Indigenous Artist Award
Sponsored by TD Bank Group, the Indigenous Artist Award was established in 2020 in partnership with the Calgary Public Library’s residency program and aims to recognize the contribution of Indigenous artists, craftspeople, and Knowledge Keepers to Calgary.
In response to the calls of action in The City of Calgary’s White Goose Flying report, the award seeks to honour Indigenous cultures and to promote intercultural understanding, perspective-taking, and communication between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
The $5,000 cash prize will be awarded to an Indigenous artist selected by a committee of Indigenous community members and artists, TD representatives and library employees. The award winner will also receive a three-month paid residency at the Calgary Public Library.
*Calgary Public Library manages the selection process for this award and residency according to the criteria and process developed through consultation with the Indigenous community. Visit calgarylibrary.ca for more information.
2025 Recipient
Morgan Black is a St’át’imc & Secwépemc artist/curator living in Treaty 7 territory. She spends her time connecting to diverse creative processes that deepen her relationship to her ancestral cultures, the Land and all relations. Morgan is a co-founder of Crawlspace Gallery and works in Cultural Services at Miskanawah.
Previous Recipients: Mackenzie Brown (2024), Kristy North Peigan (2023), Danielle Piper (2022), Alberta Rose Williams (2021).
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