#indigenousartists — Public Fediverse posts

Rosina Gunjarrwanga, “Wak”, 2018, earth pigments on stringybark ★ Australia/Kuninjku ★ https://www.mca.com.au/stories-and-ideas/loud-quiet-art-rosina-gunjarrwanga/ #RosinaGunjarrwanga #indigenousart #patterns #Wak #Wakdesign #Djimarr #Mardayin #sacredceremonies #stringybark #indigenousartists #Kuninjku #ShortStGallery #2010s

#NativeAmericanArtists - Items of Refuse, by Heather Newton Brown

4 December 2025

"My series, 'Items of Refuse' is an exploration of the tension between reclaiming and creating beauty from discarded objects and identity. I gather items considered 'throw away,' pairing them with phrases commonly used to dismiss or #marginalize others. Through this process, I confront the societal norms perpetuated by #capitalism, #colonization and #ConstructedBinaries, with the intention to transform.

"Repurposing metal items alongside abstract art and reclaiming derogatory phrases offers me a way to celebrate #HumanCreativity and perseverance while challenging oppressive systems. This work serves as a reflection of my response to social and #environmental crises, highlighting the importance of #resourcefulness and #resilience in the face of adversity.

" 'As We May Think' was created while sorting through #ephemera. I was struck by the relevance and resonance of topics we are struggling with currently. Time magazine clippings from 1945 had haunting similarities to articles that could be read today, related to war, politics, relationships, household needs, and world affairs. I decided to be curious, and to let the process guide me. The result is pieces of our history brought together in ways that reflect on our history, and our current trajectory."

Source:
https://www.wabanakireach.org/as_we_may

#WabanakiNews #WabanakiREACH #IndigenousArtists #HumanArt #ArtMadeByHumans #Reuse #Repurposing #SolarPunkSunday

I joined the local Nova Arts collective.
Please boost this fab learning opportunity!

Training for #ArtCurators.

This fall, Nova #ArtsHub will be hosting a special training for curators, art organizers, etc, designed to support non-indigenous community members in developing curatorial skills grounded in equity and #Indigenous methodology. This is done in collaboration with different #IndigenousArtists around the city, after being asked by local Indigenous #artists to take on this work.

Click to pre-register, or share with groups that you think may benefit!
https://novaartshub.com/pages/understanding-the-soil-training-on-working-with-indigenous-artists

#BIPOC #NativeArt #IndigenousArt #ArtCuration #Educational #Workshop #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle

#CallForArtists - must be #Indigenous & in #Canada.

Please boost this opportunity for #ArtistInResidence so those who qualify & are interested can apply.

#DARC #IndigenousResidency Program
Call for #MediaArt Applications
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Duration: October 1 – 31, 2025

What Is the DARC Indigenous Residency Program?

Presented with the support of The Hnatyshyn Foundation, DARC’s Indigenous Residency is a one-month intensive on-site artist residency, offered to mid-career #Indigenous ( #FirstNations / #Inuit & #Métis) artists who are seeking to develop their current practice, experiment with a new medium, or continue an existing project.

Artists in residence are provided with access to DARC’s facilities, including the DARC Microcinema, Soundstage, Digital Edit Suite, and Recording Studio. Artists also have access to an array of audio-visual equipment and up to 16 hours of advisor time for the duration of their residency.

Following the residency, artists are expected to participate in an artist talk to discuss their practice and share works in progress or any completed projects from their residency.

Residency Support Includes:

Artist residency fee of $2,500;
Up to $4,000 in DARC equipment and facility waivers for the duration of the residency;
Access to DARC technical consultations;
An opportunity to present your work publicly through a screening, exhibition, or artist talk;
A fee of $520 for an artist talk or presentation of your work according to current CARFAC-RAAV fee schedule;
Honorarium for parking or transit for local artists;
A fee of $1504 (CARFAC-RAAV fee schedule) for an artistic advisor of your choosing or Indigenous advisor recommended by DARC for 16 hrs of consultation;
For artists who are not based in the Ottawa – Gatineau region: Up to $1500 housing subsidy
and up to $1750 in travel expenditures;
A full festival pass to the Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival;
Ongoing support through membership at DARC following the completion of the residency, including free access to workshops for one year.

