Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ICCA)
The Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ICCA) is an Indigenous run and led non-profit organization that aims to support and connect fellow Indigenous curators, artists, writers, academics, and professionals through various methods of gathering. The ICCA engages in critical discourses, increases professional opportunities for our members, develops programming, and most importantly works to build reciprocal relationships with Indigenous curators, artists, communities and the institutions we engage with.
Vision
The ICCA activates Indigenous creative sovereignty, ensuring future ancestors have agency over their own cultures as an Inherent Right.
Mission
We support and advocate for Indigenous curators by building networks across generations, nations, and territories to advance Indigenous ways of being and knowing in the arts.
Honour Statements
We cultivate and nurture Indigenous arts communities to tell our stories on our terms. We honour our practices of gathering to share collective and cultural knowledge. We honour many cultural protocols and support the creation of new protocols. We honour our responsibility as hosts to ensure inclusive and accessible spaces for many people.
In 2027, the ICCA is gathering in Whitehorse. Our national gathering, “Writing Our Place in History,” will take place from August 24–26, 2027, which will bring together Indigenous curators, artists, writers, and critics to explore how critical writing, publishing, and living archives advance cultural sovereignty and strengthen Indigenous voices in contemporary art history. Participants will share strategies and insights across keynotes, panel discussions, empowering panels, film screenings, and an awards ceremony to build lasting curatorial legacies.
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