Curatorial Mentorship Opportunity — Tsuu’tina Nation Members
City of Calgary Indigenous Public Art program
Deadline to apply: April 18, 2025 at 4:30pm
Project start: May 19, 2025
Project end: December 31, 2025
Compensation: $7000+ GST
The City of Calgary Public Art Program invites members of the Tsuut’ina First Nation to apply for this paid mentorship opportunity. Individual artists who are interested in curation are encouraged to apply. Prior curatorial experience is NOT required. This opportunity is open to Tsuut’ina nation members.
The selected individual will work closely with the City of Calgary collections team which includes the Indigenous curator, public art conservator, public art liaison, other contracted curators and the collections specialist to curate a Tsuut’ina-specific, loanable exhibit that will be available for communities and schools to host. The mentorship will include all aspects of working on a public art exhibit, including but not limited to budgeting, artist visits, exhibit design, curatorial writing, etc. The selected individual will work with artists from the community to reflect their voices through the exhibit. The curator’s own artwork will not be eligible for the exhibit.
The curated exhibit must be created within a set budget and will include between 4 and 12 artworks/art objects. The curatorial mentee will work under the guidance of the Indigenous curator to create a theme and select artworks to be purchased for the exhibit. They will also work with the public art team to create a portable exhibit and protect the artworks during moves/travel.
Artwork purchase fee is separate from the curatorial fee.
How to apply:
- Letter/email of interest (maximum of 1500 words) including:
- Your interest in this position
- Description of how your Indigenous identity and/or cultural understanding will contribute to this work
- A statement of interest in learning curatorial work
- Connection to your community
- Contact information (phone number, alternate number and email address)
- Optional: Up to 10 images of your artwork or artwork that interests you. This is optional and is for us to get to know you more.
- Three references: Include contact name, company, current telephone number, address, and email address. You may use past clients, Elders, and community members familiar with you.
Submit to indigenouspublicart@calgary.ca.
For more information visit calgary.ca/arts-culture.
