Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective

Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective is a Canadian artist collective.

History
Established in 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Treaty 6 territory, the collective is composed of core members Jade Nasogaluak Carpenter, Tiffany Shaw-Collinge, Erin Sutherland, Becca Taylor, Kristy Trinier, and Missy LeBlanc. The collective focuses on three to four projects a year, which include art exhibitions, research, public art works and awareness surrounding Indigenous contemporary art. Ociciwan aims to support the work of Indigenous contemporary artists and designers, engage in both local and global contemporary critical dialogue, develop artistic collaboration, promote and encourage research, production, presentation and awareness of Indigenous contemporary art practices.

"Ociciwan is an inanimate Plains Cree noun relating to current or river, translated to mean the current comes from there.  The name references the North Saskatchewan River that has brought many people over time to the region. It conveys an energy of engagement with Indigenous contemporary culture, linking present with the past and the future."

Major Projects
 Scene Report, with Wendy. Walter Scott. Stanley A. Milner Library, Edmonton, AB. 2015.
 How to Tell a Story. Brenda Draney. University of Alberta Museums Enterprise Square Galleries, Edmonton, AB. 2016.
 A Parallel Excavation: Duane Linklater & Tanya Lukin Linklater. Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. 2016.
 Urban Spaces. Tanya Harnett & Jeff Thomas. Edmonton, AB. 2016.
 Writing Workshop. Sky Goodden. Edmonton Arts Council and Manasc Isaac Architects. Edmonton, AB. 2016.
 The Shawls Project. Faye HeavyShield with Moving the Mountain Youth. Edmonton City Hall. Edmonton, AB. 2016.
 Big 'Uns. Dayna Danger. Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture. Edmonton, AB. 2017.
 in memoriam... Postcommodity and Alex Waterman. Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Francis Winspear Centre for Music. Banff, AB and Edmonton, AB. 2017.
 Horse Camp. Brittney Bear Hat and Richelle Bear Hat. Emily Murphy Park, Edmonton, AB and AKA artist-run, Saskatoon, SK. 2017.
 Indigenous Fashion & Wearable Art at WCFW Fall 2017. Jeneen Frei Njootli, Meghann O'Brien, & Sage Paul. ATB Financial Arts Barns. Edmonton, AB. 2017.

Further reading
Linklater, Duane and Tanya Lukin Linklater. A Parallel Excavation. Art Gallery of Alberta, 2016. 
Postcommodity and Alex Waterman. …in memoriam Mary Cecil, Victoria Callihoo (née Belcourt), and Eleanor (Helene) Thomas Garneau. uh books, 2017.
Chaykowski, Natasha. …in memoriam: The Sonority, the Together Sound, Outside of Time. C Magazine, Issue 137.

References

External links
Art in 2016: A View from Calgary. Canadian Art
A Conversation on Indigenous Youth and the Power of Art. Canadian Art
Indigenous group reinvents the symphony at the Winspear. Calgary Metro

Category:Organizations based in Edmonton
Category:Canadian artist groups and collectives
Category:First Nations installation artists
Category:First Nations feminists
Category:First Nations sculptors
Category:First Nations conceptual artists
Category:Contemporary sculptors
Category:Feminist artists
Category:Artists from Alberta
Category:Canadian feminists