Accessibility

DARC is an Accessible venue. All doors at DARC have accessibility buttons to press for automatic entry. DARC’s main entrance is located at 67 Nicholas Street which is fully wheelchair accessible. Elevator access is available from 9am – 11pm.

Who Can Apply?

Applications are open to Extended Access members of DARC who are seeking to expand their current practice, experiment with a new medium, or continue an existing project. Applicants who are not currently DARC members will be granted a free Extended Access membership, provided they agree to DARC’s membership agreement when applying.

How to Apply

Applications for Indigenous Residency are accepted through AMS (Arts Management System):

https://digitalartsresourcecentre.ca/indigenous-residency/#:~:text=concernant%20votre%20application.-,READY%20TO%20APPLY%3F,-Upon%20request%2C%20DARC

To learn more, contact:
[email protected]
(613) 238-7648

Digital Arts Resource Centre (formerly SAW Video) is a not-for-profit, artist-run media art centre in Ottawa, Ontario that fosters the growth and development of artists through access to equipment, training, mentorship, and programming.

67 Nicholas Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B9
digitalartsresourcecentre.ca

#Artists #ArtsOpportunity #ArtsCanada #NativeArtists #IndigenousArtists #Arts #NativeMastodon

#CallForArtists - Expressions of Interest: Indigenous #PublicArt #Curator/Consultant – Lewis Farms Facility & Park.

The #EdmontonArtsCouncil (EAC), on behalf of the City of Edmonton, seeks an #Indigenous Public Art Curator/​Consultant with connections to #Amiskwaciywâskahikan /​ #Edmonton and #Treaty6 to develop a comprehensive vision and plan for public art at Lewis Farms Facility and Park featuring works by #IndigenousArtists from #EnochCree Nation, Treaty 6, and across #Canada. Individuals and curatorial collectives are welcome to apply.

Deadline for Expressions of Interest: Monday, June 2, 2025, 11:59am (noon)

Curatorial Fee: $25,000 plus GST. Fee is inclusive of all other costs, travel, accommodations, and taxes except GST.

Project Description:

The Edmonton Arts Council (EAC), on behalf of the City of Edmonton is seeking an Indigenous Public Art Curator/​Consultant with connections to amiskwaciywâskahikan/​Edmonton and Treaty 6 to create a comprehensive vision and plan for the public art at Lewis Farms Facility and Park featuring works by Indigenous artists from Enoch Cree Nation, Treaty 6, and across Canada. The total budget for art for the facility is $1.5 million.

The Lewis Farms Facility and Park Project is located on the southwest side of 92 Avenue and Rosenthal Way in the area known as Ward Nakota Isga, which is Sioux, and means ​“The People.” Enoch Cree Nation is located south of the project site. The Cree name for Enoch is maskêkosihk and translates as ​“people of the land of medicine”. Nearby Edmonton neighbourhoods include Rosenthal, and the Lewis Estates neighbourhoods of Breckenridge Greens, Potter Greens, Suder Greens, Webber Greens and Stewart Greens.

Construction of Lewis Farms Facility and Park Project is anticipated to be completed in 2028. The project includes a community recreation centre, public library and district park. Facility amenities will include an aquatics facility with a 50-metre pool, twin arena, multi-purpose and studio spaces, fitness centre, double gymnasium, and a medium-sized Edmonton Public Library branch.

Anticipated Project Timeline

June 2, 2025 at 11:59am (noon): Deadline for Expressions of Interest
June 2025: Curator/consultant selection
December 2025: Completed curatorial plan
February 2026: Calls to artists released
May – June 2026: Artist selection and contract phase
June 2026 – September 2027: Art purchase/art fabrication
September 2027 – March 2028: Art installation (to be confirmed in individual artist contracts depending on art opportunity and location)
These dates are preliminary, and subject to change.

