Call for Expressions of Interest: Indigenous Language and Culture Public Art Project

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Closes

November 5, 2026

Effort

About 5 hours

Cost to apply

Free

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What it is

Two-stage call for an Indigenous language and culture public art project to be installed in Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park. The selected writer will be commissioned to develop text-based artwork integrated into the park's Garden of Human Rights, with installation options including engraved stone or boulders along pathways.

Who it is for

Indigenous creative writers, poets, artists, Knowledge Holders or storytellers connected to or from the Williams Treaties First Nations.

Eligibility unconfirmed. Check the residency and nationality rules on the source before applying.

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Where

Oshawa, Canada

When

November 5, 2026

Programme dates not listed

What you get

Shortlisted writers receive $750; the selected writer receives $12,000 to develop text-based artwork for installation in Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park.

What you need to apply

Biography or artist statement
CV or resume
Examples of previous work demonstrating artistic excellence, 5 required
Letter describing connection to traditional and treaty territory of Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Anishinaabeg and the Williams Treaties signatories, and example of past work within the community

How long it takes

About 5 hours

Medium application. Estimated from the 4 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

https://www.oshawa.ca/ArtistCalls