November 12

PAVED Arts is a new media art Artist run centre located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada that focuses on what it calls the ‘PAVED Arts’ arts: photography, audio, video, electronic and digital. We help artists and independent producers make and exhibit their work.
Website: pavedarts.ca

AKA Artist-Run is a centre for emergent practices for artists at any stage of their careers, providing space and support for critical, safe, and open exchange.

AKA’s artistic direction considers the intentionality behind grassroots founding – led by a female artist collective making space in Saskatoon for experimental art practices. Our relevance is tied to our ability to take risks, to be responsive and agile in our support of artists and their ideas.
Website: akaartistrun.com

November 12

05:00pm – 07:00pm
PAVED Arts @ 424 20th St W, Saskatoon, SK View Map
2nd Floor

Our first social gathering to launch Kisik: Skywatching the Future — an evening of networking and connection on the 2nd floor of PAVED Arts and AKA Artist-Run, with opening remarks by ICCA’s Director of Operations, Liz Barron.

November 15

MacKenzie Art Gallery is a centre for art and culture that holds a collection in trust for the community. We present art and experiences that help us understand each other, the world, and who we want to be.
Website: mackenzie.art

– Rawlco Radio Free Admission Day, enjoy free admission, hourly tours of the exhibitions, and hands-on art activities in our studios.
– Door Prizes
– Indigenous Art Market — Showcasing local and regional makers
– Hourly tours of Joi T. Arcand: ayâtaskisow and The Memory of Trees
– ICCA Panels
– ICCA Annual General Meeting (AGM)

November 15

MacKenzie Art Gallery @ – 3475 Albert St, Regina.
View Map

9:00am – 9:30am
(Theatre) Check in. Door prize tickets.

9:30am – 10:30am
(Theatre) Sharing Seeds: A Conversation with Api’soomakha & Christina Battle. Discussion of their shared interest in the prairie grass ecosystem and the restorative environmental work they have undertaken in their respective practices.

Moderator: Lillian O’Brien Davis
Panellist: Api’soomaakha
Panellist: Christina Battle

10:30am – 10:45am
Native Visual Sovereignty: A Reader on Art and Performance Announcement: Join Candice Hopkins and contributors for a special conversation celebrating the launch of Indian Theatre. This newly released publication reflects on the histories and practices of Indigenous performance and exhibition, offering fresh perspectives on the evolving relationships between art, community, and storytelling. Copies will be available on site.

10:45am – 11:00am
Break

11:00am – 12:00pm
(Theatre) ICCA Morning Panel: International Cultural Exchange Through Delegations Initiatives And Gathering. Moderated by Zoe Black, the panel features Chloe Cull, James Tapsell-Kururangi, and Melanie Tangaere Baldwin discussing Indigenous cultural exchange, mentorship, and professional development in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Moderator: Zoe Black
Panellist: Chloe Cull
Panellist: James Tapsell-Kururangi
Panellist: Melanie Tangaere Baldwin

12:00pm – 1:00pm
(Salon) Lunch: ICCA will be providing Lunch

1:00pm – 1:30pm
Shopping at The Indigenous Art Market

1:30pm – 2:30pm
(Theatre) ICCA presents Carrying the Fire: Curators, Kinship, and the Future of Practice. Mentorship is not a program — it’s a pathway. In this powerful panel, Indigenous curators discuss how mentorship functions as a living, breathing exchange: one grounded in accountability, resistance, and cultural knowledge.

Moderator: Nandini Gokhale
Panellist: Feather Miigwan
Panellist: Cassie Gardiner
Panellist: Jason Baerg
Panellist: Liz Barron

2:30pm – 3:30pm
(Theatre) ICCA Board Presentations: Where We’re At: Indigenous Curators in Conversation. Join an engaging conversation with Indigenous curators from around the world as they share reflections on their current practices, challenges, and visions for the future of Indigenous curatorship.

Moderator: Dave Krouse
Presenters: Zoe Black
Presenters: Reuben Friend
Presenters: Lori Beavis
Presenters: Aliya Boubard
Presenters: Leah Johnson
Presenters: Daina Warren
Presenters: Mario Caro

3:30pm – 3:45pm
ICCA Membership: Connecting Community and Practice. During this session, our Membership Coordinator will introduce ICCA’s membership categories, Community and Institutional Memberships, and outline the benefits and opportunities available to each.

Presenter: Amanda Ibarra

3:45pm – 4:00pm
Presentations
King Charles III Coronation Medal to Cheryl L’Hirondelle and David Garneau
Blanketing ceremony

4:00pm – 5:00pm
(Theatre) ICCA Annual General Meeting. Only ICCA Members can vote.
Closing & Prizes

5:00pm – 7:00pm
Dinner Break – local restaurants in Regina

7:00pm – 9:00pm
Dunlop Art Gallery
Artist Talk & Reception – Sonny Assu: Confluence

Artist: Sonny Assu

November 15

Dunlop Art Gallery @ 2311 12 Ave, Regina. View Map

The Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina is part of the Regina Public Library system, focusing on contemporary art and visual culture through exhibitions, programs, publishing, and art rental.
Website: reginalibrary.ca/dunlop-art-gallery

Artist Talk & Reception – Sonny Assu: Confluence
Sonny Assu is a member of the Ligwiłda’xw people of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations on Vancouver Island. This exhibition, called Confluence, brings together several bodies of work that respond to the ongoing impacts of colonialism on Indigenous communities, such as the loss of land, language, cultural belongings, traditional knowledge, and self-determination.