Liaison and Mentor (CALM) Workers:
- The Arctic Rose Foundation currently has eight CALM Workers leading Messy Book Programs at their schools in Rankin Inlet and Arctic Bay
Kamajiit Assistants:
- The Arctic Rose Foundation currently has two Kamajiit Assistants in Rankin Inlet
Regional Program Coordinator:
- Alikammiarak Sigurdson
Guest Artists:
We are building our roster of Guest Artists. Currently in our program are:
- Elizabeth Gordon
- Hovak Johnston
- Susan Aglukark
- Veronica Puskas
Mental Health & Wellbeing:
- Andrew Gentile, Holistic Mental Health Specialist
- Mikka Komaksiutiksak, CALM Worker Mentor & Therapeutic Arts Practitioner
Contact Us
200 North Service Road West, Unit 1, Suite 355, Oakville, ON, L6M 2Y1
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The Arctic Rose Foundation is a charitable organization that grew out of the Arctic Rose Project, started by Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark in 2012. Officially designated as a registered charity in 2016, and incorporated in 2020, the Arctic Rose Foundation works to support Northern Inuit, First Nations and Métis youth through the creation of Indigenous-led, arts-based after school programs, and other engaging cultural and creative projects.