Past Gatherings/Anciens rassemblements

2024 (October 2024) Expanding Kinshps: A Gathering on International Connection
2022 – Hybrid (November 2022) Framing Responsibility: A Gathering on Accountability
2021 – Digital (November 2021) Solidarity Across Space
2020 – Digital Beyond Space: A Gathering on Care in Strange Times
2019 – Vancouver Great Ocean Dialogues, in partnership with the Vancouver Art Gallery and SFU Galleries
2018 – Halifax Pjilita’q Mi’kmata: L’nuite’tmuki tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl International Gathering
2016 – Whitehorse Kwản Mày Daye Daatthi (“Sit by the fire with us” / Ensemble autour du feu), in partnership with Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre and Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance
2014 – Montreal lakweiahre (“we remember”), in partnership with Concordia University
2011 – Toronto Revisioning the Indians of Canada Pavilion: Ahzekewada (“Let us look back”), in partnership with OCAD University
2009 – Ottawa Curators Camp Kabeshinan, in conjunction with the National Gallery of Canada
2008 – Vancouver Shaq’sthut – Gathering Place, in conjunction with UBC
2007 – Saskatoon Corralling Art: Aboriginal Curatorial Practice in the Prairies and Beyond, in conjunction with Tribe
2006 – Winnipeg The Way Ahead: Surveying the Curatorial Landscape, in conjunction with Urban Shaman
2005 – Ottawa Founding Roundtable Discussion

2024 Toronto ICCA Gathering/Rassemblement ICCA de Toronto 2024

Expanding Kinshps: A Gathering on International Connection

2022 ICCA Gathering/Rassemblement ICCA 2022

Framing Responsibility: A Gathering on Accountability

The Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ICCA) is delighted to present its 2022 Gathering Framing Responsibility: A Gathering on Accountability. For the last several years ICCA’s gathering has moved online because of the COVID-19 pandemic and we are thrilled that this year it will be a hybrid gathering with several in-person events. From October 7th-October 30th, a series of events (panels, workshops, and special activities) will be presented around the theme of our 2022 program, Accountability. Rooted in the theme of care and accessibility that we began exploring in 2020, this gathering will give space to BIPOC art professionals, curators, artists, and educators (prioritizing those who intersect with having a disability/ies), to reflect, share, and center their work on knowledge and actions of taking/ encouraging accountability through various ways. WHAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY? To us at the ICCA, Accountability has many diverse meanings. It goes beyond words, and is more tangible in action. Our gathering this year will covers a variety of topics to engage these ideas, including disability justice in the arts sector, ways in which institutions can responsibly provide accessible and healing spaces for disabled, Deaf, Mad, Indigenous, Black communities and those who intersect alike, restorative justice in the Indigenous art world, and much more. We are looking forward to the unique perspective you will bring to the table! The 2022 Gathering schedule will be announced shortly on our website, and on our social media pages (Instagram and Facebook). Registration will open in August. Stay tuned for information on how to register! Interested to become an ICCA community member and receive our gathering newsletters and invitations? Sign up here!

In Collaboration with our Amazing Partners

Thank You to our Generous Funder

2019 Vancouver ICCA Gathering/Rassemblement ICCA de Vancouver 2019

Great Ocean Dialogues, in partnership with the Vancouver Art Gallery and SFU Galleries

2018 Halifax ICCA Gathering/Rassemblement ICCA de Halifax 2018

Pjilita’q Mi’kmata: L’nuite’tmuki tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl International Gathering

2014 Montreal ICCA Gathering / Rassemblement ICCA de Montreal 2014

lakweiahre (“we remember”), in partnership with Concordia University

2011 Toronto ICCA Gathering / Rassemblement ICCA de Toronto 2011

Revisioning the Indians of Canada Pavilion: Ahzekewada (“Let us look back”), in partnership with OCAD University

2007 Saskatoon ICCA Gathering / Rassemblement ICCA de Saskatoon 2007

Corralling Art: Aboriginal Curatorial Practice in the Prairies and Beyond, in conjunction with TRIBE

Help Build ICCA’s History!

We are currently working to rebuild our archives and have unfortunately experienced a significant loss of our ACC-CCA Annual Report documentation. To help us reconstruct our organizational history, we warmly invite you to share any digital or physical copies of ACC-CCA Annual Reports that you may have. Your contributions are invaluable in preserving and enriching the history of ICCA. Please contact us with details of what you have at info@icca.art so we can arrange the best way to receive them. By sharing, you acknowledge and agree to ICCA’s use of the materials for archival and historical purposes.

Thank you for your support in helping us preserve and celebrate our collective history!

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.