As tourism is becoming a stronger and stronger industry in Nunavut, it definitely opens many doors for a lot more sales in Inuit art, particularly in Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, and Cambridge Bay, the hubs of Nunavut. A lot of sales are happening in the lobbies of the hotels, and in restaurants. There's not a lot of infrastructure right now for safe, accommodating places for artists to sell their work. There are little stores, but there's nothing for the actual artists themselves. For example, a safe place to work is really important right now. Carvers are outside in 40-below weather in harsh conditions, and they're carving with not the safest of equipment. It's rough.
We're working on getting some funding through CanNor for some studio spaces. We have some plans drafted up right now. We're in the preliminaries of getting the funding, going through with it and getting these places built. That's a huge issue. If this infrastructure is set up, the potential goes much further. There are going to be places that tourists can go to purchase the art rather than relying on the luck of the draw when they're walking through the hotel lobby or wherever. That definitely will make a huge impact.