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POLARIS – SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS & ELISAPIE

Today’s Feature:
Band: SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS & ELISAPIE
Artwork By: MAYA MCKIBBIN  & DAYLE KUBLUITOK

Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a hip hop duo out of Vancouver, BC.
They confront slurs and stereotypes of Indigenous people and promote pride.
The 2 members Darren Metz (Young D) and Quinton Nyce (Yung Trybezare) are from the Kitamaat Village, a Haisla First Nation reserve. Their 3rd album TRAPLINE was released this year in May.

Maya McKibbin’s hopes are to bring a message of modern indigeneity into the contemporary
creative circle in the format of comics, films, stories and illustrations.
They enjoy visualizing stories and working with design, specifically character.
Maya is Ojibwe, Yaqui and Huichol, and grew up on Coast Salish Territory in shíshálh. 

Elisapie is a Canadian singer, broadcaster, documentary filmmaker and activist.
Full name of Elisapie Issac she is half Inuk and was born in Salluit, Quebec.
In 2005 Elisapie collaborated with Alain Auger and produced the album titled Taima
which won the Juno Award of Aboriginal Recording of the Year.
In 2018 she released album ‘The Ballad of the Runaway Girl’

Dayle Kubluitok is an emerging artist from Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet) who studies
in Toronto, ON and lives in Iqaluit, NU. She works predominately with graphic arts and
illustration and is also a growing photographer. 


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Polaris Music Prize 2018

If you have been following our blog you are up to date on this years wonderful polaris music prize performers!
There are 10 Canadian performers matched with 10 Canadian artists to create these beautiful band posters.
This years winner is Jeremy Dutcher!

You can purchase any one of these posters at our store or online, as well as the event, happening
September 17th at The Carlu. Posters sell for $40 each.
Here is a sum up of this years Polaris Prize Artists!


BAND: Jean Michel Blais, Designed by Mathieu Larone, 5 Colour



BAND: Alvvays, Designed by Aaron Rinas, 2 Colour

 


BAND: Daniel Caesar, Designed by Matt & Clea, 1 Colour


BAND: Jeremy Dutcher, Designed by Alena Skarina 4 Colour


BAND: Pierre Kwenders, Designed by Kellen Hatanaka, 4 Colour


BAND: Hubert Lenoir, Designed by Cecile Gariepy, 5 Colour


BAND: Partner, Designed by Brandon Celi, 5 Colour


BAND: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Designed by Dylan Darwin, 4 Colour


BAND: U.S. Girls, Designed by Mariel Rutherford, 3 Colour


BAND: Weaves, Designed by Chris Pecora, 3 Colour

 

 

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Polaris Prize – Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Todays feature – BAND: SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS, Artwork by: DYLAN DARWIN

Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a hip hop duo out of Vancouver, BC.
They confront slurs and stereotypes of Indigenous people and promote pride.
The 2 members Darren Metz (Young D) and Quinton Nyce (Yung Trybezare)
are from the Kitamaat Village, a Haisla First Nation reserve.

Dylan Darwin is an illustrator and CG generalist from Ontario, Canada.
He went to Sheridan College graduating with a Computer Animation Certificate and an Illustration Bachelors.
His illustration work is a mix of traditional mixed media, digital, and collage.