For more information on this opportunity and to apply, visit edmontonarts.ca.

If you have questions, please email [email protected].

#EdmontonArts Council
Phone: 780−424−2787 | Email: [email protected]
Prince of Wales Armouries, 2nd Floor (#222)
10440 108 Avenue
Edmonton, #Alberta
T5H 3Z9

#IndigenousArt #NativeArtists #ArtOpportunity

Beau used his day off to go hiking up a mountain to do some #CedarBark #harvesting for more traditional #CoastSalish #weaving work.
He sent me photos as he hiked through the forest. These are just the bark harvest related photos with one fairy slipper orchid wildflower photo - he knows my fave colour is purple 🥰

Learn more about #CMTs - culturally modified trees: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/cedar

See more of Beau's work & check out his online shop: https://www.beauwagner.ca/

#Indigenous #Cultural #BarkHarvesting #BarkPulling #Cedar #TreeOfLife #NativeArtists #NativeHarvest #Weavers #IndigenousArtists #FirstNations #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #SupportNativeArtists #Cascadia #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Stzuminus #BCNativeArtists #AuDHDArtists #CulturalArts #NativeMastodon #Decolonization #Landback

Beau used his day off to go hiking up a mountain to do some #CedarBark #harvesting for more traditional #CoastSalish #weaving work.
He sent me photos as he hiked through the forest. These are just the bark harvest related photos with one fairy slipper orchid wildflower photo - he knows my fave colour is purple 🥰

Learn more about #CMTs - culturally modified trees: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/cedar

See more of Beau's work & check out his online shop: https://www.beauwagner.ca/

#Indigenous #Cultural #BarkHarvesting #BarkPulling #Cedar #TreeOfLife #NativeArtists #NativeHarvest #Weavers #IndigenousArtists #FirstNations #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #SupportNativeArtists #Cascadia #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Stzuminus #BCNativeArtists #AuDHDArtists #CulturalArts #NativeMastodon #Decolonization #Landback

Beau used his day off to go hiking up a mountain to do some #CedarBark #harvesting for more traditional #CoastSalish #weaving work.
He sent me photos as he hiked through the forest. These are just the bark harvest related photos with one fairy slipper orchid wildflower photo - he knows my fave colour is purple 🥰

Learn more about #CMTs - culturally modified trees: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/cedar

See more of Beau's work & check out his online shop: https://www.beauwagner.ca/

#Indigenous #Cultural #BarkHarvesting #BarkPulling #Cedar #TreeOfLife #NativeArtists #NativeHarvest #Weavers #IndigenousArtists #FirstNations #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #SupportNativeArtists #Cascadia #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Stzuminus #BCNativeArtists #AuDHDArtists #CulturalArts #NativeMastodon #Decolonization #Landback

Beau used his day off to go hiking up a mountain to do some #CedarBark #harvesting for more traditional #CoastSalish #weaving work.
He sent me photos as he hiked through the forest. These are just the bark harvest related photos with one fairy slipper orchid wildflower photo - he knows my fave colour is purple 🥰

Learn more about #CMTs - culturally modified trees: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/cedar

See more of Beau's work & check out his online shop: https://www.beauwagner.ca/

#Indigenous #Cultural #BarkHarvesting #BarkPulling #Cedar #TreeOfLife #NativeArtists #NativeHarvest #Weavers #IndigenousArtists #FirstNations #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #SupportNativeArtists #Cascadia #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Stzuminus #BCNativeArtists #AuDHDArtists #CulturalArts #NativeMastodon #Decolonization #Landback

Beau used his day off to go hiking up a mountain to do some #CedarBark #harvesting for more traditional #CoastSalish #weaving work.
He sent me photos as he hiked through the forest. These are just the bark harvest related photos with one fairy slipper orchid wildflower photo - he knows my fave colour is purple 🥰

Learn more about #CMTs - culturally modified trees: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/cedar

