Indigenous Art Acquisition program

Expanding the Indigenous Art Collection to further preserve and promote Indigenous art in Canada.

Indigenous Art Acquisition Program 2024 to 2025 update

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada will be deferring acquisitions under the Indigenous Art Acquisition Program for 2024 to 2025. Thank you to all the artists who submitted a proposal. The department will be keeping the submissions recommended for purchase for consideration in future years.

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About the Indigenous Art Collection

The Indigenous Art Collection is one of the most significant public art collections of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada. Since the early 1960s, the Indigenous Art Centre has been collecting works by established, mid-career, and emerging Indigenous artists. This approach has resulted in a one-of-a-kind collection that represents the artistic practices of artists from Indigenous communities across Canada.

For over 60 years, the Indigenous Art Centre has been promoting works of art by Indigenous artists in Canada and abroad, through:

Eligibility criteria

Eligible artists must:

Eligible artwork must:

Artwork can include several elements, as for a diptych, a triptych or a series.

All mediums, techniques and materials are accepted, including but not limited to:

Submission requirements

Deadline

There is currently no call for submissions.

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