The Membership program was developed at the ACC-CCA’s incorporation in 2006 and will now see the implementation of an Institutional Membership Program; Community Membership; and an ACC-CCA Member’s Database.
Community Membership
Our members are artists, curators, art historians and arts professionals who nurture and sustain a presence for Indigenous arts and curatorial practices.
The ACC-CCA considers community members as both Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals interested in engaging in conversations on Indigenous curatorial practices in Canada and internationally. This membership is free and the ACC-CCA’s staff commits to ensuring that each member is aware of all ACC-CCA opportunities and is invited to our biennial gathering.
Institutional Membership Program
The Aboriginal Curatorial Collective’s (ACC) Institutional Membership Program exists to build stronger relationships with institutions who are currently working with or who are trying to work with Indigenous peoples in their spaces. Each relationship developed through this membership program will be different for each partnership as every institution has different needs.
Through this program, the ACC has the right to directly address institutions that are not implementing recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in good ways to better serve the Indigenous peoples that interact with those spaces.
Membership Levels
ACC-CCA Community Membership
The ACC-CCA considers community members as both Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals interested in engaging in conversations on Indigenous curatorial practices in Canada and internationally.
This membership is free and the ACC-CCA’s staff commits to ensuring that each member is aware of all ACC-CCA opportunities and is invited to our biennial gathering.
Free
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Friends of the ACC-CCA
Institutional Membership
- Annual review of good ongoing relationship and procedures of working with Indigenous professionals;
- Recipient of ACC resources and Institutional Handbook; and
- Invitation to Gatherings and ACC events.
$250/year
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ACC-CCA Allies
Institutional Membership
- Annual review of good ongoing relationships and procedures of working with Indigenous professionals;
- Recipient of ACC resources and Institutional Handbook;
- Ability to have jobs and other opportunities posted on the ACC's website; and
- Invitation to annual gatherings and ACC events
$500/year
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ACC-CCA Star Allies
Institutional Membership
- Annual review of good ongoing relationships and procedures of working with Indigenous professionals;
- Case by case position description and job development;
- Recipient of ACC resources and Institutional Handbook;
- Quarterly calls with the ACC to ask questions and get suggestions on good practices;
- Ability to have jobs and other opportunities posted on the ACC's website as well as an individualized write up from the ACC about the opportunity;
- Events listings on ACC website and on our social media; and
- Invitation to annual gatherings, ACC events and private gatherings.
$1,000/year
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Friends of the ACC-CCA
Alberta Craft Council
Calgary, AB
website
Art Gallery of Windsor
Windsor, ON
website
Audain Gallery, SFU Galleries
Vancouver, BC
website
Art Museum, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
website
Bill Reid Gallery
Vancouver, BC
website
Eyelevel
Halifax, NS
website
OCADU Onsite Gallery
Toronto, ON
website
Bylaws and Agreements
As a part of our mandate to foster collaboration and exchange between diverse members of the Aboriginal artistic community, we are always interested in welcoming new members into our organization. All persons interested in furthering the Objects of the ACC/CCA can become members of our organization. However, only Aboriginal members have voting rights. For the avid reader, a full, technical description of the conditions of membership can be found in our ACC Approved Bylaw.