See more of Beau's work & check out his online shop: https://www.beauwagner.ca/

#Indigenous #Cultural #BarkHarvesting #BarkPulling #Cedar #TreeOfLife #NativeArtists #NativeHarvest #Weavers #IndigenousArtists #FirstNations #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #SupportNativeArtists #Cascadia #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Stzuminus #BCNativeArtists #AuDHDArtists #CulturalArts #NativeMastodon #Decolonization #Landback

#AmericanIndianAirwaves welcomes John Kush of the #Chumash community to discuss the upcoming international #IndigenousArt exhibit #DecolonizeNativeArt (D.N.A.) with #art from #IndigenousArtists across Turtle Island

https://soundcloud.com/burntswamp/decolonize-native-art-international-exhibit-in-the-chumash-nation
#Indigenous #NativeAmericans #FirstNations #NativeAmericanArt #NativeAmericanArtists #DecolonialStruggles

Tyrrell Tapaha, “Think for Yourself”, 2022, Diné-style tapestry, handspun and commercial vegetal-dyed Churro/alpaca, 107 × 152 cm ★ Diné/USA ★ https://hyperallergic.com/779783/tyrrell-tapaha-fresh-approach-pictorial-navajo-textiles/ ⦾ https://super8.absturztau.be/watch?v=nBz22zSF41U ⦾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBz22zSF41U #TyrrellTapaha #contemporaryart #fiberart #tapestry #carpets #queerart #swastika #Dinéculture #Diné #Navajo #Dinéartists #Dineartists #textileartists #indigenousartists #nonbinaryartists #2020s

Global News BC: ‘The last one’: The life of Haisla collector, carver and hereditary chief Sammy Robinson https://globalnews.ca/news/10005502/sammy-robinson-haisla-carver-bc-life-story/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #IndigenousArtists #BCFirstNations #Perspectives #HaislaNation #TotemPoles #Canada

Joseph E. Yoakum, “Mt. Lizard Head in San Juan Mtn Range near Silverton Colorado”, 1970, ink, coloured pencil and chalk on paper, 29.8 × 47.6 cm ⋆ USA/Cherokee ⋆ https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6250461 #JosephYoakum #JosephEYoakum #drawing #inkonpaper #outsiderart #artbrut #landscape #mountains #SanJuan #Colorado #indigenousartists #BLT #dated #1970s

Global News BC: Legendary singer Buffy Sainte-Marie retires from live performances, cites health concerns https://globalnews.ca/news/9876836/buffy-sainte-marie-retires-health-concerns/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BurnabyBlues+RootsFestival #BuffySainte-Marieretiring #BuffySainte-Mariehealth #Indigenousmusicians #BuffySainte-Marie #CanadianMusicians #IndigenousArtists #CanadianArtists #Entertainment #CityofBurnaby

#CJNY or #JourneyFM #urban #Indigenous #radio at #106.3FM, #KickedOff its start with a #ceremony on March 3 at #HoobiyeeTsamiks #Vancouver Society, then began #broadcasting on March 6 with classic rock that features #IndigenousArtists , with #cultural shows also on the playlist.

The first #broadcast by the new station was the #GoodMedicineShow , hosted by Ashley Pimlott and beamed out every Monday at 6 p.m. (and rebroadcast on Sundays at 4 p.m.)

https://o.canada.com/news/local-news/new-first-nation-radio-station-launches-in-b-c/wcm/18c97f07-f7e1-47b1-a8c1-3711cb3f78f1/amp/

#BritishColumbia

#Biskane — which is the Anishinaabe word used to describe the act of lighting a fire — has been developed by three #Ontario creators who were inspired to bring exposure to other #Indigenousartists and entrepreneurs.  It's #Indigenous-owned-run-inspired, authentic #Indigenousart

FounderCEO Chad Solomon, a member of the #Anishinaabe community of #HenveyInlet #FirstNation, Ont.is an #author, #storyteller, #puppeteer & #graphicnovelist.
#Ojibwe
https://www.biskane.com/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/biskane-indigenous-online-shopping-platform-1.6667053