Kevin McGwin is an American freelance journalist based in Copenhagen. He is the former editor of The Arctic Journal. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/kevin-mcgwin/rss en Northern People & Health Wed, 06 Sep 2017 06:19:07 +0000 Kevin McGwin https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/09/06/the-case-for-creating-a-saami-art-museum https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/09/06/the-case-for-creating-a-saami-art-museum A playful experiment performed at Norway’s Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum earlier this year saw the entire premises temporarily transformed into a museum dedicated to Saami art. Now there’s a push underway to create something longer lasting. Northern People & Health Fri, 14 Jul 2017 08:13:25 +0000 Kevin McGwin https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/07/14/circumpolar-creativity-some-takeaways-from-the-arctic-arts-summit https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/07/14/circumpolar-creativity-some-takeaways-from-the-arctic-arts-summit Representatives from all eight Arctic countries recently gathered in Harstad, Norway, to reflect on the varying definitions and aims of Indigenous art in the North.