Artist Selection Committee Candidates for Indigenous Placemaking

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Artist Selection Committee Candidates for Indigenous Placemaking

Calgary Public Library

Deadline to apply: March 15, 2025

Calgary Public Library seeks responses from interested candidates to form an Artist Selection Committee to support the Indigenous Service Design Lead and the Indigenous Placemaking Program Coordinator in commissioning First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists who live in Treaty 7 Territory. The Artists will create traditional or contemporary artwork installed in Calgary Public Library locations as part of Indigenous Placemaking.

The Library seeks responses from interested candidates to form a committee of eight (8) (including Elders) from the Tsuut’ina Nation, the Blackfoot Nations, Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nations, Métis Nation Districts 5 and 6, urban Indigenous communities, and arts/culture professionals who reside in the greater Calgary region. Prospective committee members should demonstrate experience and knowledge in at least one of the following categories:   

  • Architecture  
  • Contemporary Art  
  • Curation  
  • An understanding of history / cultural knowledge about the Tsuut’ina Nation, the Blackfoot Nations, Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nations, and / or Métis Nation Districts 5 and 6. 

In addition, the committee will be supported by Library staff members, members from the Elders Guidance Circle, and the Indigenous Placemaking program coordinator, who will guide this process.   

The deadline to apply is March 15, 2025.

Learn more by visiting Indigenous Placemaking Applications: Selection Committee.

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