About ICCA
Activating Indigenous Creative Sovereignty
For more than 20 years, the Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ICCA) has been an Indigenous-run and led non-profit organization dedicated to advancing Indigenous curatorial practices.
We bring together curators, artists, writers, academics, and cultural workers through gatherings, collaborations, and critical conversations. Whether rooted in community or reaching across institutions, our work centers Indigenous perspectives and fosters creative sovereignty.
Explore how our network continues to grow, challenge, and transform the arts landscape.
Updates, Jobs and Opportunities
Pathways to Funding: Navigating Programs & Portals
Grant Webinar Series Part 1 – Pathways to Funding: Navigating Programs & Portals
March 12, 2026 | 1:00–3:00 PM EST
This session introduces the Canada Council for the Arts portal and funding opportunities through Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. Participants will learn about eligibility, application limits, profile setup, and available supports, with time for live Q&A.
Free and open to all.
Register Now for Grant Webinar Series Part 1
Journeys in Research: Curatorial Travel & Grants
Grant Webinar Series: Part 2 – Journeys in Research: Curatorial Travel & Grants
March 17, 2026 | 1:00–2:30 PM EST
This session focuses on research travel and mobility funding, exploring how travel grants can support curatorial research, mentorship, peer exchange, and professional development. Participants will learn how to plan travel across fiscal years and align research with longer-term goals, including upcoming ICCA gatherings.
Free and open to all.
Register Now for Grant Webinar Series Part 2
Be Our Admirer | Make a Donation to ICCA Day
This Valentine’s Day, the Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA) invites you to support Indigenous arts, curatorial practice, and cultural continuity through our annual Make a Donation to ICCA Day on February 14.
Each donation strengthens the spaces where Indigenous creativity, knowledge-sharing, and collective futures can thrive. Your generosity helps ensure Indigenous worldviews remain visible, supported, and resourced within contemporary arts practice.
Give with heart and Support ICCA to help sustain Indigenous-led arts, culture, and curatorial work.
Introducing the ICCA Podcast!
We’re excited to launch Indigenous Narratives in Art, a new ICCA podcast dedicated to amplifying Indigenous voices shaping contemporary curatorial practice, art writing, and community-led arts futures. Each episode invites listeners into conversations with Indigenous artists, curators, writers, and knowledge carriers, offering insight into the relationships, mentorship, and community accountability that guide our work.
Listen to the ICCA podcast Indigenous Narratives in Art.
Creative Conciliations Now Published!
Creative Conciliations is now live, presented with Wilfrid Laurier University Press and ICCA, centering Indigenous art writing, curatorial practice, and collective responsibility. Marking ten years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report, the publication brings together essays, reflections, and artistic gestures that explore memory, care, and relational conciliation.
Special thank you to the co-editors, Tarah Hogue and Jennifer Robinson, for guiding this important publication.
Read the Chapter Essays and learn about the Creative Conciliations Publication.
Explore our Resources!
The ICCA’s Virtual Resource Center (VRC) is a growing online hub of tools, guides, handbooks, best practices, publications, and career resources for Indigenous artists, curators, writers, and arts workers. It also includes a searchable database of grants and funding opportunities, all curated to reflect Indigenous priorities, perspectives, and methodologies. The VRC supports learning, research, and professional growth in one accessible, community-informed space.
Visit and explore the Virtual Resource Center (VRC).
Partnership with The Bentway!
The Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA) is honoured to be the main partner of this month’s Sun/Shade Curators’ Tour at The Bentway, a guided walk reflecting on how public art creates space for gathering, storytelling, and seasonal change. Featuring Willard Art’s Declaration of the Understory, the tour draws on Indigenous Futures to explore how land, memory, and artistic practice intertwine. ICCA’s nativeprince.pdf will share reflections rooted in Relational Practice, while guests receive a limited-edition artist multiple by C.L. Battle, inspired by plants that thrive together—a poetic gesture of care for one another and the land.
Read more about the Sun/Shade Curators’ Tour.
New Partnership!
A significant collaboration has been formed between the Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA) and Rungh Magazine. This partnership will work to amplify Indigenous voices and provide a platform for Indigenous art, artists, curators, exhibitions, and related programming. The initiative seeks to encourage critical dialogue and broaden the audience for Indigenous narratives.
Read Full ICCAxRungh Press Release.
The Tiohtià:ke Project!
Bibliography Returns!
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Community Memberships
ICCA’s Community Membership connects Indigenous curators and cultural workers through mentorship, advocacy, and shared opportunities. It builds a strong, sovereign arts ecosystem across Turtle Island. With access to national gatherings, exclusive programs, and peer support spaces, membership is more than a benefit—it is a movement. Become a member and shape the future of Indigenous curatorial practice.
Institutional Memberships
ICCA’s Institutional Membership supports organizations in deepening their relationships with Indigenous artists and curators through intentional, values-driven partnerships. Grounded in Governance of Compassion frameworks, this program offers a pathway toward more accountable and culturally responsive engagement. Start building more meaningful connections and become a member today.
