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Wayfinders Vernissage at daphne |
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday, May 1 for the Wayfinders Student Residency vernissage.
Over the span of a week, artists Aaron Rice, Dayna Danger, Jennifer Léveillé McFarlane, Juliet Mackie, Kekodonce Williams, and Milo Puge worked alongside Rolande Souliere to learn about abstraction, materiality, and Indigenous perspectives on wayfinding to create these visual markers for daphne.
This residency was organized in collaboration between the IFRC, daphne, and Aaron Richmond, co-curator of the exhibition Wayfinders: Au gré des sens, on display at the MAI until May 16, 2026.
The project is generously supported by a SSHRC Connection Grant. |
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Conversations with Indigenous Curators: Lori Beavis and Michèle St-Amand |
Last month we hosted two conversations with Indigenous Curators at the IFRC.
Michèle St-Amand spoke to us about her emerging curatorial practice and her recent exhibition Oya’wih (meaning “This Tastes Good” in Wendat) at Galerie B-312!
Lori Beavis shared insight into a number of her past exhibitions, reflecting on her collaborations with artists like Barry Ace, Shelley Niro, and Jobena Petonoquot—who also joined us in person for the discussion!
These events were part of Conversations with Indigenous Curators, a mini-series hosted by the IFRC, and generously supported by the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Canadian Art. |
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⋅˚₊‧ ୨ Upcoming Events ୧ ‧₊˚⋅ |
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Abundant Imaginaries: Virtual Student Symposium on Indigenous AI Futures |
The Abundant Intelligences (AbInt) research program, which advances methods of developing culturally-grounded AI systems to support Indigenous ways of knowing, is hosting its first Student Symposium on Indigenous AI Futures. Join AbInt to learn how artificial intelligence is being imagined – and built – anew through Indigenous Protocols and Knowledge Systems. For more information and to check out the full schedule, visit here |
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In conjunction with the exhibition Rising Suns: Art from the Confederacies of the Great Lakes and Rivers, you're invited to a conversation between Nicolas Renaud (Wendat), artist, filmmaker and professor in First Peoples Studies at Concordia University, and Léuli Eshrāghi (Tagata Sāmoa), Curator of Indigenous Practices at the MMFA. Their talk will focus on the artistic path of Nicolas Renaud and the role of culture in defending Indigenous rights. For more information and to register, visit here |
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₊ ⊹₊˚‧ ꩜ Opportunities ꩜‧ ˚₊⊹ ₊ |
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01. Call for Submissions | UUAC - The Land We Carry Panel| May 31
02. Job Calls | QPIRG - School Schmool Coordinators, Rad Frosh
Coordinators, and DisOrientation Coordinator | May 10
03. Call for Applications | ICUF - De Chastelain Scholarship | May 11
04. Job Calls | POP Montreal - Graphic Designer, Advertising & Promotions Coordinator, and Administrative Assistant | May 13
05. Call for Applications | ISO CMF - Indigenous Production Programs | May 13
06. Call for Proposals| Milieux - Support Funding for Student Research-Creation Projects | May 18
07. Call for Submissions | Macdonald Stewart Foundation and McCord Museum Stained-Glass | May 18
08. Call for Submissions | IAQ - Writing Open Call | Open Call |
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01. Call for Submissions: UUAC The Land We Carry: Indigenous Technics Across Land, Body, and Digital Space Panel |
IFRC Research Coordinator Hanss Lujan Torres is chairing a panel at this year’s Universities Art Association of Canada Conference (UUAC), which will be held at Concordia University. Recognizing that we are composed of and inseparable from the earth, this panel invites contributions from artists, curators, and scholars working in and around media art to examine how technology and digital space can be reframed as sites of Indigenous presence, continuity, and intervention, foregrounding Indigenous techno-futurities as ongoing, materially grounded practices. For more information and to apply, visit here |
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02. Job Calls: QPIRG School Schmool Coordinators, Rad Frosh Coordinators, and DisOrientation Coordinator |
School Schmool Coordinator will be in charge of planning, promoting, and archiving the 2026-2027 School Schmool agenda, an activist day planner for students at McGill, Concordia, and for the Montreal community. It includes relevant and engaging articles, resources, and practical tools for students and non-students to participate in social and environmental justice organizing. Two coordinators will be hired – one QPIRG McGill-focused coordinator and one QPIRG Concordia-focused coordinator. For more information and to apply, visit here QPIRG-McGill Rad Frosh Coordinator will be coordinating events, fundraising, and outreach for Rad Frosh, a 3-day alternative orientation program coordinated annually by QPIRG-McGill. Rad Frosh caters to the needs and interests of incoming first-year students who want to explore a range of environmental and social justice issues at McGill and Montreal. QPIRG-McGill is seeking two (2) Rad Frosh Coordinators. For more information and to apply, visit here
QPIRG-Concordia DisOrientation Coordinator will work in collaboration with QPIRG staff and volunteers to coordinate planning, organizing, and promoting QPIRG’s alternative orientation program. DisOrientation is a free alternative orientation at the Concordia University downtown campus for new and returning students, members of the campus & the community. In the past, DisOrientation has included a wide range of activities for all interests, including introductory workshops on social and environmental justice, readings, film screenings, music, a comedy show, a radical history bike tour and more! For more information and to apply, visit here
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03. Call for Applications: ICUF De Chastelain Scholarship |
