Save the Dates: November 12-16, 2025

🤝 Align Your Brand with Indigenous Leadership in the Arts

This year’s Gathering isn’t just a celebration—it’s a moment of visionary momentum. As we mark two decades of Indigenous-led arts organizing, we invite you to become a sponsor of this landmark event and help shape the future of Indigenous curatorial work.

🎯 Why Sponsor the ICCA Gathering?

  • Directly support Indigenous artists, curators, and communities
  • Gain brand visibility at one of Canada’s leading Indigenous arts events
  • Align with values of equity, creativity, and cultural sovereignty
  • Engage with hundreds of cultural workers, institutions, and changemakers

Our sponsorship packages offer customized benefits, including speaking opportunities, brand promotion, complimentary registration, and access to exclusive events.

Whether you’re an arts organization, community partner, or corporate supporter, there’s a role for you in helping us amplify Indigenous voices.

✨ Let’s build something bold—together.

November 12-16, 2025

Kîsik | Skywatching the Future

The Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ICCA) will host our 2025 National Gathering in Saskatchewan, which we will be hosting in both Regina & Saskatoon in November 2025. This convening will coincide with projects that our colleagues at the MacKenzie Art Gallery and Remai Modern Gallery have been undertaking, which aim to bring together Black & Indigenous artists and curators to discuss relationships, histories and practices across the Great Plains region.

Kîsik, a Cree word meaning “sky”, evokes a powerful sense of time, direction, and connection. It gestures to the vastness of Indigenous vision—how we look to the sky for knowledge, orientation, and spiritual continuity, while remaining deeply rooted in land, kinship, and community. The act of skywatching is both reflective and aspirational: we look up to honour what has come before and to imagine what lies ahead.
This title celebrates ICCA’s 20th anniversary as a moment of collective reflection, celebration, and future-making. It acknowledges two decades of Indigenous curatorial practice, leadership, and care, while embracing the expansive, multi-directional future of Indigenous arts.

Gatherings

Gatherings

The Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones’ (ICCA) Gatherings provide a dedicated space for Indigenous artists, curators, critics, and cultural leaders to unite, celebrate achievements, and strengthen connections within the Indigenous arts community. These gatherings honor the visionaries who established the ICCA, acknowledging their role in creating essential platforms for Indigenous voices within contemporary art. Each gathering includes a diverse lineup of programming, featuring panel discussions, performances, screenings, and community conversations. The events address key issues in Indigenous arts, such as cultural accountability, identity, and community-building, while fostering meaningful exchange among participants. Tailored to respect the culture and protocols of each host location, these gatherings highlight local talent, facilitate dialogue, and encourage collaboration. Supported by local and national partnerships, ICCA’s Gatherings play a crucial role in sustaining a space for Indigenous representation, knowledge-sharing, and expression in the arts.