ABOUT THE PROJECT

#ReconcileThis began in 2022/2023 and is generously supported by Meta as a means of addressing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s “Calls to Action”. The funding is intended to presence digital creations by Indigenous artists across Turtle Island that can be shared over social media platforms. Now entering its second year, the project is expanding its scope to new digital spaces and styles of content.

For the 2022/2023, the NAC contracted several artists as “Fire Starters.” Now, we are looking for artists to become “Fire Carriers.” In that spirit, we are inviting Indigenous artists to build upon the foundations already started, and to encourage the next generation of artist to help carry on the fire.

ARTIST CALL

Indigenous artists are encouraged to submit their interest in collaborating and facilitating a creative process with Indigenous youth and young artists. “Indigenous youth” refer to Indigenous students under 18 and in Junior High or High School. “Indigenous young artists” refer to early-stage Indigenous artists not in Junior High or High School and in the early-stages of their careers. Selected artists will help select up to 3 Indigenous youth/young artists from their local community and work together over a four-month period to develop new work speaking to the #ReconcileThis goals. The theme(s) explored in the creative product are up to the artists, but the starting question is, “what does reconciliation mean to me?”

Both the contracted artists as well as the Indigenous youth/young artists will receive honorariums for their creative work.

With guidance from Josh Languedoc, the Associate Producer for #ReconcileThis, the selected artists will:

• Decide an artistic lens of exploration.
• Recruit and engage up to 3 Indigenous youth/young artists.
• Define an artistic project to be shared digitally.
• Meet, mentor, and collaborate with Indigenous youth/young artists to support in developing their project.
• Meet digitally semi-regularly.
• When needed, work in-person with the Indigenous youth/young artists.
• Work within a set budget and report expenditures.
• Submit a final video component.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Indigenous artists from any artistic disciplines such as theatre, visual art, music, dance, spoken word, interdisciplinary, etc.

The NAC welcomes anyone of any ability and identity to apply. We strive to foster the diversity of artist identities and artists at various stages of their careers throughout the country.

The ideal candidates will represent a variety of Indigenous Nations, identities, abilities, and artistic disciplines from across the country. Applicants should also enjoy the process of youth mentorship and group collaboration.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The National Arts Centre will be responsible for:

• Contracts.
• Payments to the contracted artists. 
• Payments to the contracted Indigenous youth/young artists. 
• Any rentals associated with any in-person work with the youth/young artists. 
• Hosting all digital gatherings. 
• Disseminate the final videos in our digital spaces.
• Sharing past creations as sources of inspiration.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

Submissions should include:

• Letter of Interest. 
• CV. 
• Examples of your work. 
• A story about yourself as an artist.

Please send all submission information to josh.languedoc@nac-cna.ca by June 14. Please include the subject “#ReconcileThis.”

In the spirit of community and connection, all those who submit will be contacted for a brief conversation.

Selected artists will be paid $5000 for their facilitation and creative artistic work.

Chii Miigwetch.

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MEDIA INQUIRIES

Ian Hobson
Communications Strategist, NAC Indigenous Theatre
National Arts Centre
343 588-0742
ian.hobson@nac-cna.ca