Ireland Canada University Foundation (ICUF) is very pleased to announce the creation of the De Chastelain Scholarship Programme, achieved with the support of the Irish and Canadian governments. The De Chastelain Scholarships are designed to strengthen research links and academic exchange between Canada and the island of Ireland. At their core, the scholarships explore how Canada and Ireland can learn from one another in the pursuit of peace and reconciliation. The programme offers scholarships for researchers from Ireland to spend 3–6 weeks at a Canadian university, as well as separate scholarships for Canadian researchers to spend 3-6 weeks at a university on the island of Ireland (these awards are not reciprocal). For more information and to apply, visit here |
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04. Job Calls: POP Montreal Graphic Designer, Advertising & Promotions Coordinator, and Administrative Assistant |
POP Montreal is looking to fill three roles to aid in the development and promotion of the 2026 edition of the POP Montreal International Music Festival. Graphic Designer is responsible for creating marketing and promotional materials, while maintaining a cohesive brand for the festival that spans all print, web, and other materials. For more information and to apply, visit here Advertising & Promotions Coordinator will oversee and coordinate the production of the 2026 festival printed program under the supervision of POP’s Creative Director. For more information and to apply, visit here Administrative Assistant will play a key role in supporting the Artist Relations Director with festival ticketing strategies and audience services. They will assist the Creative Director and Marketing Director with the festival’s printed program, on-line ad sales, website listings, the festival app, and other administrative tasks. For more information and to apply, visit here
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05. Call for Applications: ISO CMF Indigenous Development & Predevelopment Program and CMF Indigenous Production Program |
The Indigenous Predevelopment and Development Program supports Indigenous projects at the pre-development and development stages and forms part of the CMF’s Linear Programs to support the growth of audiovisual production from First Nations, Inuit or Métis producers. For more information and to apply, visit here The Indigenous Production Program supports Indigenous projects at the production-stage and forms part of the CMF’s Linear Programs to support the growth of audiovisual production from First Nations, Inuit or Métis producers. The CMF and ISO recognize the necessity to support the narrative sovereignty of all Indigenous Peoples in Canada and their right to tell their own stories. For more information and to apply, visit here
The Production Program for Features & Series offers support to Indigenous screen-based creators in the production of a series or feature-length film. For more information and to apply, visit here
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06. Call for Proposals: Milieux Support Funding for Student Research-Creation Projects |
The Milieux Institute invites students to submit proposals for student funding to support showcase of research-creation projects developed between June 1st – August 31st, 2026. Projects should already be in development and ready to advance through this funding opportunity. To be eligible, students must be current cluster members of the Milieux Institute. Milieux expects to fund 4-6 projects in the $500-$1500 range intended to cover all project costs, including honoraria, material, and possibly small equipment. For more information and to apply, visit here |
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07. Call for Submissions: Macdonald Stewart Foundation and McCord Museum Stained-Glass |
The Macdonald Stewart Foundation, in collaboration with the McCord Stewart Museum, is launching a call for submissions for Indigenous artists. This project involves the creation of a stained-glass design, which will then be produced by a French master glassmaker. The final work will be permanently installed in the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Church in Brouage, France, in fall 2027. With this tenth stained-glass window, the church will, for the very first time, welcome a work created by an Indigenous artist. For more information and to apply, visit here |
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08. Call for Submissions: IAQ Writing Open Call |
The Inuit Art Quarterly (IAQ) publishes engaging thoughtful stories, for both the print magazine and website, from across Inuit Nunangat and beyond that centre the experiences and work of Inuit artists across all mediums. IAQ publishes a wide range of stories, including artist interviews, historical analyses and personal essays. For more information and to submit, visit here |
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⊹₊⋆☁︎⋆⁺₊⋆ Member Highlights⋆⁺₊⋆☁︎⋆₊ ⊹ |
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AbTeC and IFRC Members at ImagineNATIVE |
The AbTeC team will be screening Skins in the Game, an introductory, educational short on Indigenous Storytelling and Digital Media, and hosting a Skins workshop at ImagineNATIVE!
IFRC member Destiny Chescappio’s RezPunk will be hosted in the iNdigital Space + Arcade! RezPunk is a 3D animation piece that depicts Indigenous contemporary and traditional values coexisting in a sci-fi futuristic environment of nostalgia and resilience, discussing the themes of Indigenous Futurism! |
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Hannah Claus at Fondation Grantham |
IFRC Co-Director Hannah Claus is in the exhibition A World in Common (curated by Julie Bélisle and Josianne Poirier) at the Fondation Grantham.
By adopting the perspective of the owl, the field mouse, or even the dandelion, the works gathered in this exhibition shift our perspective. They encourage us to consider how the land welcomes us and how we share it with other species, inviting us to commit to a pluralistic, supportive, and deeply relational world. Through acts of care, collaborative approaches to creation, and attention to interspecies ethics, these works offer a broad understanding of the notion of hospitality and encourage us to rethink our ways of “inhabiting.” Together, they explore the possibility of “a world in common” where all living beings can flourish. For more information, visit here |
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